List of rulers of Bengal

Template:Short description Template:Use Indian English Template:Use dmy dates Template:History of Bengal Template:Bengalis This is a list of rulers of Bengal. For much of its history, Bengal was split up into several independent kingdoms, completely unifying only several times. In ancient times, Bengal consisted of the kingdoms of Pundra, Suhma, Vanga, Samatata and Harikela.

In the 4th century BCE, during the reign of the Nanda Empire, the powerful rulers of Gangaridai sent their forces consisting of war elephants which led to the withdrawal of Alexander the Great from the Indian subcontinent.

With the rise of Gopala in 750 AD, Bengal was united once more under the Buddhist and Shaivite Pala Empire. The Pala period is considered as one of golden eras of Bengali history as it brought stability and prosperity to Bengal after centuries of Civil War, created outstanding works of art and architecture, proto-Bengali language developed under them including its first literary work, the Charyapada and so on. They ruled Bengal until the 12th century, before being succeeded by the Buddhist and Hindu Chandra dynasty, Sena dynasty and Deva dynasty. The rule of the Sena and Deva dynasty extended over various parts of Bengal, until the arrival of Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khalji as part of the Ghurid Invasion of Bengal.

In the early 13th century, Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khalji conquered the Western and parts of Northern Bengal, and established the first Muslim kingdom in Bengal. The Delhi Sultanate, under various Islamic dynasties such as the Mamluk Sultanate, the Khalji dynasty, the Turko-Indian Tughlaq dynasty, the Sayyid dynasty and the Lodi dynasty ruled over various parts Bengal for some 300 years, interrupted and frequently challenged by local muslim rulers of Bengal.

The Bengal Sultanate, a major trading nation in the world, was founded in 1342 by Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah, after he united Satgaon, Lakhnauti and Sonargaon. The Ilyas Shahi dynasty ruled Bengal for nearly 150 years. The Hussain Shahi dynasty founded by Alauddin Husain Shah, reached its greatest territorial extent which saw the extension of the sultanate from modern Bihar and Odisha in the west, to Kamaraupa and the port of Chittagong in the east, witnessing the arrival of the earliest Portuguese merchants.

Ancient Bengal

Ancient geopolitical divisions

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Ancient Political Divisions

Ancient region	Modern region
Pundravardhana	Rajshahi Division and Rangpur Division in Bangladesh; Malda division of West Bengal in India
Vanga	Khulna Division and Barisal Division in Bangladesh; West of the Padma river.
Tirabhukti	Mithila area of India and Nepal
Gauda	Modern Malda and Murshidabad districts of West Bengal, India
Suhma	Burdwan division, Medinipur division and Presidency division of West Bengal in India
Rarh	Corresponds to the modern Bardhaman, Bankura, Hooghly and Nadia districts of West Bengal in India
Samatata	Dhaka Division, Barisal Division and Chittagong Division in Bangladesh
Harikela	Sylhet Division, Chittagong Division, Dhaka Division and Barisal Division in Bangladesh

The founders of Angas, Vangas, Kalingas, Pundras, Odras and Suhmas shared a common ancestry. They were all adopted sons of a king named Bali, born by a sage named Gautama Dirghatamas, who lived in Magadha close to the city of Girivraja.

Bengal from c. 1100 to c. 600 BCE

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Bengal and kingdoms in Late Vedic Period c. 1100–600 BCE

Bengal from c. 600 to c. 350 BCE

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Bengal and kingdoms in Mahajanapada Period c. 600–350 BCE

Bengal in c. 350 BCE

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Firstly entire Bengal conquered by Mahapadma Nanda in 350 BCE

Anga kingdom (c. 1100–530 BCE)

The earliest mention occurs in the Atharvaveda (V.22.14) where they are listed alongside the Magadhas, Gandharis and the Mujavatas. Anga was annexed by Magadha in the time of Bimbisara. This was the one and only conquest of Bimbisara.

Known Anga rulers include:

• Maharaj Anga – (founder of the kingdom and son of King Bali)
• Romapada
• Brihadratha
• Angaraj Karna
• Vrishaketu – (son of Karna)
• Tamralipta
• Lomapada
• Chitraratha
• Vrihadratha
• Vasuhoma
• Dhatarattha
• Dhadivahana
• Brahmadatta – (last king of Anga kingdom)

Vanga kingdom (c. 1100–340 BCE)

Vanga was an ancient kingdom and geopolitical division on the Ganges delta. It was located in southern Bengal, with the core region including present-day southwestern Bangladesh and southern West Bengal (India).

Known Vanga rulers are:

• Samudrasena
• Chadrasena
• Karna
• Bhagabhatta

Pundra kingdom (c. 1100–340 BCE)

Pundravardhana or Pundra Kingdom, was an ancient kingdom, that included parts of present-day Rajshahi and Rangpur Divisions of Bangladesh as well as the West Dinajpur district of West Bengal in India.

Known Pundra rulers are:

• Paundraka Vasudeva

Suhma kingdom (c. 1100–340 BCE)

Suhma kingdom was an ancient state during the Vedic period on the eastern part of the Bengal.This kingdom was mentioned in the epic Mahabharata along with its neighbouring kingdom Prasuhma.

Videha dynasty of Mithila (Tirabhukti) (c. 1100–700 BCE)

Tirabhukti or Mithila region is bounded by the Mahananda River in the east, the Ganges in the south, the Gandaki River in the west and by the foothills of the Himalayas in the north.

Mithila region firstly ruled by Videha dynasty. There were 52 Janaka (kings) ruled Videha dynasty of Mithila-

1. Mithi (founder of Mithila and the first Janaka)
2. Udavasu
3. Nandivardhana
4. Suketu
5. Devarata
6. Brihadvrata
7. Mahavira
8. Sudhriti
9. Dristaketu
10. Haryasva
11. Maru
12. Pratindhaka
13. Kritiratha
14. Devamidha
15. Vibhuta
16. Mahidhrata
17. Kirtirata
18. Mahorama
19. Swarnorama
20. Hrisvaroma
21. Seeradhwaja
22. Bhaanumaan
23. Shatadyumn
24. Shuchi
25. Oorjnaamaa
26. Kriti
27. Anjan
28. Kurujit
29. Arishtnemi
30. Shrutaayu
31. Supaarshwa
32. Srinjaya
33. Kshemaavee
34. Anenaa
35. Bhaumarath
36. Satyarath
37. Upagu
38. Upagupt
39. Swaagat
40. Swaanand
41. Suvarchaa
42. Supaarshwa
43. Subhaash
44. Sushrut
45. Jaya
46. Vijaya
47. Rit
48. Sunaya
49. Veetahavya
50. Dhriti
51. Bahulaashwa
52. Kriti (last King of Videha or Janaka dynasty, Kirti Janak was atrocious ruler who lost control over his subjects. He was dethroned by public under leadership of Acharyas (Learned Men).

During this period of fall of Videha dynasty, the famous republic of Licchavi was rising in Vaishali and Mithila region came under control of Licchavi clan of Vajji confederacy in around eighth century BCE.

Gangaridai kingdom (c. 350–100 BCE)

Gangaridae is a term used by the ancient Greco-Roman writers to describe a people or a geographical region of the ancient Indian subcontinent. Some of these writers state that Alexander the Great withdrew from the Indian subcontinent because of the strong war elephant force of the Gangaridai. However, the geographical region was annexed and governed by the Nanda Empire at the time.

A number of modern scholars locate Gangaridai in the Ganges Delta of the Bengal region, although alternative theories also exist. Gange or Ganges, the capital of the Gangaridai (according to Ptolemy), has been identified with several sites in the region, including Chandraketugarh and Wari-Bateshwar.

Magadha dynasties of Bengal

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Expansion of Magadha dynesties and Empires

Brihadratha dynasty (c. 1700–682 BCE)

Rulers-

List of Brihadratha dynasty rulers

Ruler	Reign (BCE)
Brihadratha	– BCE
Jarasandha	– BCE
Sahadeva of Magadha	– BCE
Somadhi	1661–1603 BCE
Srutasravas	1603–1539 BCE
Ayutayus	1539–1503 BCE
Niramitra	1503–1463 BCE
Sukshatra	1463–1405 BCE
Brihatkarman	1405–1382 BCE
Senajit	1382–1332 BCE
Srutanjaya	1332–1292 BCE
Vipra	1292–1257 BCE
Suchi	1257–1199 BCE
Kshemya	1199–1171 BCE
Subrata	1171–1107 BCE
Dharma	1107–1043 BCE
Susuma	1043–970 BCE
Dridhasena	970–912 BCE
Sumati	912–879 BCE
Subala	879–857 BCE
Sunita	857–817 BCE
Satyajit	817–767 BCE
Viswajit	767–732 BCE
Ripunjaya	732–682 BCE

(Ripunjaya was the last ruler of dynasty, dethorned by Pradyota in 682 BCE)

Pradyota dynasty (c. 682–544 BCE)

Rulers-

List of Pradyota dynasty Rulers

Ruler	Reign (BCE)	Period
Pradyota Mahasena	682–659 BCE	23
Gopāla (Abdicated)	659 BCE	~1
Palaka	659–635 BCE	24
Aryaka	?	?
Visakhayupa	635–585 BCE	50
Ajaka	585–564 BCE	21
Varttivarddhana	564–544 BCE	20

(Varttivarddhana was last ruler of dynasty dethroned by Bimbisara in 544 BCE)

Haryanka dynasty (c. 544–413 BCE)

Rulers-

List of Haryanka dynasty rulers

Ruler	Reign (BCE)
Bimbisara	544–492 BCE
Ajatashatru	492–460 BCE
Udayin	460–444 BCE
Anirudha	444–440 BCE
Munda	440–437 BCE
Darshaka	437 BCE
Nāgadāsaka	437–413 BCE

