Shaukat Ali Khan (9 February 1926 – 1 July 2006) was an

Awami League The Awami League, officially known as Bangladesh Awami League, is a major List of political parties in Bangladesh, political party in Bangladesh. The oldest existing political party in the country, the party played the leading role in achievin ...

politician in Pakistan, and later in Bangladesh. He was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) from

Mirzapur Mirzapur () is a city in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is known for its carpets and brassware industries, and the tradition of kajari and birha music. Straddled by the Kaimur extension of Vindhya mountains, it served as the headquarters of t ...

in 1970 and as the

Jatiya Sangsad The Jatiya Sangsad (), often simply referred to as Sangsad and also known as is the unicameral Legislature, legislative body of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh contains 350 seats, including 50 seats reserved exclusively for w ...

member from the

Tangail-7 Tangail-7 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh by Khan Ahmed Shuvo. Since 2001 it was represented by Md. Akabbar Hossain of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Mirzapur ...

constituency from 1973 to 1975. He was awarded

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by the

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in 2019 posthumously. Khan passed his matriculation from

Rangoon University The University of Yangon (also Yangon University; , ; formerly Rangoon College, University of Rangoon and Rangoon Arts and Sciences University), located in Kamayut, Yangon, is the oldest university in Myanmar's modern education system and the b ...

. He passed his I.Sc. from

St. Xavier's College, Kolkata St. Xavier's College is a private, Catholic, autonomous college in Kolkata, India. It is run by the Calcutta Province of the Society of Jesus. It was founded by the Jesuits in 1860 and named after St. Francis Xavier, a Jesuit saint of the 16t ...

and bachelor's degree from

Scottish Church College Scottish Church College is a college affiliated by Calcutta University, India. It offers selective co-educational undergraduate and postgraduate studies and is the oldest continuously running Christian liberal arts and sciences college in Asia. ...

, Kolkata. He later earned his

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from

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in London.

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1926 births 2006 deaths People from Tangail District Politicians from Dhaka Division Bangladeshi barristers Awami League politicians Scottish Church College alumni University of Calcutta alumni University of Yangon alumni Recipients of the Independence Award Candidates in the 1970 Pakistani general election Members of the Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh {{Dhaka-AL-politician-stub