Mohammed Ali Bogra (1909 - 1963) (Bengali: মোহাম্মদ আলী বগুড়া; Urdu: محمد علی بوگرہ) was a Pakistani statesman of Bengali origin, who served as Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1953 until 1955.
Born at Bogra to a Shia Muslim family descended from the Nawabs of Bengal, he attended the University of Calcutta and followed his education with a career in politics. In 1937 he began to receive prominence when he was elected to the assembly of Bengal. He...
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Mohammed Ali Bogra (1909 - 1963) (Bengali: মোহাম্মদ আলী বগুড়া; Urdu: محمد علی بوگرہ) was a Pakistani statesman of Bengali origin, who served as Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1953 until 1955.
Born at Bogra to a Shia Muslim family descended from the Nawabs of Bengal, he attended the University of Calcutta and followed his education with a career in politics. In 1937 he began to receive prominence when he was elected to the assembly of Bengal. He would move up within the government of Bengal, serving under Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy as the Health Minister and later Finance Minister.
Upon the formation of Pakistan in 1947, Bogra was elected to the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan but after disagreement with Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the Governor-General, over the issue of the Bengali Language, he was sent abroad as an Ambassador and served in Burma, Canada, and eventually as a two-time Ambassador to the United States.
In 1953, he was selected by Governor General of Pakistan Ghulam Muhammad...
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