(Nāgadāsaka was last ruler of dynasty overthrowed by Shishunaga in 413 BCE)

Shishunaga dynasty (c. 413–345 BCE)

Rulers-

List of Shishunga dynasty rulers

Ruler	Reign (BCE)
Shishunaga	413–395 BCE
Kalashoka	395–377 BCE
Kshemadharman	377–365 BCE
Kshatraujas	365–355 BCE
Nandivardhana	355–349 BCE
Mahanandin	349–345 BCE

(Mahanandin lost his empire by his illegitimate son Mahapadma Nanda in 345 BCE)

Nanda Empire (c. 345–322 BCE)

Rulers-

List of Nanda dynasty rulers

Ruler	Reign (BCE)
Mahapadma Nanda	345–340 BCE
Pandukananda	340–339 BCE
Pandugatinanda	339–338 BCE
Bhutapalananda	338–337 BCE
Rashtrapalananada	337–336 BCE
Govishanakananda	336–335 BCE
Dashasiddhakananda	335–334 BCE
Kaivartananda	334–329 BCE
Dhana Nanda	329–321 BCE

(Dhana Nanda lost his empire to Chandragupta Maurya after being defeated by him in 322 BCE)

Maurya Empire (c. 322–184 BCE)

Rulers-

Ruler		Reign	Notes
Chandragupta Maurya		322–297 BCE	Founder of first Indian united empire.
Bindusara Amitraghata		297–273 BCE	Known for his foreign diplomacy and crushed of Vidarbh revolt.
Ashoka		268–232 BCE	Greatest emperor of dynasty. His son Kunala was blinded and died before his father. Ashoka was succeeded by his grandson. Also known for Kalinga war victory.
Dasharatha Maurya		232–224 BCE	Brother of Ashoka.
Samprati		224–215 BCE	Grandson of Ashoka and son of Kunala.
Shalishuka		215–202 BCE
Devavarman		202–195 BCE
Shatadhanvan		195–187 BCE	Mauryan Empire had shrunk by the time of his reign
Brihadratha		187–184 BCE	Assassinated by his Commander-in-chief Pushyamitra Shunga in 185 BCE.

(Brihadratha was the last ruler of dynasty, dethroned by Pushyamitra Shunga in 185 BCE)

Shunga Empire (c. 185–73 BCE)

Rulers-

List of Shunga dynasty rulers

Ruler	Reign (BCE)
Pushyamitra Shunga	185–149 BCE
Agnimitra	149–141 BCE
Vasujyeshtha	141–131 BCE
Vasumitra	131–124 BCE
Bhadraka	124–122 BCE
Pulindaka	122–119 BCE
Ghosha	119–108 BCE
Vajramitra	108–94 BCE
Bhagabhadra	94–83 BCE
Devabhuti	83–73 BCE

(Devabhuti was the last ruler of dynasty dethroned by, dethroned Vasudeva Kanva in 73 BCE)

Kanva dynasty (c. 73–28 BCE)

Rulers-

List of Kanava dynasty rulers

Ruler	Reign	Period
Vasudeva Kanva	73–64 BCE	9
Bhumimitra	64–50 BCE	14
Narayana	50–38 BCE	12
Susarman	38–28 BCE	10

(Susarman was the last ruler of dynasty, dethroned by Simuka of Satavahana Empire)

Classical Era

Chandra dynasty (c. 202–1050 CE)

The Chandra Kingdom was a Kayastha kingdom, which ruled the Vanga-Samatata region of Bengal, as well as northern Arakan. Later it was a neighbor to the Pala Empire to the north. Rulers of Chandra kingdom were followers of Hinduism.

Rulers-

List of Chandra dynasty Rulers

#	King	Period	Reign (CE)
1	Chandrodaya	27	202–229
2	Annaveta	5	229–234
3	Chandranveta	77	234–311
4	Rimbhiappa	23	311–334
5	Kuverami (Queen)	7	334–341
6	Umavira	20	341–361
7	Jugna	7	361–368
8	Lanki	2	368–370
9	Dvenchandra	55	370–425
10	Rajachandra	20	425–445
11	Kalachandra	9	445–454
12	Devachandra	22	454–476
13	Yajnachandra	7	476–483
14	Chandrabandu	6	483–489
15	Bhumichandra	7	489–496
16	Bhutichandra	24	496–520
17	Nitichandra	55	520–575
18	Virachandra	3	575–578
19	Pritichandra	12	578–590
20	Prithvichandra	7	590–597
21	Dhirtichandra	3	597–600
22	Mahavira	12	600–612
23	Virayajap	12	612–624
24	Sevinren	12	624–636
25	Dharmasura	13	636–649
26	Vajrashakti	16	649–665
27	Dharmavijaya	36	665–701
28	Narendravijaya	2 yr 9 months	701–703
29	Dharmachandra	16	703–720
30	Anandachandra	9+	720–729+
Harikela dynasty
1	Traillokyachandra	30	900–930
2	Srichandra	45	930–975
3	Kalyanachandra	25	975–1000
4	Ladahachandra	20	1000–1020
5	Govindachandra	30	1020–1050

Pushkarana Kingdom (c. 4th century CE)

• Simhavarman
• Chandravarman

Gupta Empire (c. 240–550 CE)

Rulers-

• Sri-Gupta I (240–280), founder of dynasty
• Ghatotkacha (280–319)
• Chandra Gupta I (320–335)
• Samudra Gupta (335–380)
• Rama Gupta (6 Months)
• Chandra Gupta II (Chandragupta Vikramaditya) (380–413/415)
• Kumara Gupta I (415–455)
• Skanda Gupta (455–467)
• Puru Gupta(467–473)
• Kumara Gupta II (473–476)
• Buddha Gupta (476–495)
• Narasimha Gupta(495–540)
• Vainyagupta (~507)
• Kumara Gupta III (500–540)
• Vishnugupta (540–550), last imperial Gupta ruler.

Independent Vanga Kingdom (c. 525–575 CE)

• Gopachandra
• Dharmadiya
• Samachardeva

Jaintia kingdom (c. 525–1835 CE)

Old dynasty rulers

• Urmi Rani (?–550)
• Krishak Pator (550–570)
• Hatak (570–600)
• Guhak (600–630)

Partitioned Jaintia rulers

• Jayanta (630–660)
• Joymalla (660–?)
• Mahabal (?)
• Bancharu (?–1100)
• Kamadeva (1100–1120)
• Bhimbal (1120)

Brahmin dynasty rulers

• Kedareshwar Rai (1120–1130)
• Dhaneshwar Rai (1130–1150)
• Kandarpa Rai (1150–1170)
• Manik Rai (1170–1193)
• Jayanta Rai (1193–1210)
• Jayanti Devi
• Bara Gossain

New dynasty rulers

• Prabhat Ray Syiem Sutnga (1500–1516)
• Majha Gosain Syiem Sutnga (1516–1532)
• Burha Parbat Ray Syiem Sutnga (1532–1548)
• Bar Gosain Syiem Sutnga I (1548–1564)
• Bijay Manik Syiem Sutnga (1564–1580)
• Pratap Ray Syiem Sutnga (1580–1596)
• Dhan Manik Syiem Sutnga (1596–1612)
• Jasa Manik Syiem Sutnga (1612–1625)
• Sundar Ray Syiem Sutnga (1625–1636)
• Chota Parbat Ray Syiem Sutnga (1636–1647)
• Jasamanta Ray Syiem Sutnga (1647–1660)
• Ban Singh Syiem Sutnga (1660–1669)
• Pratap Singh Syiem Sutnga (1669–1678)
• Lakshmi Narayan Syiem Sutnga (1678–1694)
• Ram Singh Syiem Sutnga I (1694–1708)
• Jay Narayan Syiem Sutnga (1708–1731)
• Bar Gosain Syiem Sutnga II (1731–1770)
• Chattra Singh Syiem Sutnga (1770–1780)
• Yatra Narayan Syiem Sutnga (1780-1785)
• Bijay Narayan Syiem Sutnga (1785–1786)
• Lakshmi Singh Syiem Sutnga (1786-1790)
• Ram Singh Syiem Sutnga II (1790–1832)
• Rajendra Singh Syiem Sutnga (1832–1835)

Gauda kingdom (c. 550–626 CE)

Rulers-

• Early Gauda rulers are unknown
• Shashanka (590–625), first recorded independent Hindu king of Bengal, created the first unified political entity in Bengal.
• Manava (625–626), ruled for 8 months before being conquered by Harshavardana and Bhaskarvarmana in 626 CE.

Pushyabhuti (Vardhana) Empire (c. 606–647 CE)

Rulers of Bengal-

• Harshavardhana (606–647), unified Northern India and ruled it for over 40 years, he was the last non-Muslim emperor to rule a unified Northern India

Khadga dynasty (c. 625–730 CE)

Rulers-

Titular Name	Reign	Notes
Khadgodyama	625-640	Father of Jatakhadga
Jatakhadga	640-658	Father of Devakhadga
Devakhadga	658-673	Queen Prabhavati
Rajabhatta	673-707	Son of Devakhadga
Balabhata	707-716	Son of Devakhadga
Udirnakhadga	??

Bhadra dynasty (6th to 7th century)

The Bhadra dynasty was a Bengali Hindu royal house of Brahmin origin, their rule flourished during the first half of the 7th century, though little is known about their history. The kings of the dynasty bore names with the suffix "Bhadra".

