The third Mujib cabinet was formed on 16 March 1973 after the Bangladesh Awami League won the first general election of sovereign and independent Bangladesh with a vast majority. [1] [2]
The cabinet was composed of the following ministers: [3]
Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prime Minister | 16 March 1973 | 24 January 1975 | AL | |||
Minister of Agriculture | 16 March 1973 | 24 January 1975 | AL | |||
Minister of Commerce | 16 March 1973 | 24 January 1975 | AL | |||
Minister of Communications | 16 March 1973 | 24 January 1975 | AL | |||
Minister of Defence | 16 March 1973 | 24 January 1975 | AL | [4] | ||
Minister of Education | 16 March 1973 | 24 January 1975 | AL | [4] | ||
Minister of Finance | vacant | 16 March 1973 | 24 January 1975 | |||
Minister of Food and Civil Supplies | 16 March 1973 | 24 January 1975 | ||||
Minister of Foreign Affairs | 16 March 1973 | 24 January 1975 | AL | |||
Minister of Foreign Trade | 16 March 1973 | date unknown | AL | [note 1] | ||
Minister of Forests, Fisheries, and Livestock | 16 March 1973 | date unknown | AL | |||
6 December 1973 | date unknown | AL | [5] | |||
date unknown | AL | |||||
date unknown | AL | |||||
vacant | 24 January 1975 | |||||
Minister of Health and Family Planning | 16 March 1973 | 24 January 1975 | AL | |||
Minister of Home Affairs | 16 March 1973 | date unknown | AL | |||
24 January 1975 | AL | |||||
Minister of Industries | 16 March 1973 | date unknown | AL | |||
24 January 1975 | AL | |||||
Minister of Information and Broadcasting | 16 March 1973 | 4 October 1973 | AL | |||
4 October 1973 | 24 January 1975 | AL | ||||
Minister of Jute | 16 March 1973 | date unknown | AL | |||
6 December 1973 | 8 July 1974 | AL | [5] [6] | |||
9 July 1974 | 24 January 1975 | AL | [6] | |||
Minister of Labor and Social Welfare | 16 March 1973 | 24 January 1975 | AL | |||
Minister of Land Revenue | 16 March 1973 | 8 July 1974 | AL | [note 2] [7] | ||
24 January 1975 | AL | |||||
Minister of Law and Parliamentary Affairs | 16 March 1973 | 24 January 1975 | AL | |||
Minister of Local Government, Rural Development, and Cooperatives | 16 March 1973 | 8 July 1974 | [7] | |||
24 January 1975 | AL | |||||
Minister of Planning | Vacant | 16 March 1973 | 24 January 1975 | |||
Minister of Posts, Telephones, and Telegraph | 16 March 1973 | date unknown | AL | |||
4 October 1973 | 8 July 1974 | AL | [7] | |||
24 January 1975 | AL | |||||
Minister of Power, Natural Resources Scientific and Technological Research and Atomic Energy | 16 March 1973 | 8 July 1974 | [note 3] [7] | |||
24 January 1975 | AL | |||||
Minister of Power, Flood Control and Irrigation | 16 March 1973 | 24 January 1975 | AL | |||
Minister of Public Works and Housing | 16 March 1973 | 24 January 1975 | ||||
Minister of Relief and Rehabilitation | 16 March 1973 | May 1973 | AL | [8] | ||
4 October 1973 | date unknown | AL | ||||
Abdul Momin | 24 January 1975 | |||||
Minister of Shipping, Inland Waterways and Water Transport | 16 March 1973 | 8 July 1974 | AL | [9] [7] | ||
9 July 1974 | 24 January 1975 | AL | [6] |
The post of C-in-C in Bangladesh Army was abolished on 7 April 1972 and he retired from the army for the second time. On 12 April, he became the Minister of Shipping, Inland Water Transport and Airways.
The third Mujib cabinet was formed on 16 March 1973 after the Bangladesh Awami League won the first general election of sovereign and independent Bangladesh with a vast majority. [1] [2]
The cabinet was composed of the following ministers: [3]
Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prime Minister | 16 March 1973 | 24 January 1975 | AL | |||
Minister of Agriculture | 16 March 1973 | 24 January 1975 | AL | |||
Minister of Commerce | 16 March 1973 | 24 January 1975 | AL | |||
Minister of Communications | 16 March 1973 | 24 January 1975 | AL | |||
Minister of Defence | 16 March 1973 | 24 January 1975 | AL | [4] | ||
Minister of Education | 16 March 1973 | 24 January 1975 | AL | [4] | ||
Minister of Finance | vacant | 16 March 1973 | 24 January 1975 | |||
Minister of Food and Civil Supplies | 16 March 1973 | 24 January 1975 | ||||
Minister of Foreign Affairs | 16 March 1973 | 24 January 1975 | AL | |||
Minister of Foreign Trade | 16 March 1973 | date unknown | AL | [note 1] | ||
Minister of Forests, Fisheries, and Livestock | 16 March 1973 | date unknown | AL | |||
6 December 1973 | date unknown | AL | [5] | |||
date unknown | AL | |||||
date unknown | AL | |||||
vacant | 24 January 1975 | |||||
Minister of Health and Family Planning | 16 March 1973 | 24 January 1975 | AL | |||
Minister of Home Affairs | 16 March 1973 | date unknown | AL | |||
24 January 1975 | AL | |||||
Minister of Industries | 16 March 1973 | date unknown | AL | |||
24 January 1975 | AL | |||||
Minister of Information and Broadcasting | 16 March 1973 | 4 October 1973 | AL | |||
4 October 1973 | 24 January 1975 | AL | ||||
Minister of Jute | 16 March 1973 | date unknown | AL | |||
6 December 1973 | 8 July 1974 | AL | [5] [6] | |||
9 July 1974 | 24 January 1975 | AL | [6] | |||
Minister of Labor and Social Welfare | 16 March 1973 | 24 January 1975 | AL | |||
Minister of Land Revenue | 16 March 1973 | 8 July 1974 | AL | [note 2] [7] | ||
24 January 1975 | AL | |||||
Minister of Law and Parliamentary Affairs | 16 March 1973 | 24 January 1975 | AL | |||
Minister of Local Government, Rural Development, and Cooperatives | 16 March 1973 | 8 July 1974 | [7] | |||
24 January 1975 | AL | |||||
Minister of Planning | Vacant | 16 March 1973 | 24 January 1975 | |||
Minister of Posts, Telephones, and Telegraph | 16 March 1973 | date unknown | AL | |||
4 October 1973 | 8 July 1974 | AL | [7] | |||
24 January 1975 | AL | |||||
Minister of Power, Natural Resources Scientific and Technological Research and Atomic Energy | 16 March 1973 | 8 July 1974 | [note 3] [7] | |||
24 January 1975 | AL | |||||
Minister of Power, Flood Control and Irrigation | 16 March 1973 | 24 January 1975 | AL | |||
Minister of Public Works and Housing | 16 March 1973 | 24 January 1975 | ||||
Minister of Relief and Rehabilitation | 16 March 1973 | May 1973 | AL | [8] | ||
4 October 1973 | date unknown | AL | ||||
Abdul Momin | 24 January 1975 | |||||
Minister of Shipping, Inland Waterways and Water Transport | 16 March 1973 | 8 July 1974 | AL | [9] [7] | ||
9 July 1974 | 24 January 1975 | AL | [6] |
The post of C-in-C in Bangladesh Army was abolished on 7 April 1972 and he retired from the army for the second time. On 12 April, he became the Minister of Shipping, Inland Water Transport and Airways.