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Abdul Sattar Afghani

Abdul Sattar Afghani
24th Mayor of Karachi
In office
November 9, 1979 – November 07, 1983
Preceded by Allah Bakhsh Gabol
Succeeded by Farooq Sattar
24th Mayor of Karachi
In office
November 07, 1983 – February 12, 1987
Pakistani Parliamentarian from Sindh
In office
2002–2006
Personal details
Born 6 July 1930
Died 4 November 2006
Political party Jamaat-e-Islami
Residence Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Occupation Politician
Religion Islam

Abdul Sattar Afghani (Urdu: عبدالستار افغانی‎; 6 July 1930 - 4 November 2006) was a politician from Karachi, Pakistan. He was twice elected mayor of Karachi and once a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan (MNA).

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

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

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

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


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