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Name
  
Abdul Afghani


Role
  
Politician

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Died
  
November 2006, Karachi, Pakistan

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).

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Mayor of Karachi

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

National Assembly

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

Family

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

Death

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

References

Abdul Sattar Afghani Wikipedia