30 Facts About Farooq Sattar

Muhammad Farooq Sattar is a Pakistani politician who is the Senior Deputy Convenor of the MQM-P.

Farooq Sattar began his political career in 1987 as the Mayor of Karachi.

Farooq Sattar served as the provincial Minister in Sindh government from 1997 to 1999 and as the Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis from 2009 to 2010.

Farooq Sattar had been the deputy convener of the MQM as well its parliamentary leader in the National Assembly of Pakistan.

Farooq Sattar had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan and Provincial Assembly of Sindh since 1988, representing Karachi.

Farooq Sattar graduated from Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi in 1986.

Farooq Sattar began his political career in 1979 after joining then newly formed student body All Pakistan Muttahidda Students Organization Farooq Sattar remained one of its active members until 1986.

Farooq Sattar was elected as the member of the National Assembly of Pakistan for the first time in 1988 Pakistani general election on the ticket on MQM from Karachi's south constituency.

Farooq Sattar was re-elected as the member of the National Assembly of Pakistan for the second time in 1990 Pakistani general election on the ticket on MQM from Karachi's south constituency.

Farooq Sattar was elected as the member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh for the first time in 1993 Pakistani general election on the ticket on MQM from Karachi's south constituency.

Farooq Sattar was appointed by MQM as the Leader of the Opposition in the Provincial Assembly of Sindh.

In 1994, Farooq Sattar was arrested after a crackdowns took place against MQM and was reportedly released in 1997.

Farooq Sattar was re-elected as the member of the National Assembly of Pakistan for the third time in 1997 Pakistani general election on the ticket on MQM from Karachi's south constituency.

Farooq Sattar was re-elected as the member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh for the second time in 1997 Pakistani general election on the ticket on MQM from Karachi's south constituency.

Farooq Sattar vacated his National Assembly seat to retain his winning provincial seat.

Farooq Sattar was inducted into provincial cabinet and was appointed as the provincial minister.

In 1999, Farooq Sattar was arrested over corruption charges soon after the 1999 Pakistani coup d'etat in which then Chief of Army Staff, Pervez Musharraf, overthrew elected government of Pakistan.

Farooq Sattar was released in 2001 after two years in jail.

Farooq Sattar was facing trial several cases in different session courts in Karachi.

Farooq Sattar didn't run for National Assembly seat in 2002 Pakistani general election for unknown reasons he was nominated by MQM to run in 2002 Pakistan by-elections which were held in 2003 and he was re-elected as the member of the National Assembly of Pakistan for the third time from Karachi's south constituency.

Farooq Sattar was re-elected as the member of the National Assembly of Pakistan for the fourth time in 2008 Pakistani general election on the ticket on MQM from Karachi's south constituency.

Pakistan Peoples Party however alleged that there was rigging in the constituency and accused MQM and Farooq Sattar for manipulating the final results.

Farooq Sattar was inducted into federal cabinet and served as the Federal Minister for overseas Pakistanis from 2008 until his resignation in 2010.

Farooq Sattar was re-elected as the member of the National Assembly of Pakistan for the fifth time in 2013 Pakistani general election on the ticket on MQM from Karachi's south constituency.

Farooq Sattar has been the senior deputy convener of the MQM and its parliamentary leader in the National Assembly.

Farooq Sattar served as chairman of the foreign affairs committee in the National Assembly during Pervez Musharraf's rule.

In 2016, Farooq Sattar was charged for listening to, organizing, and facilitating a speech by Altaf Hussain against the military and security agencies of Pakistan.

Later, Farooq Sattar disassociated with London-based leader of MQM Altaf Hussain saying that MQM will only operate from within Pakistan.

Farooq Sattar appointed himself as the convener of the coordination committee of MQM.

In November 2017, Farooq Sattar announced Muttahida Quami Movement Pakistan would make a political alliance with Pak Sarzameen Party.