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Early life and education:
Abdus Sattar was born in 1906 in Daraka of Bolpur, Birbhum district of West Bengal (now in India). Sattar obtained his MA in Political Science and Law degree in 1929 from the University of Calcutta. He joined the Calcutta Judge Court Bar.
Abdus Sattar was born in 1906 in Daraka of Bolpur, Birbhum district of West Bengal (now in India). Sattar obtained his MA in Political Science and Law degree in 1929 from the University of Calcutta. He joined the Calcutta Judge Court Bar.
Career:
After the Partition of British India, Sattar moved to Dhaka, East Bengal of Pakistan. In 1969, he was appointed as Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan.
After independence of Bangladesh Abdus Sattar was appointed as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bangladesh Jiban Bima Corporation, 1973-1974. He was appointed as Chairman of the Journalist Wage Board, serving 1974-1975. In 1977 during the administration of president Ziaur Rahman Abdus Sattar was appointed as Minister of Law and Parliamentary Affairs.
Becoming active in politics, he joined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, which developed as the first political party after independence, in 1978. In 1979 Sattar was appointed Vice President of Bangladesh.
Following the assassination of Zia in May 1981 Vice-president Sattar became President. After election dates were set, Sattar won the nomination of the party, and was constitutionally elected president in November of that year when elections were held.[2] He was removed from power by a bloodless coup-d'etatled by India backed army chief Hossain Muhammad Ershad on March 24, 1982.
He died in Dhaka on October 5, 1985.
After the Partition of British India, Sattar moved to Dhaka, East Bengal of Pakistan. In 1969, he was appointed as Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan.
After independence of Bangladesh Abdus Sattar was appointed as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bangladesh Jiban Bima Corporation, 1973-1974. He was appointed as Chairman of the Journalist Wage Board, serving 1974-1975. In 1977 during the administration of president Ziaur Rahman Abdus Sattar was appointed as Minister of Law and Parliamentary Affairs.
Becoming active in politics, he joined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, which developed as the first political party after independence, in 1978. In 1979 Sattar was appointed Vice President of Bangladesh.
Following the assassination of Zia in May 1981 Vice-president Sattar became President. After election dates were set, Sattar won the nomination of the party, and was constitutionally elected president in November of that year when elections were held.[2] He was removed from power by a bloodless coup-d'etatled by India backed army chief Hossain Muhammad Ershad on March 24, 1982.
He died in Dhaka on October 5, 1985.