Abdul Motaleb Malik

Abdul Motaleb Malik
Governor of East Pakistan

Abdul Motaleb Malik was the last civilian Governor of East Pakistan.

He was born on 1905 in Chuadanga, Bengal Presidency, British Raj. He was a trade unionist in Bengal.

From 1949 to 1955 he was the Minister for Minorities Affairs, and Works, Health and Labour of Liaqat Ali Khan cabinet. Afterwards he served as the Ambassador of Pakistan to Switzerland, Yugoslavia, Austria, People's Republic of China, Philippines, Australia and New Zealand. From August 1969 to February 1971 he was made the Minister for Health, Labour, Works and Social Welfare.

he was made the Governor of East Pakistan 31 August 1971. His inauguration was attended by Abdul Monem Khan, Syed Azizul Huq, Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry, Khan A Sabur, Yusuf Ali Chowdhury, Sultanuddin Ahmad, Abdul Jabbar Khan, Ghulam Azam, and Pir Mohsinuddin. He resigned on 14 December 1971 with his entire cabinet and sought refuge in the Red Cross shelter at Dhaka Hotel Intercontinental. On 20 November 1972 he was sentenced to life in prison for aging war against Bangladesh.

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