Haji Abdul Sattar

Haji Abdul Sattar Bachani had a distinguished political career. Since 1977, he had served as both a Member of the National Assembly (MNA) and a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh (MPA). He also held the position of PPP Hyderabad Division President and remained a core strategist in party affairs. His wife had also served as an MNA in the past.

Due to his active role during the MRD (Movement for the Restoration of Democracy), Bachani had been sentenced to flogging under General Zia ul Haq's martial law.

Most recently, Sattar was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from Constituency NA-223 (Tando Allahyar-cum-Matiari) in the 2013 Pakistani general election.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} He received 91,956 votes and defeated Rahila Gul Magsi, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).^[6]

Sattar died after a long illness in Karachi, on 5 July 2025, at the age of 74.^[7][8][9]