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Abdul Sattar Afghani | |
|---|---|
| 24th Mayor of Karachi | |
| In office 9 November 1979 – 12 February 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Allah Bakhsh Gabol |
| Succeeded by | Farooq Sattar |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from Sindh | |
| In office 2002–2006 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 July 1930 Karachi |
| Died | 4 November 2006 Karachi |
| Political party | Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan |
| Children | 7 (4 sons and 3 daughters) |
| Residence(s) | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Occupation | Politician |
Abdul Sattar Afghani (Urdu: عبدالستار افغانی; 6 July 1930 – 4 November 2006) was a politician from Karachi, Pakistan. He was twice elected Mayor of Karachi and once an elected member of the National Assembly of Pakistan (MNA).[1]
- ^ "KARACHI: Abdus Sattar Afghani passes away". Dawn. 5 November 2006. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
Coming from an ethnic Persian-speaking Tajik tribe, the Afghan family had left its ancestral town of Jalalabad some 150 years ago and settled partly in Bombay (now Mumbai) and partly in a tiny coastal town of Karachi.