Known rulers are-

• Narayanabhadra
• Jyeshthabhadra

Mallabhum kingdom (c. 694–1147 CE)

Rulers-

Name of the kingTemplate:Sfn	Reign	Notes
Adi Malla	694–710
Jay Malla	710–720
Benu Malla	720–733
Kinu Malla	733–742
Indra Malla	742–757
Kanu Malla	757–764
Dha (Jhau) Malla	764–775
Shur Malla	775–795
Kanak Malla	795–807
Kandarpa Malla	807–828
Sanatan Malla	828–841
Kharga Malla	841–862
Durjan (Durjay) Malla	862–906
Yadav Malla	906–919
Jagannath Malla	919–931
Birat Malla	931–946
Mahadev Malla	946–977
Durgadas Malla	977–994
Jagat Malla	994–1007
Ananta Malla	1007–1015
Rup Malla	1015–1029
Sundar Malla	1029–1053
Kumud Malla	1053–1074
Krishna Malla	1074–1084
Rup II (Jhap) Malla	1084–1097
Prakash Malla	1097–1102
Pratap Malla	1102–1113
Sindur Malla	1113–1129
Sukhomoy(Shuk) Malla	1129–1142
Banamali Malla	1142–1156
Yadu/Jadu Malla	1156–1167
Jiban Malla	1167–1185
Ram Malla	1185–1209
Gobinda Malla	1209–1240
Bhim Malla	1240–1263
Katar(Khattar) Malla	1263–1295
Prithwi Malla	1295 -1319
Tapa Malla	1319–1334
Dinabandhu Malla	1334–1345
Kinu/Kanu II Malla	1345–1358
Shur Malla II	1358–1370
Shiv Singh Malla	1370–1407
Madan Malla	1407–1420
Durjan II (Durjay) Malla	1420–1437
Uday Malla	1437–1460
Chandra Malla	1460–1501
Bir Malla	1501–1554
Dhari Malla	1554–1565
Hambir Malla Dev (Bir Hambir)	1565–1620
Dhari Hambir Malla Dev	1620–1626
Raghunath Singha Dev	1626–1656
Bir Singha Dev	1656–1682
Durjan Singha Dev	1682–1702
Raghunath Singha Dev II	1702–1712
Gopal Singha Dev	1712–1748
Chaitanya Singha Dev	1748–1801
Madhav Singha Dev	1801–1809
Gopal Singha Dev II	1809–1876
Ramkrishna Singha Dev	1876–1885
Dwhaja Moni Devi	1885–1889
Nilmoni Singha Dev	1889–1903
Churamoni Devi (Regency)	1903–1930
Kalipada Singha Thakur	1930–1947

Post-Classical era

Pala Empire (c. 750–1161 CE)

Most of the Pala inscriptions mention only the regnal year as the date of issue, without any well-known calendar era. Because of this, the chronology of the Pala kings is hard to determine. Based on their different interpretations of the various epigraphs and historical records, different historians estimate the Pala chronology as follows:

	RC Majumdar (1971)	AM Chowdhury (1967)	BP Sinha (1977)	DC Sircar (1975–76)	D. K. Ganguly (1994)
Gopala I	750–770	756–781	755–783	750–775	750–774
Dharmapala	770–810	781–821	783–820	775–812	774–806
Devapala	810–c. Template:Trim	821–861	820–860	812–850	806–845
Mahendrapala	NA (Mahendrapala's existence was conclusively established through a copper-plate charter discovered later.)				845–860
Shurapala I	Deemed to be alternate name of Vigrahapala I			850–858	860–872
Gopala II	NA (copper-plate charter discovered in 1995. Text of inscription published in 2009.)
Vigrahapala I	850–853	861–866	860–865	858–60	872–873
Narayanapala	854–908	866–920	865–920	860–917	873–927
Rajyapala	908–940	920–952	920–952	917–952	927–959
Gopala III	940–957	952–969	952–967	952–972	959–976
Vigrahapala II	960–c. Template:Trim	969–995	967–980	972–977	976–977
Mahipala I	988–c. Template:Trim	995–1043	980–1035	977–1027	977–1027
Nayapala	1038–1053	1043–1058	1035–1050	1027–1043	1027–1043
Vigrahapala III	1054–1072	1058–1075	1050–1076	1043–1070	1043–1070
Mahipala II	1072–1075	1075–1080	1076–1078/9	1070–1071	1070–1071
Shurapala II	1075–1077	1080–1082		1071–1072	1071–1072
Ramapala	1077–1130	1082–1124	1078/9–1132	1072–1126	1072–1126
Kumarapala	1130–1140	1124–1129	1132–1136	1126–1128	1126–1128
Gopala IV	1140–1144	1129–1143	1136–1144	1128–1143	1128–1143
Madanapala	1144–1162	1143–1162	1144–1161/62	1143–1161	1143–1161
Govindapala	1158–1162	NA	1162–1176 or 1158–1162	1161–1165	1161–1165
Palapala	NA	NA	NA	1165–1199	1165–1200

Sena dynasty (c. 1070–1230 CE)

Sena dynasty ruled southwestern Bengal from 1070 and ruled East Bengal until 1230. Vijaya Sena conquered entire Bengal by 1154 CE.

Rulers-

• Hemanta Sena (1070–1096)
• Vijaya Sena (1096–1159)
• Ballala Sena (1159–1179)
• Lakshmana Sena (1179–1206)
• Vishvarupa Sena (1206–1225)
• Keshava Sena (1225–1230)

Deva dynasty (c. 1150–1294 CE)

List of rulers is disputed-

• Purushottamadeva
• Madhusudanadeva
• Vasudeva
• Shantideva
• Viradeva
• Anandadeva
• Bhavadeva
• Damodaradeva (1231–1243)
• Dasharathadeva (1243–1281)
• Vikramadityadeva (1281–1294)

Delhi Sultanate period

Khalji dynasty

The Khalji dynasty of Bengal (c. Template:Trim) were initially representatives of the Ghurid Empire, later becoming independent, although at times being subordinate to the Delhi Sultanate.

Name	Reign	Notes
Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khalji	c.1204–1206	Began the Khalji dynasty in Bengal
Muhammad Shiran Khalji	1206–1208
Husamuddin Iwaz Khalji	1208–1210
Ali Mardan Khalji	1210–1212
Ghiyasuddin Iwaz Shah	1212–1227	Second term, killed for gaining independence from Sultan of Delhi Iltutmish
Alauddin Daulat Shah Khalji	1229–1230
Balka Khalji	1230–1231	Last Khalji ruler

Governors of Bengal under Mamluk dynasty (1227–1287)

Governors of Bengal under the Mamluk dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate.

Name	Reign	Notes
Nasiruddin Mahmud	1227–1229	Appointed by his father Sultan Iltutmish of Delhi
Alauddin Jani	1232–1233
Saifuddin Aibak	1233–1236
Awar Khan Aibak	1236	Usurper
Tughral Tughan Khan	1236–1246	Restored Mamluk governor
Tughlaq Tamar Khan	1246–1247
Jalaluddin Masud Jani	1247–1251
Malik Ikhtiyaruddin Iuzbak	1251–1257	Claimed independence.
Ijjauddin Balban Iuzbaki	1257–1259
Tatar Khan	1259–1268	Claimed independence.
Sher Khan	1268–1272
Amin Khan	1272–1272
Tughral Tughan Khan	1272–1281	Second term as Mughisuddin Tughral
Nasiruddin Bughra Khan	1281–1287	Declared independence and founded the Balban dynasty

House of Balban

The House of Balban (c. Template:Trim) came about as a result of Mamluk governor Nasiruddin Bughra Khan declaring independence.

Name	Reign	Notes
Nasiruddin Bughra Khan	1287–1291	Declared independence from Delhi Sultanate
Rukunuddin Kaikaus	1291–1300	First Muslim ruler to conquer Satgaon kingdom, expanding Lakhnauti.
Shamsuddin Firoz Shah	1300–1322	First Muslim ruler to conquer Sonargaon, Mymensingh and Srihatta. Completed Kaikaus' Conquest of Satgaon.
Ghiyasuddin Bahadur Shah	1322–1324	Lost independence of Bengal to Delhi Sultan Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq.

Governors of Bengal under Tughlaq dynasty (1324–1338)

Name	Region	Reign	Notes
Ghiyasuddin Bahadur Shah	Sonargaon	1324–1328	Appointed as governor by Sultan of Delhi Muhammad bin Tughluq, but later declared independence
Bahram Khan	Sonargaon	1328–1338
Qadar Khan	Lakhnauti	1328–1336
Mukhlis	Lakhnauti	1336–1339
Bahram Khan	Satgaon	1324–1328
Izzuddin Yahya	Satgaon	1328–1338

Bengal Sultanate era

Independent Sultans of Bengal during Tughlaq dynasty (1338–1352)

Name	Region	Reign	Notes
Fakhruddin Mubarak Shah	Sonargaon	1338–1349	First independent ruler of Sonargaon and the Founder of Mubarak shahi dynasty
Ikhtiyaruddin Ghazi Shah the last Sultan of mubarak shahi dynasty	Sonargaon	1349–1352
Ilyas Shah	Satgaon	1339–1342
Alauddin Ali Shah	Lakhnauti	1339–1342
Ilyas Shah	Lakhnauti and Satgaon	1342–1352

Ilyas Shahi dynasty (1352–1414)

Name	Reign	Notes
Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah	1352–1358	Became the first sole ruler of whole Bengal comprising Sonargaon, Satgaon and Lakhnauti.
Sikandar Shah	1358–1390	Killed in battle with his son and successor, Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah
Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah	1390–1411
Saifuddin Hamza Shah	1411–1412
Shihabuddin Bayazid Shah	1412–1414

House of Raja Ganesha (1414–1435)

