Farooq Sattar
Muhammad Farooq Sattar (Urdu: محمد فاروق ستار; born 9 April 1959) is a Pakistani politician who is the leader of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan.
Farooq Sattar | |
|---|---|
| Convener of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan | |
| In office 23 August 2016 – 13 February 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Constituency | Constituency NA-249 |
| In office 16 March 2008 – 15 March 2013 | |
| Constituency | Constituency NA-249 |
| In office 1988–1993 | |
| Mayor of Karachi | |
| In office 9 January 1988 – 27 July 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Sattar Afghani |
| Succeeded by | Naimatullah Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 April 1959 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Political party | MQM-P (2016-present) |
| Alma mater | Jinnah Sindh Medical University |
Born in Karachi, Sattar was educated at the Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi. Sattar began his political career in 1987 as the Mayor of Karachi. In 1993, he served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Provincial Assembly of Sindh and had been a member of the provincial and federal cabinet, in various positions, since 1997. He served as the provincial Minister in Sindh government from 1997 to 1999 and as the Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis from 2008 to 2013.
He had been the deputy convener of the MQM as well its parliamentary leader in the National Assembly of Pakistan. He had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan and Provincial Assembly of Sindh since 1988, representing Karachi.