Mir Shawkat Ali
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 | 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 |
| President of Bangladesh Football Federation | |
| In office 19 June 1976 – 27 December 1978 | |
| Preceded by | Gazi Golam Mostafa |
| Succeeded by | Siddique Ahmed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 January 1938 Dacca, Bengal, British India |
| Died | 20 November 2010 Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Resting place | Banani graveyard |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Bangladesh Pakistan (before 1971) |
| Branch | |
| Service years | 1958–1985 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Unit | East Bengal Regiment |
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| Conflicts | |
| Awards | Bir Uttom |
Lieutenant General Mir Shawkat Ali, BU, ndc, psc (11 January 1938 – 20 November 2010) was a three star 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.