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{{short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{short description|Last Civilian Governor of East Pakistan}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Abdul Motaleb Malik
| name = Abdul Motaleb Malik
| image =
| office = [[Governor of East Pakistan]]
| office = 14th [[Governor of East Pakistan]]
| term_start = 31 August 1971
| term_start = 31 August 1971
| term_end = 14 December 1971
| term_end = 14 December 1971
| predecessor = [[Tikka Khan]]
| predecessor = [[Tikka Khan]]
| successor = [[A. A. K. Niazi]]
| successor = [[A. A. K. Niazi]]
| birth_date = 1905
| birth_date = 7 September 1905
| birth_place = [[Chuadanga District|Chuadanga]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British Raj|British India]]
| birth_place = [[Chuadanga District|Chuadanga]], [[Bengal Presidency|Bengal]], [[British Raj|British India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age |1977|||1905||}}
| death_date = {{death date and age |1977|6|21|1905|9|7|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Old Dhaka Central Jail|Dacca Central Jail]], [[Dhaka Division|Dhaka]], Bangladesh
| death_place =
| party = [[Pakistan Muslim League]]
| party = [[Pakistan Muslim League]]
| president = [[Yahya Khan]]
| president = [[Yahya Khan]]
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'''Abdul Motaleb Malik''' (1905–1977)<ref name="Ahmad1985" /> was the last civilian [[East Pakistan#Governors|Governor of East Pakistan]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Airlift of Refugees To Pakistan Urged |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1971/10/09/archives/airlift-of-refugees-to-pakistan-urged.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=15 November 2016|date=9 October 1971}}</ref>
'''Abdul Motaleb Malik''' (7 September 1905– 21 June 1977)<ref name="Ahmad1985" /> was the last civilian [[East Pakistan#Governors|Governor of East Pakistan]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Airlift of Refugees To Pakistan Urged |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1971/10/09/archives/airlift-of-refugees-to-pakistan-urged.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=15 November 2016|date=9 October 1971}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
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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.<ref name="ghdtf" />
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.<ref name="ghdtf" />


He was made the Governor of East Pakistan on 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 [[International Committee of the Red Cross|Red Cross]] shelter at [[InterContinental Dhaka|Dhaka Hotel Intercontinental]].<ref name="ghdtf" /> On 20 November 1972 he was sentenced to life in prison for waging war against [[Bangladesh]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Sellars|first1=Kirsten|title=Trials for International Crimes in Asia|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=9781107104655|pages=22|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pk-2CgAAQBAJ&pg=PA22|year=2015}}</ref>
He was made the Governor of East Pakistan on 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 (20th-century politician)|Abdul Jabbar Khan]], [[Ghulam Azam]], and Pir Mohsinuddin. He resigned on 14 December 1971 with his entire cabinet after [[Indian Air Force|Indian]] [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21|MIG-21's]] had bombed a [[Dhaka|Dacca]] Government House where he was attending a high level-meeting.<ref>Governor Malik resigns after MiGs take out Government House in Dacca. (1971) http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/archives/1971/Dec14/Art04.htm</ref> He then sought refuge in the [[Neutral zone (territorial entity)|neutral zone]], which had been created by the [[International Committee of the Red Cross|International Red Cross]] at the [[InterContinental Dhaka|Dhaka Hotel Intercontinental]].<ref name="ghdtf" /> On 20 November 1972 he was sentenced to life in prison for waging war against [[Bangladesh]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Sellars|first1=Kirsten|title=Trials for International Crimes in Asia|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=9781107104655|pages=22|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pk-2CgAAQBAJ&pg=PA22|year=2015}}</ref>

== Pakistan Football Federation ==
Malik served as president of the [[Pakistan Football Federation]] between 1952 and 1958.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pakistan Football Federation |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150404135433if_/http://www.pff.com.pk/history.php}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Governors of East Pakistan]]
[[Category:Governors of East Pakistan]]
[[Category:People from Chuadanga District]]
[[Category:People from Chuadanga District]]
[[Category:Politicians from Khulna Division]]
[[Category:1977 deaths]]
[[Category:1977 deaths]]
[[Category:20th-century Bengalis]]
[[Category:20th-century Bengalis]]
[[Category:Members of the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan]]
[[Category:Bengal MLAs 1946–1947]]
[[Category:East Bengal MLAs 1947–1954]]
[[Category:Presidents of the Pakistan Football Federation]]

Latest revision as of 19:10, 11 October 2024

Abdul Motaleb Malik
14th Governor of East Pakistan
In office
31 August 1971 – 14 December 1971
PresidentYahya Khan
Preceded byTikka Khan
Succeeded byA. A. K. Niazi
Minister of Health
In office
20 September 1949 – 15 May 1950
Prime MinisterLiaquat Ali Khan
Preceded bySardar Bahadur Khan
In office
31 March 1951 – 11 August 1955
Prime MinisterKhwaja Nazimuddin
Mohammad Ali Bogra
Succeeded byKamini Kumar Datta
Personal details
Born7 September 1905
Chuadanga, Bengal, British India
Died21 June 1977(1977-06-21) (aged 71)
Dacca Central Jail, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Political partyPakistan Muslim League

Abdul Motaleb Malik (7 September 1905– 21 June 1977)[1] was the last civilian Governor of East Pakistan.[2]

Early life

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He was born on 1905 in Chuadanga, Bengal Presidency, British India.[3] He studied medicine in Vienna.[1] He was a trade unionist in Bengal.[3]

Career

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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.[3]

He was made the Governor of East Pakistan on 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 after Indian MIG-21's had bombed a Dacca Government House where he was attending a high level-meeting.[4] He then sought refuge in the neutral zone, which had been created by the International Red Cross at the Dhaka Hotel Intercontinental.[3] On 20 November 1972 he was sentenced to life in prison for waging war against Bangladesh.[5]

Pakistan Football Federation

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Malik served as president of the Pakistan Football Federation between 1952 and 1958.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Ahmad, Syed Nur (1985). Baxter, Craig (ed.). From Martial Law to Martial Law. Translated by Ali, Mahmud. Westview Press. p. 414. ISBN 0-86531-845-X.
  2. ^ "Airlift of Refugees To Pakistan Urged". The New York Times. 9 October 1971. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d "BANGABHABAN - The President House of Bangladesh". bangabhaban.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  4. ^ Governor Malik resigns after MiGs take out Government House in Dacca. (1971) http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/archives/1971/Dec14/Art04.htm
  5. ^ Sellars, Kirsten (2015). Trials for International Crimes in Asia. Cambridge University Press. p. 22. ISBN 9781107104655.
  6. ^ "Pakistan Football Federation".
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