Abdus Sattar (president), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Abdus Sattar (president)

President of Bangladesh

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1906

Place of Birth: Birbhum district, West Bengal, India

Date of Death: 05-Oct-1985

Profession: politician

Nationality: Pakistan, Bangladesh

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

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, Sattar held numerous constitutional and political offices in British Bengal, East Pakistan and Bangladesh.
He was a cabinet minister, supreme court judge, and chief election commissioner. 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.
Sattar was overthrown in the 1982 Bangladesh coup d'état.