Shaukat Ali Khan (9 February 1926 – 1 July 2006)[1] was an Awami League politician in Pakistan, and later in Bangladesh. He was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) from Mirzapur in 1970 and as the Jatiya Sangsad member from the Tangail-7 constituency from 1973 to 1975.[2][3] He was awarded Independence Day Award by the Government of Bangladesh in 2019 posthumously.[4]

Shaukat Ali Khan
শওকত আলী খান
Jatiya Sangsad member from Tangail-7
In office
1973–1975
Personal details
Born(1926-02-09)9 February 1926
Tangail, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died1 July 2006(2006-07-01) (aged 80)
Mirzapur, Tangail, Bangladesh
Political partyAwami League
RelativesRanadaprasad Saha
(father-in-law)
Alma materScottish Church College

Khan passed his matriculation from Rangoon University. He passed his I.Sc. from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata and bachelor's degree from Scottish Church College, Kolkata.[2] He later earned his bar-at-law from Lincoln's Inn in London.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Legacy of a great lawyer". The Daily Star. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Shawkat Ali passes away". The Daily Star. 1 July 2006. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  3. ^ "List of 1st Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali).
  4. ^ "Martyr Shawakat Ali nominated for Independence Award". unb.com.bd. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2019.