Mir Shawkat Ali

Mir Shawkat Ali
Member of Parliament for Dhaka-8
In office
5 March 1991 – 24 November 1995
Prime MinisterKhaleda Zia
Preceded byAnwar Hossain
Succeeded byHaji Mohammad Salim
Bangladesh High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
In office
27 July 1986 – 30 July 1987
PresidentHussain Muhammad Ershad
Preceded byFakhruddin Ahmed
Succeeded byMaj. Gen. (Rtd.) K M Shafiullah
3rd Principal Staff Officer of Armed Forces Division
In office
12 December 1980 – 30 June 1985
PresidentZiaur Rahman
Abdus Sattar
A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury
Hussain Muhammad Ershad
Prime MinisterShah Azizur Rahman
Ataur Rahman Khan
Preceded byNurul Islam Shishu
Succeeded byImamuzzaman Chowdhury
Personal details
Born11 January 1938 (1938-01-11) (age 86)
Dacca, Bengal, British India
Died20 November 2010
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Resting placeBanani military graveyard
Awards Bir Uttom[1]
Military service
Allegiance Bangladesh
 Pakistan (before 1971)
Branch/service
Years of service1958 - 1985
Rank Lieutenant General
UnitEast Bengal Regiment
Commands
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]

  1. ^ Bangladesh Gazette of 15 December, 1973; Ministry of Liberation War Affairs
  2. ^ "Mir Shawkat no more". The Daily Star. 21 November 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  3. ^ Hossain, Urmee. "Ali, Lt General Mir Shawkat". Banglapedia. Retrieved 11 November 2016.