Abdus Sattar (president)

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 of Bangladesh. 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.

For other people with the same name, see Abdul Sattar (disambiguation).

Abdus Sattar
আব্দুস সাত্তার
7th President of Bangladesh
In office
30 May 1981 – 24 March 1982
Prime MinisterShah Azizur Rahman
Vice PresidentMirza Nurul Huda
Mohammad Mohammadullah
Preceded byZiaur Rahman
Succeeded byA.F.M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury
2nd Vice President of Bangladesh
In office
June 1977 – 30 May 1981
PresidentZiaur Rahman
Preceded bySyed Nazrul Islam
Succeeded byMirza Nurul Huda
2nd Chairman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party
In office
30 May 1981 – 30 May 1984
General SecretaryNurul Islam Shishu
Preceded byZiaur Rahman
Succeeded byKhaleda Zia
Interior Minister of Pakistan
In office
17 March 1956 – 12 September 1956
Prime MinisterChaudhry Muhammad Ali
Preceded byA. K. Fazlul Huq
Succeeded byMir Ghulam Ali Talpur
Personal details
Born(1906-03-01)1 March 1906
Birbhum, Bengal, British India (now West Bengal, India)
Died5 October 1985(1985-10-05) (aged 79)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party
Alma materUniversity of Calcutta

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.

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