Name	Reign	Notes
Raja Ganesha	1414–1415
Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah	1415–1416	Son of Raja Ganesha and converted into Islam
Raja Ganesha	1416–1418	Second Phase
Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah	1418–1433	Second Phase
Shamsuddin Ahmad Shah	1433–1435

Restored Ilyas Shahi dynasty (1435–1487)

Name	Reign	Notes
Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah	1435–1459
Rukunuddin Barbak Shah	1459–1474	Son of Mahmud Shah
Shamsuddin Yusuf Shah	1474–1481	Son of Barbak Shah
Nuruddin Sikandar Shah	1481	Son of Mahmud Shah
Jalaluddin Fateh Shah	1481–1487	Son of Mahmud Shah

Habshi rule (1487–1494)

Name	Reign	Notes
Shahzada Barbak	1487
Saifuddin Firuz Shah	1487–1489
Mahmud Shah II	1489–1490
Shamsuddin Muzaffar Shah	1490–1494

Hussain Shahi dynasty (1494–1538)

Name	Reign	Notes
Alauddin Hussain Shah	1494–1518	considered greatest of all sultans of Bengal for bringing cultural renaissance during his reign.
Nasiruddin Nasrat Shah	1518–1533
Alauddin Firuz Shah	1533
Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah	1533–1538

Governors of Bengal under Sur Empire (1532–1556)

Name	Reign	Notes
Sher Shah Suri	1532–1538	Defeated Mughals and became the ruler of Delhi in 1540.
Khidr Khan	1538–1541
Qazi Fazilat	1541–1545
Muhammad Khan Sur	1545–1554
Shahbaz Khan	1555

Muhammad Shah dynasty (1554–1564)

Name	Reign	Notes
Muhammad Khan Sur	1554–1555	Declared independence and styled himself as Shamsuddin Muhammad Shah
Khizr Khan Suri	1555–1561
Ghiyasuddin Jalal Shah	1561–1563
Ghiyasuddin Bahadur Shah III	1563–1564

Karrani dynasty (1564–1576)

Name	Reign	Notes
Taj Khan Karrani	1564–1566
Sulaiman Khan Karrani	1566–1572
Bayazid Khan Karrani	1572
Daud Khan Karrani	1572–1576

Baro Bhuyan

• Isa Khan
• Masum khan
• Musa khan
• Fazal Ghazi
• Bahadur Ghazi
• Khwaja Usman Khan Lohani
• Bayezid Karrani
• Pratapaditya
• Bir Hambir
• Kedar Roy
• Chad Ray
• Mukundaram Roy

Mughal Subahdars of Bengal Subah (1574–1717)

During the reign of Akbar

Name	Reign	Notes
Munim Khan	25 September 1574–23 October 1575	Khan-i-Khanan
Hussain Quli Khan	23 October 1575–19 December 1578
Muzaffar Khan Turbati	1579–1582
Mirza Aziz Koka	1582–1583
Wazir Khan Tajik	1583–1583
Shahbaz Khan Kamboh	1583–1585
Sadiq Khan	1585–1586
Shahbaz Khan Kamboh	1586–1588
Sa'id Khan	1588–1594
Raja Man Singh I	1597 – 1606

During the reign of Jahangir

Name	Reign	Notes
Qutubuddin Koka	2 Sep 1606 – 1607	killed in a battle against Sher Afghan. (Local history of Burdwan, West Bengal, India says that Qutub-ud-din Kokah died in a battle against Ali Quli Istajlu alias Sher Afgan in 1610 CE. The tomb where both of them were buried is presently under the surveillance of Archaeological Survey of India.)
Jahangir Quli Beg	1607–1608	In early life, a slave of Akbar's brother, Mirza Muhammad Hakim
Islam Khan Chishti	1608–1613	first governor to transfer the Bengal capital to Dhaka in April 1612
Qasim Khan Chishti	1613–1617	younger brother of Islam Khan Chishti
Ibrahim Khan Fath-i-Jang	1617–1624	died in an attack by Prince Shahjahan
Darab Khan	1624–1625	while Shahjahan occupied Bengal. Killed by Mahabbat Khan.
Mahabat Khan	1625–1626
Mukarram Khan	1626–1627
Fidai Khan	1627–1628

During the reign of Shah Jahan

Name	Reign	Notes
Qasim Khan Juvayni	1628–1632
Mir Muhammad Baqir	1632–1635	Known as Azam Khan
Mir Abdus Salam	1635–1639	Known as Islam Khan Mashadi
Prince Shah Shuja	1639–1647 again 1652–1660

During the reign of Aurangzeb

Name	Reign	Notes
Mir Jumla II	1660–1663
Shaista Khan	1664–1678
Azam Khan Koka	1678–1678	Known as Fidai Khan II
Prince Muhammad Azam	20 July 1678 – 6 October 1679
Shaista Khan	1680–1688
Ibrahim Khan II	1689–1697
Prince Azim-us-Shan	1697–1712

Medieval Hindu dynasties of Bengal

Koch dynasty (c. 1515–1949 CE)

Rulers of undivided Koch dynasty (c. 1515–1586 CE)

• Biswa Singha (1515–1540 CE)
• Nara Narayan (1540–1586 CE)

Rulers of Koch Behar (c. 1586 – 1949)

• Lakshmi Narayan
• Bir Narayan
• Pran Narayan
• Basudev Narayan
• Mahindra Narayan
• Roop Narayan
• Upendra Narayan
• Devendra Narayan
• Dhairjendra Narayan
• Rajendra Narayan
• Dharendra Narayan
• Harendra Narayan
• Shivendra Narayan
• Narendra Narayan
• Nripendra Narayan
• Rajendra Narayan II
• Jitendra Narayan (father of Gayatri Devi)
• Jagaddipendra Narayan (ruled till 1949)

Kingdom of Bhurshut (c. 16th–18th century)

• Maharaja Shivanarayan
• Maharaja Rudranarayan, Maharaja (16th century)
• Bhavashankari, Maharani (16th century)
• Pratapnarayan, Maharaja (17th century)
• Naranarayan, Maharaja (17th century)
• Lakshminarayan, Maharaja (c. 1695–1712)

Kingdom of Chandradweep or Basu Dynasty

Chandradweep ruled by

• Raja Paramananda Basu
• Raja Jagganath Basu
• Kandarpanarayan Basu ( 1582-1598)
• Ramchandra Basu
• Kirtinarayan Basu
• Basudebnarayan Basu
• Pratapnarayan Basu

Maharajas of Jessore region

Known rulers are-

• Srihari Vikramaditya
• Pratapaditya

Maharaja of Lower Bengal region

Known rulers are

• Raja Sitaram Ray (1688–1714 CE)

Maharaja of Bhawal region

Rulers of Gazipur and Madhupur forest are in central Bangladesh.

Nawabs of Bengal

Independent Nawabs of Bengal (1717–1757 CE)

Portrait	Titular Name	Personal Name	Birth	Reign	Death
Nasiri Dynasty
File:Murshid Quli Jafar Khan.jpg	Ala ud-Daula	Murshid Quli Jafar Khan	1665	1717– 1727	30 June 1727
File:Sarfaraz Khan.jpg	Mirza Asadullah	Sarfaraz Khan Bahadur	?	1727–1727	April 1740
File:Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan.jpg	Shuja ud-Daula	Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan	1670	July 1727 – 26 August 1739	26 August 1739
File:Sarfaraz Khan.jpg	Mirza Asadullah	Sarfaraz Khan Bahadur	?	13 March 1739 – April 1740	April 1740
Afshar Dynasty
File:The musnud of Murshidabad (1704-1904) being a synopsis of the history of Murshidabad for the last two centuries, to which are appended notes of places and objects of interest at Murshidabad (1905) (14774447504).jpg	Husam ud-Daula	Muhammad Alivardi Khan Bahadur	10 May 1671	29 April 1740 – 16 April 1756	16 April 1756
File:Siraj ud-Daulah.jpg	Siraj ud-Daulah	Mîrzâ Muhammad Sirâj-ud-Daulah	1733	April 1756 – 2 June 1757	June 1757

Shamsher Gazi's Kingdom

File:শিল্পের পরিদর্শন.jpg

Reinterpreted fort of Shamsher Ghazi at a resort in Southern Chhagalnaiya.

The advent of the British East India Company with its "exploitation and oppression" alongside zamindari subjugation, made life of the peasants and farmers difficult and despondent. Shamsher Gazi's efficient rule freed them of this control. With the granting of rent exemption to the peasants, he managed to govern the economy in an appropriate manner, leading to the reduction of the prices of essential commodities. He was generous to both the Hindus and Muslims. He had ponds dug, naming them after himself, and built many schools in and outside his capital Jagannath Sonapur. 'Kaiyar Sagar' was one of the larger ponds in the area.

