List of Bangladeshi People - Political Figures

Political Figures

• Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry- Acting President of Pakistan, Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan,President of Muslim league, member of the Chowdhury family
• Nawab Sir Khwaja Salimullah - Was first to propose the creation of the All India Muslim League (AIML), later known as the Muslim League
• Salauddin Quader Chowdhury- Ex Minister, Ex Advisor to the Prime Minister, member of the Chowdhury family
• Hamidul Huq Choudhury, Foreign Minister of Pakistan from 1954 until 1956.
• Muhammad Ali Bogra, Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1953 until 1955
• Khawaja Nazimuddin, second Governor-General of Pakistan, and the second Prime Minister of Pakistan
• Altaf Husain, minister of Commerce and Industry of Pakistan from 1965 to 1968.
• A.B.M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury- Member of the Chowdhury Family
• A.Q.M. Badruddoza Chowdhury, former President; Leader of Bikalpa Dhara
• Abdus Samad Azad, former Foreign Minister 1996–2001
• Abdul Jolil
• Begum Khaleda Zia, Prime Minister, 1991–1996; 2001–2006
• Golam Azam, Islamist politician, former leader of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, alleged war criminal for his role in 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War
• Hussain Mohammed Ershad, CMLA & later President from 1982 to 1991; Leader of Jatiya Party
• Mahi B. Chowdhury
• Motiya Chowdhury
• Maulana Bhashani, famous politician of 1970s
• Moudud Ahmed
• Shahabuddin Ahmed
• Morshed Khan, owner of Citycell and former Foreign Minister
• Mirza Ghulam Hafiz
• Shah Azizur Rahman
• Aminul Islam Chowdhury, politician from Comilla (Member of National Assembly, Pakistan)
• Sheikh Hasina Wazed, Prime Minister, 1996–2001
• Saber Hossain Chowdhury
• Tareq Rahman, former member of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), son of Begum Khaleda Zia and Ziaur Rahman