Muhammad Mansur Ali
Captain Muhammad Mansur Ali | |
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মুহাম্মদ মনসুর আলী | |
Mansur Ali in 1954 | |
| 3rd Prime Minister of Bangladesh | |
| In office 25 January 1975 – 15 August 1975 | |
| President | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman |
| Preceded by | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman |
| Succeeded by | Mashiur Rahman (acting) |
| Minister of Finance of the Provisional Government | |
| In office 17 April 1971 – 12 January 1972 | |
| President | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Syed Nazrul Islam (acting) |
| Prime Minister | Tajuddin Ahmad |
| Succeeded by | Tajuddin Ahmad |
| 2nd Leader of the House | |
| In office 25 January 1975 – 15 August 1975 | |
| Preceded by | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman |
| Succeeded by | Shah Azizur Rahman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 January 1917 Kazipur, Sirajganj, Bengal, British India |
| Died | 3 November 1975 (aged 58) Dacca Central Jail, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Political party | Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League (1975) |
| Other political affiliations | All-India Muslim League (before 1949) Awami League (1949–1975) |
| Children | 6, including Mohammad Selim and Mohammed Nasim |
| Alma mater | Maulana Azad College Aligarh Muslim University |
| Awards | Independence Award |
Muhammad Mansur Ali (16 January 1917 – 3 November 1975) was a Bangladeshi politician who was a close confidant of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding leader of Bangladesh. A senior leader of the Awami League, Mansur also served briefly as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh in 1975 until he was assassinated while incarcerated on 3 November 1975.