Nawabs of Bengal under East India Company (1757–1881 CE)

Portrait	Titular Name	Personal Name	Birth	Reign	Death
Najafi Dynasty
File:Mir Jafar (left) and Mir Miran (right).jpg	Ja'afar 'Ali Khan Bahadur	Mir Muhammed Jafar Ali Khan	1691	June 1757 – October 1760	17 January 1765
File:Mir Qasim.jpg	Itimad ud-Daulah	Mir Kasim Ali Khan Bahadur	?	1760–1763	1777
File:Mir Jafar (left) and Mir Miran (right).jpg	Ja'afar 'Ali Khan Bahadur	Mir Muhammed Jafar Ali Khan	1691	25 July 1763 – 17 January 1765	17 January 1765
File:Nazam ud-Daulah.jpg	Nazam-ud-Daulah	Najimuddin Ali Khan	1750	5 February 1765 – 8 May 1766	8 May 1766
File:Saif ud-Daulah.jpg	Saif ud-Daulah	Najabut Ali Khan	1749	22 May 1766 – 10 March 1770	10 March 1770
File:TombAshrafAliKhan.jpg		Ashraf Ali Khan	Before 1759	10 March 1770 – 24 March 1770	24 March 1770
File:Mubaraq ud-Daulah.jpg	Mubarak ud-Daulah	Mubarak Ali Khan	1759	21 March 1770 – 6 September 1793	6 September 1793
File:Babar Ali.jpg	Azud ud-Daulah	Babar Ali Khan Bahadur	?	1793 – 28 April 1810	28 April 1810
File:Ali Jah.jpg	Ali Jah	Zain-ud-Din Ali Khan	?	5 June 1810 – 6 August 1821	6 August 1821
File:Walla Jah.jpg	Walla Jah	Ahmad Ali Khan	?	1810 – 30 October 1824	30 October 1824
File:Nawab Nazim Humayun Jah.jpg	Humayun Jah	Mubarak Ali Khan II	29 September 1810	1824 – 3 October 1838	3 October 1838
File:Feradun Jah.jpg	Feradun Jah	Mansur Ali Khan	29 October 1830	29 October 1838 –1881 (abdicated)	5 November 1884

Nawabs of Murshidabad

Picture	Titular Name	Personal Name	Birth	Reign	Death
Najafi Dynasty
File:Young Hassan Ali.jpg	Ali Kadir	Syed Hassan Ali Mirza Khan Bahadur	25 August 1846	17 February 1882 – 25 December 1906	25 December 1906
File:Wasif Ali Mirza Khan Bahadur.jpg	Amir ul-Omrah	Syed Wasif Ali Mirza Khan Bahadur	7 January 1875	December 1906 – 23 October 1959	23 October 1959
File:Waris Ali.jpg	Raes ud-Daulah	Syed Waris Ali Mirza Khan Bahadur	14 November 1901	23 October 1959 – 20 November 1969	20 November 1969
—	—	Disputed/In abeyance	—	20 November 1969 – 13 August 2014	—
File:Coat of Arms of the Nawab of Murshidabad.png	—	Syed Mohammed Abbas Ali Mirza Khan Bahadur	Circa 1942	13 August 2014 – Incumbent (titular)	—

East India Company governors in Bengal

Governors of British East India Company in Bengal (1757–1773)

• Robert Clive 1757 – 1760
• Henry Vansittart 1760 – 1764
• Robert Clive (again) 1765 – 1766
• Harry Verelst 1767 – 1769
• John Cartier 1769 – 1772
• Warren Hastings 1772 – 1773

As per the treaty of Allahabad in 1765, the British East India Company (BEIC) was given the right to collect revenue (Diwani right). From 1769, the company collected revenue from Bengal.

Governors-General of British East India Company in Bengal – Dual government (1773–1793)

Following the Regulating Act 1773, the Governor of Bengal was officially called Governor-General of Fort William.

• Warren Hastings 1773 – 1785
• Charles Cornwallis 1786 – 1793

Governors-General of British East India Company in Bengal (1793–1833)

In 1793, the British East India Company abolished Nizamat, i.e. local rule by Mughal emperor- appointed Nawabs and annexed Bengal.

• Sir John Shore 1793 – 1798
• Richard Wellesley 1798 – 1805
• Charles Cornwallis 1805 – 1805
• Sir George Barlow, 1st Baronet 1805 – 1807
• Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto 1807 – 1813
• Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings 1813 – 1823
• John Adam 1823 – 1823
• William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst 1823 – 1828
• William Butterworth Bayley 1828 – 1828
• Lord William Bentinck 1828 – 1833

Governor-Generals of British East India Company (1833–1858)

As per Charter Act 1833, the Governor-General of Bengal would be called Governor-General of India

• Lord William Bentinck 1833 – 1835
• Charles Metcalfe, 1st Baron Metcalfe 1835 – 1836
• George Eden 1836 – 1842
• Edward Law 1842 – 1844
• William Bird 1844 – 1844
• Henry Hardinge 1844 – 1848
• James Broun-Ramsay 1848 – 1856
• The Viscount Canning 1856 – 1858

British Raj era

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1855 British Bengal missions

File:Pope1880BengalPres2.jpg

1880 British Bengal province

With the establishment of the Empire of India in 1858, the position of Governor-General was replaced with Governor-General and Viceroy of India. Calcutta, the capital of Bengal also became the capital of India. As a result, the position of Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal was established to look after provincial matters.

Lieutenant-Governors (1858–1912)

• Frederick James Halliday 1858–1859
• John Grant 1859–1862
• Sir Cecil Beadon 1862–1866
• Sir William Grey 1866–1871
• George Campbell 1871–1874
• Sir Richard Temple 1874–1877
• Sir Ashley Eden 1877–1879
• Steuart Bayley 1879–1882
• Sir Augustus Thompson 1882–1885
• Horace Cockerell 1885–1887
• Sir Steuart Bayley 1887–1890
• Charles Eliott 1890–1893
• Anthony MacDonnell 1893–1895
• Alexander Mackenzie 1895–1897
• Charles Cecil Stevens 1897–1898
• Sir John Woodburn 1898–1902
• James Bourdillon 1902–1903
• Sir Andrew Fraser 1903–1905
• Sir Andrew Fraser (Western Bengal); Sir Bampfylde Fuller (Eastern Bengal and Assam) 1905–1906
• Francis Slacke (Western Bengal) 1906–1908; Lancelot Hare (Eastern Bengal and Assam) 1906–1911
• Sir Edward Baker (Western Bengal) 1908–1911
• Sir William Duke (Western Bengal); Sir Charles Stuart Bayley (Eastern Bengal and Assam) 1911–1912

Governors (1912–1947)

In late 1911, the Indian Government decided to move the capital to New Delhi. As a result, the Governorship of Bengal Presidency was now necessary.

Name	Took office	Left office
Thomas Gibson-Carmichael, 1st Baron Carmichael	1912	1917
Lawrence Dundas, Earl of Ronaldshay	1917	1922
Victor Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Earl of Lytton	1922	1927
Sir Stanley Jackson	1927	1932
Sir John Anderson	1932	1937
Michael Knatchbull, 5th Baron Brabourne	1937	1938
Sir John Arthur Herbert	1939	1943
Richard Casey	1944	1946
Sir Frederick Burrows	1946	1947

Prime Minister of Bengal (1937–1947)

The Government of India Act 1935 introduced provincial autonomy in India and the position of Chief Minister or Premier of Bengal became very prominent.

Office holders

File:Writers' Building, Calcutta, India (8136102863).jpg

Writer's Building in Kolkata, the former seat of the Government of undivided Bengal

File:Tomb Of Three Leader 3.A.M.R.jpg

The mausoleum of Huq, Nazimuddin and Suhrawardy in Dhaka

No	Name	Portrait	Tenure			Party (coalition partner)	Assembly	Appointed by (Governor)
			Took office	Left office	Term
rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Party color;color:white" | 1	Abul Kasem Fazlul Huq	File:A k fazlul hoque.jpg	1 April 1937	1 December 1941	Template:Ayd	Krishak Praja Party (Muslim League)	1st Assembly (1937 election)	Sir John Anderson
12 December 1941			29 March 1943	Template:Ayd	Krishak Praja Party (Hindu Mahasabha)	Sir John Arthur Herbert
style="background-color: Template:Party color;color:white"| 2	Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin	File:Khawaja Nazimuddin.jpg	29 April 1943	31 March 1945	Template:Ayd			Muslim League
style="background-color: Template:Party color;color:black"| -	Vacant (Governor's rule)	File:Star of the Order of the Star of India (gold).svg	1 April 1945	22 April 1946	Template:Ayd	N/A	Dissolved	-
style="background-color: Template:Party color;color:white"| 3	Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy	File:Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy.png	23 April 1946	14 August 1947	Template:Ayd	Muslim League	2nd Assembly (1946 election)	Sir Frederick Burrows

Subsequently, all three Bengali chief ministers moved to East Pakistan, where they continued to be influential statesmen. Nazimuddin and Suhrawardy became Prime Ministers of Pakistan, while Huq served as the chief minister and governor of East Pakistan.

After Independence of India and Pakistan

British colonial period ended when India and Pakistan became independent nations in 1947. Bengal fell into two parts – one in India, named West Bengal and the other part in Pakistan as East Bengal, later renamed to East Pakistan in 1955.

