Prime Minister of Bangladesh

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The Prime Minister of Bangladesh is, in practice, the most powerful political position in Bangladesh. The President of Bangladesh is considered senior to the Prime Minister, but holds a largely ceremonial role. The Prime Minister has effective control over the executive arm of government, and presides over the country's cabinet.

The Prime Minister is appointed by the President based on the situation in the Jatiya Sangsad (the Bangladeshi parliament). The Prime Minister will usually be the leader of the largest party (or coalition) in the Jatiya Sangsad and must have the confidence of the Jatiya Sangsad to govern.

There is sometimes a certain amount of debate over who should be considered a Prime Minister. Mashiur Rahman governed under the title "Senior Minister". Excluding caretaker leaders (but including Mashiur Rahman, the Senior Minister), there have been eleven Prime Ministers of Bangladesh. One person, Khaleda Zia, has held the position on three terms including two consecutive occasions.^[1] She also holds the record for the longest total time served as Prime Minister. However, Sheikh Hasina Wazed narrowly holds the record for the longest unbroken premiership, with her term in office lasting a few weeks longer than Khaleda Zia's first term.

Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party
Tajuddin Ahmed	11 April 1971	13 January 1972	BAL
Mujibur Rahman	13 January 1972	26 January 1975	BAL
Mohammad Mansoor Ali	26 January 1975	15 August 1975	BAL
Azizur Rahman	15 April 1979	24 March 1982	BNP
Ataur Rahman Khan	30 March 1984	09 July 1986	JP
Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury	09 July 1986	27 March 1988	JP
Moudud Ahmed	27 March 1988	12 August 1989	JP
Kazi Zafar Ahmed	12 August 1989	06 December 1990	JP
Khaleda Zia	20 March 1991	30 March 1996	BNP
Habibur Rahman	31 March 1996	22 July 1996	Independent
Hasina Wazed	23 June 1996	15 July 2001	BAL
Latifur Rahman	16 July 2001	09 October 2001	Independent
Khaleda Zia	10 October 2001	29 October 2006	BNP
Iajuddin Ahmed	20 October 2006	11 January 2007	Independent
Fazlul Haque	11 January 2007	12 January 2007	Independent
Fakhruddin Ahmed	12 January 2007	Incumbent	Independent