Abdul Malek Ukil

Abdul Malek Ukil
আব্দুল মালেক উকিল
3rd Speaker of Jatiya Sangsad
In office
27 January 1974 – 5 November 1975
Preceded byMohammad Mohammadullah
Succeeded byMirza Ghulam Hafiz
7th President of Awami League
In office
16 February 1978 – 16 February 1981
General SecretaryAbdur Razzaq
Preceded bySyeda Zohra Tajuddin (Convenor)
Succeeded bySheikh Hasina
Personal details
Born(1924-10-01)1 October 1924
Noakhali, Bengal, British India
Died17 October 1987(1987-10-17) (aged 63)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
CitizenshipBritish India (till 1947)
Pakistan (till 1971)
Bangladesh
Political partyAwami League
SpouseLate Sabura Khatun
Children7
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka

Abdul Malek Ukil (Bengali: আব্দুল মালেক উকিল; 1 October 1924 – 17 October 1987) was the president of Bangladesh Awami League, speaker of parliament, home minister, health minister, a member of parliament for many years and a lawyer of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. He was one of the drafters of the Constitution of Bangladesh and also one of the founding members of East Bengal Muslim Students League.