Muhammad Ali Bogra
| Mohammad Ali Bogra | |
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| 3rd Prime Minister of Pakistan | |
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In office 17 April 1953 – 12 August 1955 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General | Malik Ghulam Muhammad |
| Preceded by | Khawaja Nazimuddin |
| Succeeded by | Chaudhry Muhammad Ali |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 13 June 1962 – 23 January 1963 |
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| President | Ayub Khan |
| Preceded by | Manzur Qadir |
| Succeeded by | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
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In office 24 October 1954 – 12 August 1955 |
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| Preceded by | Muhammad Zafarullah Khan |
| Succeeded by | Hamidul Huq Choudhury |
| Minister of Defence | |
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In office 17 April 1953 – 24 October 1954 |
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| Preceded by | Khawaja Nazimuddin |
| Succeeded by | Ayub Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
19 October 1909 Barisal, Bengal Presidency, British India (now in Bangladesh) |
| Died | 23 January 1963 (aged 53) Dacca, East Pakistan, Pakistan (now Dhaka, Bangladesh) |
| Resting place | Bogra, Bangladesh |
| Nationality |
Indian (1909-1947) Pakistani (1947-1963) |
| Political party | Muslim League |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta |
| Religion | Islam |
Shahebzada Mohammad Ali Bogra (19 October 1909 – 23 January 1963), also known as Mohammad Ali of Bogra, was a notable East Pakistani politician, diplomat and statesman from East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). He served as the third Prime Minister of Pakistan. He was also the country's ambassador to Burma, the United States and Canada.Mohammad Ali Bogra also served as the External Affairs Minister of Pakistan under President Ayub Khan until his death by heart attack on 23 January 1963.
Mohammad Ali Bogra studied at Presidency College, Calcutta. He was elected to the Bengal Legislative Assembly from Bogra in 1937. He was a minister in the cabinet of Prime Minister H. S. Suhrawardy in British Bengal. In 1948, he opposed the declaration of Urdu as the sole official language of Pakistan. He also formulated the Bogra Formula for Pakistan to adopt a federal constitution and began peace talks with India on the Kashmir conflict.
Mohammad Ali Bogra was born in Barisal in 1909 to Nawabzada Altaf Ali. His grandfather was Syed Nawab Ali Chowdhury, one of the founders of the University of Dhaka. Ali grew up in the Bogra Estate. He studied at Hastings House and a madrassa in Kolkata. He attended Presidency College in Calcutta University.
He was married twice. His first wife was Begum Hamida Mohammad Ali, with whom he had two sons. He later married Aliya Saddy in 1955. His second marriage led to widespread protests against polygamy by women activists in the country.
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