Who is Mohammad Ali Bogra? Relationship, Measurements, Net Worth



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Mohammad Ali Bogra was born on 19 August 1909, in Pabna, Bengal Presidency, British India. His father, Shamsul Huda, was a district judge and his mother, Nawabzadi Dilshad Begum, was the daughter of Nawab Sir Khwaja Salimullah of Dacca. He had two brothers, Khwaja Nizamuddin and Khwaja Ahsanuddin, and two sisters, Begum Jahanara Ali and Begum Shamsunnahar Ali. He was educated at the Rajshahi Collegiate School and the Presidency College, Calcutta. In 1928, he went to England to study law at the Middle Temple.

He was called to the Bar in 1931 and returned to India to practise law. He started his career as a barrister in the Calcutta High Court. In 1934, he married Begum Shaista Suhrawardy, the daughter of Sir Hussain Suhrawardy. They had four children: three sons, Khwaja Shahabuddin, Khwaja Mohammad Tariq and Khwaja Mohammad Shafiq, and a daughter, Begum Zebunnisa Ali.

In 1947, he was elected to the Constituent Assembly of India from Bengal. He was a member of the Assembly’s Steering Committee and the Drafting Committee. He was also a member of the Indian delegation to the United Nations General Assembly in 1947-48. In 1953, he was appointed as the Minister of Commerce and Industry in the first cabinet of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. He held this post until 1957. In 1957, he was appointed as the Foreign Minister of India. He held this post until 1962.

In 1962, he was appointed as the Prime Minister of Pakistan by President Ayub Khan. He held this office until 1963. In 1963, he was dismissed from office by President Ayub Khan. He remained in opposition to the Ayub Khan regime until his death in 1967.

Mohammad Ali Bogra was a leading figure in the Pakistan Movement. He was one of the founders of the Muslim League. He also played a key role in the negotiations that led to the creation of Pakistan in 1947. He served as the Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1962 to 1963.

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