Mir Shawkat Ali

Mir Shawkat Ali Bir Uttom
Member of Parliament for Dhaka-8
In office 5 March 1991 – 24 November 1995
Prime Minister	Khaleda Zia
Preceded by	Anwar Hossain
Succeeded by	Haji Mohammad Salim
Bangladesh High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
In office 27 July 1986 – 30 July 1987
President	Hussain Muhammad Ershad
Preceded by	Fakhruddin Ahmed
Succeeded by	Maj. Gen. (Rtd.) K M Shafiullah
3rd Principal Staff Officer of Armed Forces Division
In office 12 December 1980 – 30 June 1985
President	Ziaur Rahman Abdus Sattar A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury Hussain Muhammad Ershad
Prime Minister	Shah Azizur Rahman Ataur Rahman Khan
Preceded by	Nurul Islam Shishu
Succeeded by	Imamuzzaman Chowdhury
Personal details
Born	11 January 1938 (1938-01-11) (age 86) Dacca, Bengal, British India
Died	20 November 2010 Dhaka, Bangladesh
Resting place	Banani military graveyard
Awards	Bir Uttom[1]
Military service
Allegiance	Bangladesh  Pakistan (before 1971)
Branch/service	Bangladesh Army  Pakistan Army
Years of service	1958 - 1985
Rank	Lieutenant General
Unit	East Bengal Regiment
Commands	PSO of the Armed Forces Division CGS of Army Headquarters GOC of 9th Infantry Division Commander of 65th Independent Infantry Brigade Commander of Sector - V
Battles/wars	Bangladesh Liberation War 1965 Indo-Pak War

Mir Shawkat Ali, Bir Uttom (11 January 1938 - 20 November 2010) was a general in Bangladesh Army and also a politician of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He was a freedom fighter during the Bangladesh Liberation War and a sector commander of the Mukti Bahini. He was the state minister of food, and cabinet minister of labour and manpower. He was a war hero and awarded the Bir Uttom for his contribution during the Bangladesh Liberation War.^[2][3]