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'''Abdul Sattar Afghani''' ({{lang-ur|عبدالستار افغانی}}; 6 July 1930 – 4 November 2006) was a politician from Karachi, [[Pakistan]]. He was twice elected mayor of Karachi<ref name="dawn">{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/217585/karachi-abdus-sattar-afghani-passes-away|title=KARACHI: Abdus Sattar Afghani passes away|work=Dawn|date=5 November 2006|accessdate=28 November 2020}}</ref> and once a member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] (MNA).
'''Abdul Sattar Afghani''' ({{langx|ur|عبدالستار افغانی}}; 6 July 1930 – 4 November 2006) was a politician from Karachi, [[Pakistan]]. He was twice elected [[Mayor of Karachi]] and once an elected member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] (MNA).<ref name="dawn">{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/217585/karachi-abdus-sattar-afghani-passes-away|title=KARACHI: Abdus Sattar Afghani passes away|work=Dawn|date=5 November 2006|access-date=28 November 2020|quote=Coming from an ethnic Persian-speaking Tajik tribe, the Afghan family had left its ancestral town of Jalalabad some 150 years ago and settled partly in Bombay (now Mumbai) and partly in a tiny coastal town of Karachi.}}</ref>


== Background ==
== Background ==
Afghani had [[Persian language|Persian]]-speaking Afghan [[Tajiks|Tajik]] heritage; his ancestors migrated from [[Jalalabad]], Afghanistan, and settled in [[Mumbai|Bombay]] and [[Karachi]].<ref name="dawn"/> Afghani's family were residents of Karachi's [[Lyari Town|Lyari]] neighourhood, living near the Pathan Mosque in Moosa Lane.<ref name="dawn"/> His uncle wanted him to join the [[Indian National Congress]] youth wing, but [[Abul A'la Maududi|Maulana Maudoodi]] convinced him to join [[Jamaat-e-Islami|Jamaat e Islami]] instead.>ref name="dawn"/> His mother tongue was Persian but was also fluent in ethnic languages such as Sindhi, Balochi, Gujarati, Pashto etc. The late Afghani's forefathers had settled in Lyari and his father made his permanent abode near Pathan Mosque in [[Moosa Lane]] where the family still lives.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2006-11-05|title=KARACHI: Abdus Sattar Afghani passes away|url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/217585/karachi-abdus-sattar-afghani-passes-away|access-date=2020-09-14|website=DAWN.COM|language=en}}</ref>
Afghani had [[Persian language|Persian]]-speaking Afghan [[Tajiks in Pakistan|Tajik heritage]];<ref name="dawn"/> his ancestors migrated from [[Jalalabad]], Afghanistan, and settled in [[Mumbai|Bombay]] and [[Karachi]]. Afghani's family were residents of Karachi's [[Lyari Town|Lyari]] neighbourhood, living near the Pathan Mosque in Moosa Lane.<ref name="dawn"/> His uncle wanted him to join the [[Indian National Congress]] youth wing, but [[Abul A'la Maududi|Maulana Maudoodi]] convinced him to join [[Jamaat-e-Islami|Jamaat e Islami]] instead.<ref name="dawn"/> His mother tongue was Persian, but he was also fluent in other local languages such as Sindhi, Balochi, Gujarati and Pashto.<ref name="dawn"/> He was an alumnus of the [[University of Karachi]].<ref name="dawn"/>


==Political career==
==Political career==
===Mayor of Karachi===
===Mayor of Karachi===
He was first elected mayor in 1979, serving until 1983.<ref name="elec">[http://elections.com.pk/candidatedetails.php?id=1800 Profile] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101215015406/http://elections.com.pk/candidatedetails.php?id=1800 |date=15 December 2010 }} Retrieved 1 October 2010</ref><ref name="dawn"/> He was then reelected the same year and served until 1987.<ref name="elec"/><ref name="dawn"/> He was known for his outspokenness for the rights of the city. He was arrested and removed from his office when he was leading a procession of councilors from [[Karachi Metropolitan Corporation Building|KMC Building]] to the Sindh Secretariat to protest against the [[Government of Sindh|provincial government]]’s decision not to part with motor-vehicle tax and property tax in favour of [[Karachi Metropolitan Corporation|KMC]].
He was first elected mayor in 1979, serving until 1983.<ref name="elec">[http://elections.com.pk/candidatedetails.php?id=1800 Profile] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101215015406/http://elections.com.pk/candidatedetails.php?id=1800 |date=15 December 2010 }}. Retrieved 1 October 2010</ref><ref name="dawn"/> He was then reelected the same year and served until 1987.<ref name="elec"/><ref name="dawn"/> He was known for his outspokenness for the rights of the city. He was arrested and removed from his office when he was leading a procession of councilors from [[Karachi Metropolitan Corporation Building|KMC Building]] to the Sindh Secretariat to protest against the [[Government of Sindh|provincial government]]'s decision not to part with motor-vehicle tax and property tax in favour of [[Karachi Metropolitan Corporation|KMC]].