East Bengal (1947–1955)

Governors of East Bengal (1947–1955)

Political Party

  Muslim League

  Independent

Legend

  Acting Governor

List of Governors of East Bengal

#	Portrait	Governor	Term of office			Political Party	Governor General/ President
			Term Start	Term End	Time in Office
1	File:Frederick Chalmers Bourne.jpg	Sir Frederick Chalmers Bourne (1891-1977)			Template:Ayd	Independent (British Administrator)	Muhammad Ali Jinnah Khawaja Nazimuddin
[-]	File:A.S.M. Akram.jpg	Justice A.S.M. Akram (Acting)Template:Efn (1888-1968)			Template:Ayd	Independent	Khawaja Nazimuddin
style="background-color: Template:Party color; color:white" |2	File:Feroz Khan Noon.jpg	Sir Feroz Khan Noon (1893-1970)			Template:Ayd	Muslim League	Khawaja Nazimuddin Malik Ghulam Muhammad
style="background-color: Template:Party color; color:white;" |[-]	File:1921 Abdur Rahman Siddiqui.jpg	Abdur Rahman Siddiqui (Acting)Template:Efn (1887-1953)			Template:Ayd	Muslim League	Malik Ghulam Muhammad
style="background-color: Template:Party color; color:white" |3	File:Chaudhry Khaliquzzaman.JPG	Chaudhry Khaliquzzaman (1889-1973)		Template:Efn	Template:Ayd	Muslim League
style="background-color: Template:Party color; color:white" |4	File:Iskander Mirza.jpg	Iskander Mirza (1899-1969)	Template:Efn		Template:Ayd	Muslim League
[-]	File:Thomas Hobart Ellis.jpg	Justice Sir Thomas Hobart Ellis (Acting)Template:Efn (1894-1981)	Appointment: Sworn in:		Template:Ayd	Independent
[-]	File:Muhammad Shahabuddin.jpg	Justice Muhammad Shahabuddin (Acting)Template:Efn (1895-1971)		Template:Efn	Template:Ayd	Independent
[-]	File:Amiruddin Ahmad.jpg	Justice Amiruddin Ahmad (Acting)Template:Efn (1895-1965)		As Governor of East Bengal: As Governor of East Pakistan:	As Governor of East Bengal: As Governor of Eastern Wing:	Independent	Malik Ghulam Muhammad Iskander Mirza

East Pakistan (1955–1971)

Governors of East Pakistan (1955–1971)

In late 1955, the prime minister Muhammad Ali Bogra initiated the One Unit policy which resulted in East Bengal province being renamed to East Pakistan.

Political Party

  Muslim League

  Krishak Sramik Party

  Independent

•   Military Governor

Template:Tree list/end Legend

  Acting Governor

  Functioned and exercised power as Governor by the order of president without being appointed as one

List of Governors of East Pakistan

#	Portrait	Governor	Term of office			Political Party	President
			Term Start	Term End	Time in Office
[-]	File:Amiruddin Ahmad.jpg	Justice Amiruddin Ahmad (Acting)Template:Efn (1895-1965)	As Governor of East Pakistan: As Governor of East Bengal:		As Governor of East Pakistan: As Governor of Eastern Wing :	Independent	Iskander Mirza
style="background-color: Template:Party color; color:white" |1	File:A k fazlul hoque.jpg	Sher-e-Bangla A. K. Fazlul Huq (1873 - 1962)		Template:Efn	Template:Ayd	Krishak Sramik Party
[-]		Muhammad Hamid Ali (Acting)Template:Efn (1906-1972)			Template:Ayd	Independent
2	File:Sultanuddin Ahmad.jpg	Sultanuddin Ahmad (1902-1977)	Appointment: Sworn in:	Template:Efn	Template:Ayd	Independent
3	File:Zakir Husain (governor).jpg	Zakir Husain (1898-1971)	Appointment: Sworn in:		Template:Ayd	Independent	Iskander Mirza Ayub Khan
style="background-color: Template:Party color;" |4 File:Pakistan Army Emblem.png	File:General Azam Khan (cropped).jpg	Lieutenant general Azam Khan, PA (1908-1994)			Template:Ayd	Military	Ayub Khan
[-]	File:Syed Hashim Raza.jpg	Syed Hashim Raza (Acting)Template:Efn (1910-2003)			Template:Ayd	Independent
5	File:Ghulam Faruqe Khan.jpg	Ghulam Faruque Khan (1899-1992)		Template:Efn	Template:Ayd	Independent
style="background-color: Template:Party color; color:white" |6	File:Abdul Monem Khan.jpg	Abdul Monem Khan (1899-1971)			Template:Ayd (Longest Serving)	Muslim League
7	File:Mirza Nurul Huda Brussels 1976.jpg	Mirza Nurul Huda (1919-1991)		Template:Efn	Template:Ayd	Independent
style="background-color: Template:Party color;" |8 File:Pakistan Army Emblem.png	File:Muzaffaruddin.jpg	Major general Muzaffaruddin, PATemplate:Efn (Martial Law Administrator)			Template:Ayd	Military	Yahya Khan
style="background-color: Template:Party color;" |9 File:Pakistan Army Emblem.png	File:Sahabzada Yaqub Khan.jpg	Lieutenant general Sahabzada Yaqub Khan, PATemplate:Efn (1920-2016) (Martial Law Administrator)		Template:Efn	Template:Ayd	Military
style="background-color: Template:Party color;" |10 File:Pakistan Navy emblem.svg		Vice admiral Syed Mohammad Ahsan, PN (1921-1989)			Template:Ayd	Military
style="background-color: Template:Party color;" |(11) File:Pakistan Army Emblem.png	File:Sahabzada Yaqub Khan.jpg	Lieutenant general Sahabzada Yaqub Khan, PATemplate:Efn (1920-2016) (Head of Civil Administration )			Template:Ayd	Military
style="background-color: Template:Party color;" |12 File:Pakistan Army Emblem.png	File:Tikka Khan.png	Lieutenant general Tikka Khan, PA (1915-2002)	Appointment: Sworn in: Officially announced:		Template:Ayd	Military
style="background-color: Template:Party color; color:white" |13	File:Abdul Motaleb Malik.jpg	Abdul Motaleb Malik (1905-1977)	Appointment: Sworn in:	Template:Efn	Template:Ayd	Muslim League
style="background-color: Template:Party color;" |14 File:Pakistan Army Emblem.png	File:Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi.png	Lieutenant general A. A. K. Niazi, PATemplate:Efn (1915-2004) (Supreme Authority of East Pakistan)			Template:Ayd	Military

Chief ministers of East Pakistan (1955–1971)

Political Party

  Muslim League

  Krishak Sramik Party

  United Front

  Awami League

#	Portrait	Name	Term of office			Political Party	Governor	Governor-General/ President
			Term Start	Term End	Time in Office
style="background-color: Template:Party color; color:white"| 1	File:Khawaja Nazimuddin.jpg	Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin (1894 – 1964)			Template:Ayd	Muslim League	Sir Frederick Chalmers Bourne	Muhammad Ali Jinnah
style="background-color: Template:Party color; color:white"| 2	File:Nurul amin.jpg	Nurul Amin (1893 – 1974)			Template:Ayd	Muslim League	Sir Feroz Khan Noon	Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin Malik Ghulam Muhammad
style="background-color: Template:Party color; color:white" |3	File:A k fazlul hoque.jpg	Sher-e-Bangla A. K. Fazlul Huq (1873 - 1962)			Template:Ayd	United Front	Chaudhry Khaliquzzaman	Malik Ghulam Muhammad
[-]	File:Logo of the Governor of East Pakistan.svg	Vacant (Governor's rule)			Template:Ayd	N/A	-
style="background-color: Template:Party color; color:white" |4	File:Abu Hosain Sarkar.jpg	Abu Hussain Sarkar (1894 - 1969)			Template:Ayd	Krishak Sramik Party	Iskander Mirza Sir Thomas Hobart Ellis (Acting) Muhammad Shahabuddin (Acting)	Malik Ghulam Muhammad Iskander Mirza
style="background-color: Template:Party color; color:white" |5	File:Ataur Rahman Khan.jpg	Ataur Rahman Khan (1907 - 1991)			Template:Ayd	Awami League	Amiruddin Ahmad (Acting) Sher-e-Bangla A. K. Fazlul Huq	Iskander Mirza
style="background-color: Template:Party color; color:white" |(4)	File:Abu Hosain Sarkar.jpg	Abu Hussain Sarkar (1894 - 1969)			Template:Ayd	Krishak Sramik Party	Sher-e-Bangla A. K. Fazlul Huq Muhammad Hamid Ali (Acting)
style="background-color: Template:Party color; color:white" |(5)	File:Ataur Rahman Khan.jpg	Ataur Rahman Khan (1907 - 1991)			Template:Ayd	Awami League	Muhammad Hamid Ali (Acting) Sultanuddin Ahmad	Iskander Mirza Ayub Khan
style="background-color: Template:Party color; color:white" |(4)	File:Abu Hosain Sarkar.jpg	Abu Hussain Sarkar (1894 - 1969)			Template:Ayd	Krishak Sramik Party	Sultanuddin Ahmad	Ayub Khan
[-]	File:Logo of the Governor of East Pakistan.svg	Vacant (Governor's rule)			Template:Ayd	N/A	-
style="background-color: Template:Party color; color:white" |(5)	File:Ataur Rahman Khan.jpg	Ataur Rahman Khan (1907 - 1991)			Template:Ayd	Awami League	Sultanuddin Ahmad

On 7 October 1958, the post of Chief Minister of East Pakistan was abolished. And after the independence of Bangladesh on 16 December 1971, the province of East Pakistan was dissolved.

