Malik ministry

Ministry of Abdul Motaleb Malik

8th Cabinet of East Pakistan
1971
Date formed17 September 1971 (1971-09-17)
Date dissolved14 December 1971 (1971-12-14)
People and organisations
GovernorAbdul Motaleb Malik
AdministratorA. A. K. Niazi
No. of ministers13
Ministers removed2
Total no. of members15
Member party
Opposition cabinetNone
Opposition partyNone
Opposition leaderNone
History
Election1970
Outgoing election1965
PredecessorMonem ministry
SuccessorMujibnagar ministry

The Malik ministry was an interim cabinet formed in East Pakistan, Pakistan's former eastern province, during the Bangladesh War of Independence. 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.