Abdus Sattar (president)
Abdus Sattar | |
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আব্দুস সাত্তার | |
Sattar in 1981 | |
| 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 |
| Vice President of Bangladesh | |
| In office June 1977 – 30 May 1981 | |
| President | Ziaur Rahman |
| Preceded by | Syed Nazrul Islam |
| Succeeded by | Mirza Nurul Huda |
| Minister of Planning | |
| In office 27 November 1981 – 24 March 1982 | |
| President | Abdus Sattar |
| Preceded by | Fasihuddin Mahtab |
| Succeeded by | Abul Maal Abdul Muhith |
| Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs | |
| In office 21 January 1977 – 20 November 1981 | |
| President | Ziaur Rahman |
| Preceded by | Manoranjan Dhar |
| Succeeded by | Tafazzal Hossain Khan |
| Chairman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
| In office 30 May 1981 – 30 May 1984 | |
| 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 |
| Member of National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 7 July 1955 – 7 October 1958 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 March 1906 |
| Died | 5 October 1985 (aged 79) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta |
Abdus Sattar (1 March 1906 – 5 October 1985) was a Bangladeshi statesman. 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 of Pakistan. He took oath and became president shortly after the assassination of President Ziaur Rahman.
Abdus Sattar was an elected president through a popular vote. His short lived presidency was marked by growing political turmoil and interference from the military. Abdus Sattar was overthrown in March of 1982 by the then army chief General Hussain Muhammad Ershad.