Shawkat Ali (politician)

Shawkat Ali
শওকত আলী
Ali in 2012
11th Speaker of Jatiya Sangsad (acting)
In office 24 April 2013 – 30 April 2013
Preceded by	Mohammad Abdul Hamid
Succeeded by	Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury
11th Deputy Speaker of Jatiya Sangsad
In office 25 January 2009 – 24 January 2014
Speaker	Mohammad Abdul Hamid Himself (acting) Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury
Preceded by	Akhtar Hameed Siddiqui
Succeeded by	Fazle Rabbi Miah
Personal details
Born	(1937-01-27)27 January 1937 Naria, Bengal, British India
Died	16 November 2020(2020-11-16) (aged 83) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Political party	Bangladesh Awami League
Alma mater	University of Dhaka
Profession	Army officer, Politician
Military service
Allegiance	Pakistan (Before 1969)  Bangladesh
Branch/service	Pakistan Army  Bangladesh Army
Years of service	1959-1975
Rank	Colonel
Unit	Ordnance Corps
Commands	Company Commander of S Force Commandant of CMTD, Dhaka Director of Ordnance Service
Battles/wars	Bangladesh Liberation War

Col. Shawkat Ali (27 January 1937 – 16 November 2020)^[1] was a Bangladeshi politician who served as a deputy speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad. He was a member of the Awami League.^[1] He was one of the accused in the historic Agartala Conspiracy Case and a freedom fighter in the Liberation War of Bangladesh.