Shawkat Ali (politician)

Shawkat Ali
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	27 January 1937; Naria, Bengal, British India (now Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Died	16 November 2020 (aged 83); Dhaka, Bangladesh
Political party	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.

^ ^a ^b "Biography Deputy Speaker" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011.

[bio-1] "Biography Deputy Speaker" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011.

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