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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{For|disambiguation| Abdus Sattar}}
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| birth_date = 5 June 1925
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| death_date = 28 February 1991
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| office1 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
| constituency1 = [[Lalgola (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Lalgola]]
| term1 = 1967–1991
| office2 = [[Minister (government)|Minister for Agriculture, Law and Minor Irrigation]]
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| term_start2 = 5 April 1972
| term_end2 = 21 June 1977

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| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
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'''Abdus Sattar''' (5 June 1925 – 28 February 1991) was an [[Indian National Congress]] politician, seven-time MLA and cabinet minister in the state.

==Early life==
Abdus Sattar, son of Kalimuddin Biswas, was born at Lalgola in Murshidabad district on 5 June 1925. He did his post-graduation and degree in law from the University of Calcutta.<ref name=charitabhidhan>Samsad Bangali Charitabhidhan (Biographical Dictionary) by Anjali Bose, Vol II, 3rd edition 2004, page 46, {{ISBN|81-86806-99-7}}, (in Bengali) Sishu Sahitya Samsad Pvt. Ltd., 32A Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road, Kolkata-700009</ref>

==Political career==
In 1965, he was leader of the Congress Party in the West Bengal Legislative Council. He won from the [[Lalgola (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]] in 1967,<ref name=vidhansabha1967>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20report%20WB1967.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | accessdate = 20 July 2014}}</ref> 1969,<ref name=vidhansabha1969>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1969/StatReport_WB_69.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission |accessdate = 20 July 2014}}</ref> 1971,<ref name=vidhansabha1971>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_WB_71.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | accessdate = 20 July 2014}}</ref> 1972,<ref name=vidhansabha1972>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatReport_WB_72.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | accessdate = 20 July 2014}}</ref> 1977,<ref name=vidhansabha1977>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportWestBengal77.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | accessdate = 20 July 2014}}</ref> 1982<ref name=vidhansabha1982>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1982/StatisticalReportWestBengal82.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | accessdate = 20 July 2014}}</ref> and 1987.<ref name=vidhansabha1987>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1987/StatisticalReportWestBengal87.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | accessdate = 20 July 2014}}</ref>

He was in the UDF{{Clarify|date=April 2019|reason=United Democratic Front? Which? Kerala? Mizoram?}} ministries in 1969 and 1971. In 1972, he was minister for agriculture, law and minor irrigation in the [[Siddhartha Shankar Ray]] ministry.<ref name=charitabhidhan/> He was the leader of the opposition in the assembly from 1982 to 1991.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wbassembly.gov.in/html/leadersOfOp.html|title = - West Bengal Legislative Assembly}}</ref>

==Death==
He died on 28 February 1991.<ref name=charitabhidhan/> After his death, his son, [[Abu Hena]], continued to contest successfully the [[Lalgola (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Lalgola]] seat.<ref name=twocircles>{{cite web| url = http://twocircles.net/2011jun08/muslim_ministers_west_bengal_introduction.html |title = Muslim Ministers of West Bengal:An introduction |work= Abu Hena |date = 8 June 2011 |publisher= Two Circles | accessdate = 25 July 2014}}</ref>

== References ==
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