Mir Shawkat Ali | |
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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 Dacca, Bengal, British India | (age 86)
Died | 20 November 2010 Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Resting place | Banani military graveyard |
Awards | Bir Uttom[1] |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Bangladesh Pakistan (before 1971) |
Branch/service | |
Years of service | 1958 - 1985 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Unit | East Bengal Regiment |
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Battles/wars | |
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]