M. A. Sattar

M. A. Sattar
এম এ সাত্তার
ایم اے ستار
4th Chief Whip of Parliament
In office
15 April 1988 – 6 December 1990
SpeakerShamsul Huda Chowdhury
Preceded byT.I.M. Fazlay Rabbi Chowdhury
Succeeded byKhandaker Delwar Hossain
Member of Parliament
In office
10 July 1986 – 6 December 1990
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded bySirajul Islam
ConstituencyNarayanganj-4
Minister of Labor and Manpower
In office
July 1986 – March 1987
Prime MinisterMizanur Rahman Chowdhury
Minister of Jute and Textiles
In office
July 1985 – April 1986
Prime MinisterAtaur Rahman Khan
Preceded bySultan Ahmad
Succeeded bySultan Mahmud
Advisor to the President of Bangladesh
In office
1983–1985
PresidentHussain Muhammad Ershad
Personal details
Born
Mohammad Abdus Sattar

(1925-03-01)1 March 1925
Durgapur, Rangpur, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died5 June 2009(2009-06-05) (aged 84)
Dhaka Bangladesh
Resting placeMasdair Graveyard
Nationality
Political partyJatiya Party
Other political
affiliations
Occupation
  • Industrialist
  • Politician

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]

  1. ^ Biographical Encyclopedia of Pakistan. Pakistan: Biographical Research Institute, Pakistan. 1955. p. 350.
  2. ^ Rahman, Syedur, ed. (1989). Historical dictionary of Bangladesh. United Kingdom: Scarecrow Press. pp. 222–223. ISBN 9780810848634.
  3. ^ ""Chief Whips of All Parliaments"".
  4. ^ "নারায়ণগঞ্জ-৪ আসনে চোখ". jugerchinta (in Bengali). Retrieved 3 March 2023.