West Bengal (1947–present)

Governors of West Bengal

No.	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Duration
1	File:Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari.jpg	Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari	15 August 1947	21 June 1948	Template:Age in years and days
2	File:Kailash Nath Katju.jpg	Kailash Nath Katju	21 June 1948	1 November 1951	Template:Age in years and days
3	File:Harendra Coomar Mookerjee.jpg	Harendra Coomar Mookerjee	1 November 1951	8 August 1956	Template:Age in years and days
–	Template:Dash	Phani Bhusan Chakravartti (acting)	8 August 1956	3 November 1956	Template:Age in years and days
4	Template:Dash	Padmaja Naidu	3 November 1956	1 June 1967	Template:Age in years and days
5	File:Dharma Vir, ICS.jpg	Dharma Vira	1 June 1967	1 April 1969	Template:Age in years and days
–	Template:Dash	Deep Narayan Sinha (acting)	1 April 1969	19 September 1969	Template:Age in years and days
6	Template:Dash	Shanti Swaroop Dhavan	19 September 1969	21 August 1971	Template:Age in years and days
7		Anthony Lancelot Dias	21 August 1971	6 November 1979	Template:Age in years and days
8	Template:Dash	Tribhuvana Narayana Singh	6 November 1979	12 September 1981	Template:Age in years and days
9	Template:Dash	Bhairab Dutt Pande	12 September 1981	10 October 1983	Template:Age in years and days
10	File:Anant Sharma Lok Sabha photo.jpg	Anant Prasad Sharma	10 October 1983	16 August 1984	Template:Age in years and days
—	Template:Dash	Satish Chandra (acting)	16 August 1984	1 October 1984	Template:Age in years and days
11	File:Uma Shankar Dikshit Rajya Sabha photo.jpg	Uma Shankar Dikshit	1 October 1984	12 August 1986	Template:Age in years and days
12	File:Saiyid Nurul Hasan 16 (cropped).jpg	Saiyid Nurul Hasan	12 August 1986	20 March 1989	Template:Age in years and days
13	File:T. V. Rajeswar (cropped).jpg	T. V. Rajeswar	20 March 1989	7 February 1990	Template:Age in years and days
(12)	File:Saiyid Nurul Hasan 16 (cropped).jpg	Saiyid Nurul Hasan	7 February 1990	12 July 1993	Template:Age in years and days
–	Template:Dash	B. Satyanarayan Reddy (additional charge)	13 July 1993	14 August 1993	Template:Age in years and days
14	File:K. V. Raghunatha Reddy (cropped).jpg	K. V. Raghunatha Reddy	14 August 1993	27 April 1998	Template:Age in years and days
15	File:Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai (cropped).jpg	Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai	27 April 1998	18 May 1999	Template:Age in years and days
16	File:Shyamal Kumar Sen - Kolkata 2012-10-03 0512.JPG	Shyamal Kumar Sen	18 May 1999	4 December 1999	Template:Age in years and days
17	File:Viren J Shah - Kolkata 2004-05-02 1366.jpg	Viren J. Shah	4 December 1999	14 December 2004	Template:Age in years and days
18	File:Gopalkrishna Gandhi - Chatham House 2010 (cropped).jpg	Gopalkrishna Gandhi	14 December 2004	14 December 2009	Template:Age in years and days
–	File:Pranab Mukherjee attending the Launching Ceremony of Agriculture Road Map of Bihar (2012-2017), at Patna, in Bihar. The Governor of Bihar, Shri Devanand Konwar and the Chief Minister of Bihar, Shri Nitish Kumar are also seen (cropped).jpg	Devanand Konwar (additional charge)	14 December 2009	23 January 2010	Template:Age in years and days
19	File:Mayankote Kelath Narayanan - Kolkata 2013-01-07 2702 Cropped.JPG	M.K. Narayanan	24 January 2010	30 June 2014	Template:Age in years and days
—	File:Shri D.Y. Patil (cropped, 3x4).jpg	D. Y. Patil (additional charge)	3 July 2014	17 July 2014	Template:Age in years and days
20	File:Keshari Nath Tripathi - Kolkata 2016-07-01 5591.JPG	Keshari Nath Tripathi	24 July 2014	29 July 2019	Template:Age in years and days
21	File:Governor of West Bengal Jagdeep Dhankhar with Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi (cropped).jpg	Jagdeep Dhankhar	30 July 2019	17 July 2022	Template:Age in years and days
—	File:La Ganesan Ji (cropped).jpg	La. Ganesan (additional charge)	18 July 2022	17 November 2022	Template:Age in years and days
22	File:C. V. Ananda Bose.jpg	C. V. Ananda Bose	18 November 2022	Incumbent	Template:Age in years and days

Chief ministers of West Bengal

No.	Portrait	Name	Tenure		Duration	Assembly (election)	Party		Appointed by (Governor)
1	photo of Prafulla Chandra Ghosh	Prafulla Chandra Ghosh	15 August 1947	22 January 1948	days	Provincial Assembly (1946–52)Template:Efn (January 1946 election)	Indian National Congress	rowspan="3" width="4px" style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari
2	File:Photograph of Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, 2nd Chief Minister of West Bengal.jpg	Bidhan Chandra Roy	23 January 1948	26 January 1950	Template:Ayd

Chief ministers of West Bengal

NoTemplate:Efn	Portrait	Name	Constituency	TenureTemplate:Efn		Duration	Assembly (election)	Party (alliance)
(2)	File:Photograph of Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, 2nd Chief Minister of West Bengal.jpg	Bidhan Chandra Roy Template:Efn		26 January 1950	30 March 1952	Template:Ayd (total: 14 years, 159 days)	Provincial AssemblyTemplate:Efn (1946 election)	Indian National Congress	rowspan="5" style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
			Bowbazar	31 March 1952	5 April 1957		1st (1952 election)
				6 April 1957	2 April 1962		2nd (1957 election)
			Chowrangee	3 April 1962	1 July 1962		3rd (1962 election)
2	File:PrafullaChandraSen.png	Prafulla Chandra SenTemplate:Efn	Arambagh East	9 July 1962	28 February 1967	Template:Ayd
3	File:Ajoy Mukherjee.jpg	Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee	Tamluk	1 March 1967	21 November 1967	days	4th (1967 election)	Bangla Congress (United Front)
(1)	photo of Prafulla Chandra Ghosh	Prafulla Chandra Ghosh	Jhargram	21 November 1967	19 February 1968	days (total: 250 days)		Independent (Progressive Democratic Front)
–	File:Emblem of India.svg	VacantTemplate:Efn (President's rule)	N/A	20 February 1968	25 February 1969	Template:Ayd	Dissolved	N/A
(3)	File:Ajoy Mukherjee.jpg	Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee	Tamluk	25 February 1969	16 March 1970	Template:Ayd	5th (1969 election)	Bangla Congress (United Front)
–	File:Emblem of India.svg	VacantTemplate:Efn (President's rule)	N/A	19 March 1970	30 July 1970	Template:Ayd		N/A
				30 July 1970	2 April 1971		Dissolved
(3)	File:Ajoy Mukherjee.jpg	Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee	Tamluk	2 April 1971	28 June 1971	days (total: 2 years, 6 days)	6th (1971 election)	Indian National Congress (Democratic Coalition)	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
–	File:Emblem of India.svg	VacantTemplate:Efn (President's rule)	N/A	29 June 1971	20 March 1972	days	Dissolved	N/A
4	File:SiddharthaShankarRay.png	Siddhartha Shankar Ray	Maldah	20 March 1972	30 April 1977	Template:Ayd	7th (1972 election)	Indian National Congress (Progressive Democratic Alliance)	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
–	File:Emblem of India.svg	VacantTemplate:Efn (President's rule)	N/A	30 April 1977	20 June 1977	days	Dissolved	N/A
5	File:Jyoti Basu - Calcutta 1996-12-21 089 Cropped.png	Jyoti Basu	Satgachhia	21 June 1977	23 May 1982	Template:Ayd	8th (1977 election)	Communist Party of India (Marxist) (Left Front)	rowspan="8" style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
				24 May 1982	29 March 1987		9th (1982 election)
				30 March 1987	18 June 1991		10th (1987 election)
				19 June 1991	15 May 1996		11th (1991 election)
				16 May 1996	5 November 2000		12th (1996 election)
6	File:Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee in 2009.jpg	Buddhadeb Bhattacharya	Jadavpur	6 November 2000	14 May 2001	Template:Ayd
				15 May 2001	17 May 2006		13th (2001 election)
				18 May 2006	13 May 2011		14th (2006 election)
7	File:Ms. Mamata Banerjee, in Kolkata on July 17, 2018 (cropped) (cropped).JPG	Mamata Banerjee	Bhabanipur	20 May 2011	25 May 2016	Template:Ayd	15th (2011 election)	Trinamool CongressTemplate:Efn
				26 May 2016	4 May 2021		16th (2016 election)
				5 May 2021	Incumbent		17th (2021 election)

After independence of Bangladesh

East Pakistan seceded from West Pakistan on 16 December 1971 after the end of Bangladesh Liberation War and was named Bangladesh as an independent nation.

The President was the executive Head of state of Bangladesh during Presidential system of government from 1975 to 1991. Thereafter, the Prime Minister is the executive head of government of this parliamentary republic while the President is the ceremonial Head of state, elected by the parliament.

Presidents of Bangladesh

Political parties

  Awami League (AL)

  Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League (BaKSAL)

  Jatiyatabadi Ganatantrik Dal (Jagodal) / Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)

  Janadal / Jatiya Party (JP(E))

