Abdus Sattar | |
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আব্দুস সাত্তার | |
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7th President of Bangladesh | |
In office 30 May 1981 – 24 March 1982 | |
Prime Minister | Shah Azizur Rahman |
Vice President | Mirza Nurul Huda Mohammad Mohammadullah |
Preceded by | Ziaur Rahman |
Succeeded by | A.F.M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury |
2nd Vice President of Bangladesh | |
In office June 1977 – 30 May 1981 | |
President | Ziaur Rahman |
Preceded by | Syed Nazrul Islam |
Succeeded by | Mirza Nurul Huda |
2nd Chairman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
In office 30 May 1981 – 30 May 1984 | |
General Secretary | Nurul Islam Shishu |
Preceded by | Ziaur Rahman |
Succeeded by | Khaleda Zia |
Interior Minister of Pakistan | |
In office 17 March 1956 – 12 September 1956 | |
Prime Minister | Chaudhry Muhammad Ali |
Preceded by | A. K. Fazlul Huq |
Succeeded by | Mir Ghulam Ali Talpur |
Personal details | |
Born | Birbhum, Bengal, British India | 1 March 1906
Died | 5 October 1985 Dhaka, Bangladesh | (aged 79)
Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
Alma mater | University of Calcutta |
Abdus Sattar (1 March 1906[1] – 5 October 1985)[2] was a Bangladeshi statesman.[3] A leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), he served as the president of Bangladesh from 1981 to 1982, and earlier as the vice president. A jurist by profession, Abdus Sattar held numerous constitutional and political offices in British India, East Pakistan and Bangladesh. He was a cabinet minister, supreme court judge, and chief election commissioner.
Abdus Sattar was one of the few executive presidents in the country's history. Beset by health problems and old age, his short lived presidency was marked by growing political turmoil and interference from the military. Abdus Sattar was overthrown in the 1982 Bangladesh coup d'état.