M. A. Sattar | |
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এম এ সাত্তার ایم اے ستار | |
4th Chief Whip of Parliament | |
In office 15 April 1988 – 6 December 1990 | |
Speaker | Shamsul Huda Chowdhury |
Preceded by | T.I.M. Fazlay Rabbi Chowdhury |
Succeeded by | Khandaker Delwar Hossain |
Member of Parliament | |
In office 10 July 1986 – 6 December 1990 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Sirajul Islam |
Constituency | Narayanganj-4 |
Minister of Labor and Manpower | |
In office July 1986 – March 1987 | |
Prime Minister | Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury |
Minister of Jute and Textiles | |
In office July 1985 – April 1986 | |
Prime Minister | Ataur Rahman Khan |
Preceded by | Sultan Ahmad |
Succeeded by | Sultan Mahmud |
Advisor to the President of Bangladesh | |
In office 1983–1985 | |
President | Hussain Muhammad Ershad |
Personal details | |
Born | Mohammad Abdus Sattar 1 March 1925 Durgapur, Rangpur, Bengal Presidency, British India |
Died | 5 June 2009 Dhaka Bangladesh | (aged 84)
Resting place | Masdair Graveyard |
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Political party | Jatiya Party |
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Mohammad Abdus Sattar (Bengali: মোহাম্মদ আবদুস সাত্তার, Urdu: محمد عبدالستار; 1 March 1925 – 5 June 2009), known as M. A. Sattar (এম এ সাত্তার), was a prominent Bangladeshi business magnate and politician. He was the founding chairman and managing director of Sattar & Company Ltd., Sattar Jute Mills Ltd., Hasna Shipbuilding & Navigation Ltd., and Rangpur Industries Ltd.[1] In the 1980s, Sattar held several cabinet ministry positions, was elected as a member of parliament twice, and was chief whip in President Ershad's government from 1988 to 1990.[2][3][4]