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
BornMohammad 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
PartyJatiya Party
Other political
affiliations
Occupation
  • Industrialist
  • Politician
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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. 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.