Muhammad Mansur Ali
| Muhammad Mansur Ali | |
|---|---|
| মোঃ মনসুর আলী | |
| Prime Minister of Bangladesh | |
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In office 25 January 1975 – 15 August 1975 |
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| President | Mujibur Rahman |
| Preceded by | Mujibur Rahman |
| Succeeded by | Mashiur Rahman (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 January 1917 Kuripara, Bengal Presidency, British India (now Sirajganj, Bangladesh) |
| Died | 3 November 1975 (aged 55–56) |
| Political party | Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League (1975) |
| Other political affiliations |
All-India Muslim League (Before 1949) Awami League (1949–1975) |
| Alma mater |
Maulana Azad College Aligarh Muslim University |
| Religion | Islam |
Muhammad Mansur Ali (Bengali: মোঃ মনসুর আলী; 1919 – 3 November 1975) was a Bangladeshi politician who was a close confidante of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding leader of Bangladesh. A senior leader of the Awami League, Mansur also served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh in 1975.
Muhammad Mansur Ali was born on 16 January 1919 in Kuripara, Kazipur, Sirajganj District in the province of Bengal (now in Bangladesh). Mansur pursued his education in Kolkata Islamia College (now Maulana Azad College). He would pursue a MA degree in economics and law from the Aligarh Muslim University. During this period Mansur became an active member of the Muslim League, which under Muhammad Ali Jinnah demanded a separate Muslim state of Pakistan. He served as the vice-president of the Pabna District Muslim League from 1946 to 1950. He would join the Pakistan Army, receive training at Jessore Cantonment and attained the rank of army captain. Deciding to practise law, he enrolled in the Pabna District Court in 1951.
He would soon be elected member of Awami League's central executive committee and president of its Pabna District unit. Mansur was arrested by police in 1952 for helping to organise protests against the declaration of Urdu as the sole official language, in what became known as the Language Movement. Mansur and his party demanded that Bengali also receive recognition and the provinces be granted autonomy. After his release, Mansur was elected a member of the East Pakistan Legislative Assembly in 1954 as a candidate of the United Front alliance of various political parties. In the cabinet headed by Ataur Rahman Khan, Mansur served in different periods as the province's minister of law, parliamentary affairs, food, agriculture, commerce and industry. Mansur was re-arrested in the aftermath of the coup d'etat led by Ayub Khan, who became President of Pakistan and imposed martial law. He would remain incarcerated from 1958 to 1959.
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