M. A. Sattar
M. A. Sattar | |
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এম এ সাত্তার ایم اے ستار | |
| 4th Chief Whip of Parliament | |
| In office 15 April 1988 – 6 December 1990 | |
| Speaker | Shamsul Huda Chowdhury |
| Preceded by | T.I.M. Fazlay Rabbi Chowdhury |
| Succeeded by | Khandaker Delwar Hossain |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 10 July 1986 – 6 December 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Sirajul Islam |
| Constituency | Narayanganj-4 |
| Minister of Labor and Manpower | |
| In office July 1986 – March 1987 | |
| Prime Minister | Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury |
| Minister of Jute and Textiles | |
| In office July 1985 – April 1986 | |
| Prime Minister | Ataur Rahman Khan |
| Preceded by | Sultan Ahmad |
| Succeeded by | Sultan Mahmud |
| Advisor to the President of Bangladesh | |
| In office 1983–1985 | |
| President | Hussain Muhammad Ershad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mohammad Abdus Sattar 1 March 1925 Durgapur, Rangpur, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 5 June 2009 (aged 84) Dhaka Bangladesh |
| Resting place | Masdair Graveyard |
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| Political party | Jatiya Party |
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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.