25/12/2012
Shawkat Ali, MP
Hon’ble Deputy Speaker
Shawkat Ali was born on 27 January 1937 in the village LONSINGH under
Naria upazila of Shariatpur district. His father’s name is Munshi Mobarak
Ali and mother’s name is Maleka Begum.
Shawkat Ali passed his matriculation examination from Khepupara High
School of Patuakhali district in 1953 under East Bengal Secondary
Education Board and was placed in the first division. He passed his
Intermediate Commerce and Bachelor of Commerce examinations from
Shaheed Shurawardy College under Dhaka University. He obtained his
LLB degree from Comilla Law College under Dhaka University.
Shawkat Ali had been commissioned in Pakistan Army on 24.01.59 in the
Corps of Ordnance and was an Instructor in Ordnance School, Malir
Cantonment. He was compulsorily retired from Pakistan Army in 1969
consequent upon his being prosecuted (Accused No 26) in the historic
case titled State vs Sheikh Mujibur and others, which is generally known
as Agartala Conspiracy Case. He actively participated in the war of
liberation in 1971. He was again compulsorily retired form the Army in
1975 following the murder of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by the
enemies of Bangladesh. At the time of his retirement, he was the Director
of Ordnance Services of Bangladesh Army. Shawkat Ali was elected Member of the second Parliament in 1979 and
was a member of the Standing Committee on Ministry of Relief and
Rehabilitation. He was again elected Member of the fifth Parliament in
1991. In the fifth Parliament he was a member of the Standing Committee
on Ministry of Defence and the Petition Committee. He was elected
Member of the seventh Parliament in 1996 in which he was Chairman of
the Standing Committee on Ministry of Shipping as well as Chairman of the
Committee on Private Members Bills and Resolutions. He was also a
member of the Petition Committee and Public Accounts Committee and
member of the Standing Committee on Ministry of Defence. He was again
elected Member of the eighth Parliament in 2001 in which he was a
member of the Standing Committee on Ministry of Defence and a member
of the Committee on Private Members Bills and Resolutions and also
Public Accounts Committee.
Shawkat Ali founded a good number of Primary and Secondary Schools
and Colleges in Naria Upazila of Shariatpur district. He had been President
and Member of the Governing Body/Managing Committee of many
Colleges and High Schools including Bangabandhu College in Mirpur,
Dhaka. He paid official visit to India, UK and Yugoslavia during his service
in the Army. As a member of the Parliamentary delegation he visited
different countries including Australia, UK, Sweden, USA, India South
Korea and attended a number of Parliamentary meetings, seminars and
conferences. He paid private visits to Italy, Australia, UK, Singapore,
Malaysia and India. In the general elections held on 29 December 2008, Shawkat Ali was
again elected Member of the ninth Parliament and on 25 January 2009 he
was unanimously elected Deputy Speaker of Bangladesh Parliament.
Shawkat Ali is married and father of two sons and a daughter. His hobby is
politics, reading books, writing, listening to music and watching sports. He
has authored two books titled “Karagarer Diary” in Bangla and “Armed
Quest for Independence” in English written on Agartala Case.
