Shawkat Ali | |
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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 |
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Preceded by | Akhtar Hameed Siddiqui |
Succeeded by | Fazle Rabbi Miah |
Personal details | |
Born | Naria, Bengal, British India | 27 January 1937
Died | 16 November 2020 Dhaka, Bangladesh | (aged 83)
Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
Profession | Army officer, Politician |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() |
Branch/service | ![]() ![]() |
Years of service | 1959-1975 |
Rank | ![]() |
Unit | Ordnance Corps |
Commands |
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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.