Malik ministry
Ministry of Abdul Motaleb Malik | |
|---|---|
13th Cabinet of East Pakistan | |
| 1971 | |
| Date formed | 17 September 1971 |
| Date dissolved | 14 December 1971 |
| People and organisations | |
| Governor | Abdul Motaleb Malik |
| Administrator | A. A. K. Niazi |
| No. of ministers | 13 |
| Ministers removed | 2 |
| Total no. of members | 15 |
| Member party | |
| Status in legislature | Post dissolved |
| Opposition party | None |
| Opposition leader | None |
| History | |
| Election | 1970 |
| Outgoing election | 1965 |
| Predecessor | Monem II |
| Successor | Mujibnagar |
The Malik ministry was an interim cabinet formed in East Pakistan, Pakistan's former eastern province, during the Bangladesh Liberation War. This cabinet, characterized as a civilian form of military rule, was established on 17 September 1971 under the leadership of Abdul Motaleb Malik, the governor of East Pakistan, and lasted until two days before the independence of Bangladesh in 16 December of the same year.