Abdul Sattar Afghani

Abdul Sattar Afghani (Urdu: عبدالستار افغانی )(6 July 1930, Karachi[1][2] to 2006) was a politician from Karachi, Pakistan. He was twice elected mayor of Karachi[2] and once a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan (MNA).

Political career

Mayor of Karachi

He was first elected mayor in 1979, serving until 1983.[1][2] He was then reelected the same year and served until 1987.[1][2]

National Assembly

Afghani finally managed to win a seat in the National Assembly in 2002 from Karachi (NA 250, Karachi XII).[1]

Family

Afghani married at the age of 17 and had four sons and three daughters.[1]

Death

Afghani died in November 2006 at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi.[2] He was buried in the Mewashah Graveyard in Lyari.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Profile Retrieved 1 October 2010
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 KARACHI: Abdus Sattar Afghani passes away Dawn 5 November 2006. Retrieved 1 October 2010


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