Abdus Sattar (president)
Abdus Sattar | |
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আব্দুস সাত্তার | |
A.F.M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury | |
2nd Vice President of Bangladesh | |
In office June 1977 – 30 May 1981 | |
President | Ziaur Rahman |
Preceded by | Syed Nazrul Islam |
Succeeded by | Mirza Nurul Huda |
2nd Chairman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
In office 30 May 1981 – 30 May 1984 | |
General Secretary | Nurul Islam Shishu |
Preceded by | Ziaur Rahman |
Succeeded by | Khaleda Zia |
Interior Minister of Pakistan | |
In office 17 March 1956 – 12 September 1956 | |
Prime Minister | Chaudhry Muhammad Ali |
Preceded by | A. K. Fazlul Huq |
Succeeded by | Mir Ghulam Ali Talpur |
Personal details | |
Born | Birbhum, Bengal, British India | 1 March 1906
Died | 5 October 1985 Dhaka, Bangladesh | (aged 79)
Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
Alma mater | University of Calcutta |
Abdus Sattar (1 March 1906
Abdus Sattar was one of the few
Early life and career
Abdus Sattar was born in 1906 in
In 1969, Abdus Sattar was appointed as the
Abdus Sattar served as chairman of the board of directors in the Bangladesh Life Insurance Corporation (1973–1974), chairman of the Journalist Wage Board (1974–1975) and chairman of the Bangladesh Institute of Law and International Affairs. In 1975, he was appointed as an adviser to President Justice Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem and vested in charge of the Ministry of Law and Parliamentary Affairs.[4] In 1977, the new president and Chief Martial Law Administrator, Lt General Ziaur Rahman, appointed Abdus Sattar as vice president. With the reinstatement of multiparty politics, Abdus Sattar joined the newly formed Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in 1978. Speaking of Zia, Abdus Sattar said "He was like my son. I loved him too much. I loved him because he was trying to build this small country in a better way."[6]
Presidency
When Zia was assassinated in May 1981, a frail Vice-president Abdus Sattar was in hospital and automatically became the acting president of Bangladesh.[6] Speaking to foreign reporters in Bangabhaban on 4 June, he announced that elections within 180 days of the death of the former president were on schedule as per the constitution, to "foil any conspiracy to disturb the democratic process in the country." A state of emergency was imposed. The election date of 21 September was pushed back to 15 November, as opposition parties demanded more time to campaign. Violence occurred when 12 army officers were executed after being convicted of complicity in Zia's killing.
As the nominee of BNP, Abdus Sattar won the
Abdus Sattar formed a National Security Council to explore how the Bangladesh Armed Forces could contribute to the nation's development. He was elected unopposed as President of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in January 1982. Abdus Sattar then formed a new cabinet.[7] Vice-president Nurul Huda resigned on 21 March 1982, claiming that he was the victim of a conspiracy within the BNP.[8] Abdus Sattar appointed Mohammad Mohammadullah as Nurul Huda's replacement.[citation needed]
1982 military coup
A bloodless
Death
Abdus Sattar died at the
References
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- ^ "Bangabhaban – The President House of Bangladesh". bangabhaban.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 3 January 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ^ a b c Khan, Mofakkhar Hossain (2012). "Sattar, Justice Abdus". In Sirajul Islam; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ a b c Kolbert, Elizabeth (6 October 1985). "Abdus Sattar, Ex-Leader of Bangladesh, Dies". The New York Times.
- ^ a b "Acting President in Dacca Promises New Elections". The New York Times. 5 June 1981.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-135-35680-4.
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- ^ Liton, Shakhawat; Halder, Chaitanya Chandra (3 March 2014). "Ershad wanted to grab power after Zia killing". The Daily Star. Retrieved 26 June 2015.