Other factions

  Military

  Independent

Status

  Denotes acting president

Symbols

^† Died in office

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Election	Term of office			Political party (Coalition)
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
Provisional Government of Bangladesh (1971–1972)
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 1	File:Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1950.jpg	Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1920–1975) Template:Efn	—	17 April 1971	12 January 1972	Template:Ayd	AL
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | —	File:Sayed nazrul islam.jpg	Syed Nazrul Islam (1925–1975) Template:Efn	—	17 April 1971	12 January 1972	Template:Ayd	AL
People's Republic of Bangladesh (1972–present)
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 2	File:Abu Sayeed Chowdhury at the office of the Vice-Chancellor of Dacca University, November 1970.png	Abu Sayeed Chowdhury (1921–1987)	—	12 January 1972	24 December 1973	Template:Ayd	AL
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 3	File:No image.png	Mohammad Mohammadullah (1921–1999)	—	24 December 1973	27 January 1974	Template:Ayd	AL
1974			27 January 1974	25 January 1975
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | (1)	File:Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1950.jpg	Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1920–1975)	—	25 January 1975	15 August 1975 (Assassinated in a coup)	Template:Ayd	BaKSAL
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 4	File:খন্দকার মোশতাক আহমেদ (cropped).jpg	Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad (1918–1996)	—	15 August 1975	6 November 1975 (Deposed in a coup)	Template:Ayd	AL
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 5	File:No image.png	Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem (1916–1997) Template:Efn	—	6 November 1975	21 April 1977	Template:Ayd	AL
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 6	File:Ziaur Rahman 1979.jpg	Ziaur Rahman (1936–1981) Template:Efn	1977Template:Efn 1978Template:Efn	21 April 1977	30 May 1981 (Assassinated)	Template:Ayd	Military / Jagodal / BNP
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 7	File:President Sattar 1981 (cropped).jpg	Abdus Sattar (1906–1985)	—	30 May 1981	20 November 1981	Template:Ayd	BNP
1981Template:Efn			20 November 1981	24 March 1982 (Deposed in a coup)
Post vacant (24 – 27 March 1982)Template:Efn
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | 8		Ahsanuddin Chowdhury (1915–2001)	—	27 March 1982	10 December 1983	Template:Ayd	Independent
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | 9	File:Hussain Muhammad Ershad.jpg	Hussain Muhammad Ershad (1930–2019) Template:Efn	1985Template:Efn 1986Template:Efn	11 December 1983	6 December 1990	Template:Ayd	Military / Janadal / JP(E)
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | —	File:Shahabuddin Ahmed.jpg	Shahabuddin Ahmed (1930–2022)	—	6 December 1990	10 October 1991	Template:Ayd	Independent
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 10	File:No image.png	Abdur Rahman Biswas (1926–2017)	1991	10 October 1991	9 October 1996	Template:Ayd	BNP
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | 11	File:Shahabuddin Ahmed.jpg	Shahabuddin Ahmed (1930–2022)	1996	9 October 1996	14 November 2001	Template:Ayd	Independent
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 12	File:A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury.jpg	Badruddoza Chowdhury (born 1930)	2001	14 November 2001	21 June 2002	Template:Ayd	BNP
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | —	File:Jamiruddin Sarkar...1 (cropped2).jpg	Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar (born 1931)	—	21 June 2002	6 September 2002	Template:Ayd	BNP
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | 13	File:Iajuddin Ahmed at Zia International Airport in Dhaka (cropped).jpg	Iajuddin Ahmed (1931–2012)	2002	6 September 2002	12 February 2009	Template:Ayd	Independent
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 14	File:Zillur Rahman in Dhaka on September 07, 2011.jpg	Zillur Rahman (1929–2013)	2009	12 February 2009	20 March 2013[†]	Template:Ayd	AL
rowspan="3" style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 15	File:Abdul Hamid - 2014 (cropped).jpg	Mohammad Abdul Hamid (born 1944)Template:Efn	—	14 March 2013	24 April 2013	Template:Ayd	AL
2013			24 April 2013	24 April 2018
2018			24 April 2018	24 April 2023
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 16	File:Mohammed Shahabuddin.jpg	Mohammed Shahabuddin (born 1949)	2023	24 April 2023	IncumbentTemplate:Efn	Template:Ayd	AL

Vice presidents of Bangladesh (1975–1991)

Political parties

  Bangladesh Awami League

  Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League (BaKSAL)

  Bangladesh Nationalist Party

  Jatiya Party

Other factions

  Independent

Portrait		Name (Birth–Death)	Took office		Party	President	Notes
			Took office	Left office
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	File:Sayed nazrul islam.jpg	Syed Nazrul Islam (1925–1975)	17 April 1971	12 January 1972	Bangladesh Awami League	Sheikh Mujibur Rahman	Acting president during the Bangladesh Liberation War.
style="background:Template:Party color;" |			26 January 1975	15 August 1975	BAKSAL
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	File:No image.png	Mohammad Mohammadullah (1921–1999)	15 August 1975	3 November 1975	Bangladesh Awami League	Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad	Served as Minister of Land under President Sheikh Mujib and was later appointed Vice President upon Mujib's death.
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	File:President Sattar 1981 (cropped).jpg	Abdus Sattar (1906–1985)	June 1977	30 May 1981	Bangladesh Nationalist Party	Ziaur Rahman	Succeeded Zia as president in 1981.
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	File:Mirza Nurul Huda Brussels 1976.jpg	Mirza Nurul Huda (1919–1991)	24 November 1981	23 March 1982	Independent	Abdus Sattar	Resigned after conflict with BNP.
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	File:No image.png	Mohammad Mohammadullah (1921–1999)	23 March 1982	24 March 1982	Bangladesh Nationalist Party		In office for 24 hours; deposed in the 1982 coup d'état
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	File:No image.png	A. K. M. Nurul Islam (1919–2015)	30 November 1986	September 1989	Jatiya Party	Hussain Muhammad Ershad	Former Supreme Court Justice and Law Minister.
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	File:Moudud Ahmed (01).jpg	Moudud Ahmed (1940–2021)	September 1989	December 1990	Jatiya Party		Former Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister.
style="background:Template:Party color;" |

Prime Ministers of Bangladesh

Note that numbering for Prime Minister is given either bracketless, or with ( ) brackets. Numbering for Chief Adviser is given in [ ] brackets. Acting Prime Ministers or Chief Advisers are not numbered and instead denoted as "—". There are 10 Prime Ministers, 1 Acting Prime Minister, 5 Chief Advisers, and 1 Acting Chief Adviser of Bangladesh so far.

Political parties

  Awami League (AL)

  Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League (BaKSAL)

  Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)

  Janadal / Jatiya Party (JP(E))

Status

  Denotes an interim or caretaker government

Symbols

^† Died in office

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Election	Term of office			Political party (Coalition)
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
Provisional Government of Bangladesh (1971–1972)
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 1	File:Tajuddin Ahmad in 1970 (cropped).jpg	Tajuddin Ahmad (1925–1975)	—	17 April 1971	12 January 1972	Template:Ayd	AL
People's Republic of Bangladesh (1972–present)
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 2	File:Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1950.jpg	Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1920–1975)	1973	12 January 1972	25 January 1975	Template:Ayd	AL
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 3	File:Monsur ali.jpg	Muhammad Mansur Ali (1917–1975)	—	25 January 1975	15 August 1975 (Deposed in a coup)	Template:Ayd	BaKSAL
Post abolished (15 August 1975 – 29 June 1978)
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | —		Mashiur Rahman (1924–1979) Acting Prime Minister Template:Efn	—	29 June 1978	12 March 1979[†]	Template:Ayd	BNP
Post vacant (12 March – 15 April 1979)
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 4	File:No image.png	Shah Azizur Rahman (1925–1988)	1979	15 April 1979	24 March 1982 (Deposed in a coup)	Template:Ayd	BNP
Post abolished (24 March 1982 – 30 March 1984)
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | 5	File:Ataur Rahman Khan.jpg	Ataur Rahman Khan (1905–1991)	—	30 March 1984	9 July 1986	Template:Ayd	Janadal / JP(E)
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | 6		Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury (1928–2006)	1986	9 July 1986	27 March 1988	Template:Ayd	JP(E)
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | 7	File:Moudud Ahmed (01).jpg	Moudud Ahmed (1940–2021)	1988	27 March 1988	12 August 1989	Template:Ayd	JP(E)
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | 8	File:Kazi Zafar Ahmed.jpg	Kazi Zafar Ahmed (1939–2015)	—	12 August 1989	6 December 1990	Template:Ayd	JP(E)
Post abolished (6 December 1990 – 20 March 1991)
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 9	File:Begum Zia Book-opening Ceremony, 1 Mar, 2010.jpg	Khaleda Zia (born 1945)	1991 1996 (Feb)	20 March 1991	30 March 1996	Template:Ayd	BNP
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | [1]	File:Habibur Rahman.jpg	Muhammad Habibur Rahman (1928–2014) Chief Adviser	—	30 March 1996	23 June 1996	Template:Ayd	Independent
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 10	File:Sheikh Hasina in New York - 2018 (44057292035) (cropped).jpg	Sheikh Hasina (born 1947)	1996 (Jun)	23 June 1996	15 July 2001	Template:Ayd	AL
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | [2]		Latifur Rahman (1936–2017) Chief Adviser	—	15 July 2001	10 October 2001	Template:Ayd	Independent
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | (9)	File:Begum Zia Book-opening Ceremony, 1 Mar, 2010.jpg	Khaleda Zia (born 1945)	2001	10 October 2001	29 October 2006	Template:Ayd	BNP (Four Party Alliance)
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | [3]	File:Iajuddin Ahmed at Zia International Airport in Dhaka (cropped).jpg	Iajuddin Ahmed (1931–2012) Chief Adviser Template:Efn	—	29 October 2006	11 January 2007	Template:Ayd	Independent
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | [—]	File:No image.png	Fazlul Haque (born 1938) Acting Chief Adviser	—	11 January 2007	12 January 2007	Template:Ayd	Independent
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | [4]	File:Fakhruddin Ahmed - WEF Annual Meeting Davos 2008.jpg	Fakhruddin Ahmed (born 1940) Chief Adviser	—	12 January 2007	6 January 2009	Template:Ayd	Independent (with military support)
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | (10)	File:Sheikh Hasina in New York - 2018 (44057292035) (cropped).jpg	Sheikh Hasina (born 1947)	2008 2014 2018 2024	6 January 2009	5 August 2024 (Resigned)	Template:Ayd	AL (Grand Alliance)
Post vacant (5 – 8 August 2024)
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | [5]	File:Muhammad Yunus - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2012.jpg	Muhammad Yunus (born 1940) Chief Adviser	—	8 August 2024	Incumbent	Template:Ayd	Independent

See also

• Mahajanapadas
• History of India
• History of Bangladesh
• History of West Bengal
• List of Indian monarchs

Sources

• Template:Cite Banglapedia