===National Assembly===
===National Assembly===
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==Death==
==Death==
Afghani died in November 2006 at the [[Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi|Aga Khan University Hospital]], Karachi.<ref name="dawn"/> He was buried in the [[Mewashah Graveyard]] in [[Lyari]].<ref name="dawn"/>
Afghani died in November 2006 at the [[Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi|Aga Khan University Hospital]], Karachi.<ref name="dawn"/> He was buried in the [[Mewa Shah Graveyard]] in [[Lyari]].<ref name="dawn"/>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Politicians from Karachi]]
[[Category:Politicians from Karachi]]
[[Category:Members of the National Assembly of Pakistan]]
[[Category:Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan politicians]]
[[Category:University of Karachi alumni]]
[[Category:Burials at Mewa Shah Graveyard]]

Latest revision as of 15:29, 26 October 2024

For disambiguation, see Abdus Sattar.

Abdul Sattar Afghani
24th Mayor of Karachi
In office
9 November 1979 – 12 February 1987
Preceded byAllah Bakhsh Gabol
Succeeded byFarooq Sattar
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from Sindh
In office
2002–2006
Personal details
Born6 July 1930
Karachi
Died4 November 2006
Karachi
Political partyJamaat-e-Islami Pakistan
Children7 (4 sons and 3 daughters)
Residence(s)Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
OccupationPolitician

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 an elected member of the National Assembly of Pakistan (MNA).[1]

Background

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Afghani had Persian-speaking Afghan Tajik heritage;[1] his ancestors migrated from Jalalabad, Afghanistan, and settled in Bombay and Karachi. Afghani's family were residents of Karachi's Lyari neighbourhood, living near the Pathan Mosque in Moosa Lane.[1] His uncle wanted him to join the Indian National Congress youth wing, but Maulana Maudoodi convinced him to join Jamaat e Islami instead.[1] His mother tongue was Persian, but he was also fluent in other local languages such as Sindhi, Balochi, Gujarati and Pashto.[1] He was an alumnus of the University of Karachi.[1]

Political career

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Mayor of Karachi

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He was first elected mayor in 1979, serving until 1983.[2][1] He was then reelected the same year and served until 1987.[2][1] He was known for his outspokenness for the rights of the city. He was arrested and removed from his office when he was leading a procession of councilors from KMC Building to the Sindh Secretariat to protest against the provincial government's decision not to part with motor-vehicle tax and property tax in favour of KMC.

National Assembly

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He was first elected as a member of Basic democracies system by Ayub Khan in 1960s, in 1970s he contested general elections against PPP's Abdul Sattar Gabol from Lyari but lost the election, in 1985 he contested on the same seat against PPP's Ghulam Mohammad Chishti but again lost the election. Afghani finally managed to win a seat in the National Assembly in 2002 from Karachi (NA 250, Karachi XII).[2]

Family

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Afghani married at the age of 17 and had four sons and three daughters.[2]

Death

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Afghani died in November 2006 at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi.[1] He was buried in the Mewa Shah Graveyard in Lyari.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "KARACHI: Abdus Sattar Afghani passes away". Dawn. 5 November 2006. Retrieved 28 November 2020. Coming from an ethnic Persian-speaking Tajik tribe, the Afghan family had left its ancestral town of Jalalabad some 150 years ago and settled partly in Bombay (now Mumbai) and partly in a tiny coastal town of Karachi.
  2. ^ a b c d Profile Archived 15 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 1 October 2010
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