Mohammad Shawkat Imam
Native name	মোহাম্মদ শাওকাত ইমাম
Born	20 May 1961 Tangail, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Died	25 February 2009(2009-02-25) (aged 47) Pilkhana, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Cause of death	Assassination
Allegiance	Bangladesh
Service / branch	Bangladesh Army Bangladesh Rifles
Years of service	1984-2009
Rank	Colonel
Unit	Regiment of Artillery
Commands	Sector Commander of BDR CO of 5th Air Defence Artillery Regiment CO of 23rd Rifles Battalion
Battles / wars	UNAMSIL Bangladesh Rifles Revolt †
Alma mater	Military Training Bangladesh Military Academy
Spouse(s)	Nuzhat Ahsan
Children	1

Md Shawkat Imam was a colonel in the Bangladesh Army. He held numerous posts, including commander of UN peacekeeping operations. He was the sector commander of Bangladesh Rifles in Teknaf^[1] when he was killed in the 2009 Bangladesh Rifles Mutiny.^[2][3]

Imam was born on 20 May 1961, in Tangail, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).^[4]

Imam completed the Bangladesh Public Service Commission course. He served as commander of the Bangladesh Rifles battalion 23.^[5] After the pro-democracy protests in Myanmar in 2007, the Junta deported Bangladeshi monks. Colonel Shawkat Imam was in charge of the area at the time.^[1]

Imam married Nuzhat Ahsan, and had one daughter, Sumera Azreen.^[6]

Imam was killed in the 2009 Bangladesh Rifles Mutiny. He was buried with full state honours along with the other officers killed in the mutiny at the National Parade Square.^[7] Imam was buried in the Bangladesh Army Graveyard in Banani, Dhaka on 2 March 2009.^[8]