Tajik author Sattor Tursunov, also referred to as Sattor Tursun, was born into a family of farmers in the village of Posurkhi of Baisun district, Surkhon Dariya, Uzbekistan, on February 15, 1946. He joined the CPSU in 1975.

Tursunov graduated from Tajikistan State University with a degree in Arabic in 1970. In the same year, he worked as the Director of feature stories and propaganda at Sadoi Sharq. The themes of Tursunov's stories are centered on the life of Tajikistan's youth during the war and in peace time. The lives of collective farmers and laborers of Tajikistan are of special interest to him.

Tursun began writing during his school years. His first short story in 1967 was entitled "Dar Roh" ("On the Road"). His first collection of short stories, Dilli Garm (Warm Heart), was published in 1971. His other contributions include "Sukuti Qullaho" ("Silence at the Peaks," 1974); "Kamoni Rustam" ("Rustam's Bow," 1976); "Paivand" ("Connection," 1976); "Az Subh to Shom" ("From the Morning Until Night," 1979); "Chorroha" ("The Intersection," 1980); "Barf Ham Miguzarad" ("The Snow, Too, Will Pass," 1983); "Zindagi dar Domani Talhoi Surkh" ("Life on the Slopes of Red Hills," 1983); and others.

Tursunov became a member of the Union of Writers of Soviet Union in 1972. He received the Honorary Order of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of Tajikistan.