Abdul Fatah joined the military while he was in high school, during the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies.

[5] At the start of his first term, Abdul Fatah designed the masterplan for Bekasi's development with the help of experts from the Bandung Institute of Technology and the Padjadjaran University.

A year before the end of his term, Abdul Fatah moved Bekasi's government office to the more central Ahmad Yani Street in order to improve public service.

Abdul also constructed the Jatiluhur reservoir technical irrigation and built the CBL (Cikarang Bekasi Laut) waste channel to prevent droughts from occurring during the dry season and floods during the rainy season.

These industrial areas in Bekasi underwent a massive growth following the construction of the Jakarta–Cikampek Toll Road.

On 12 April 1982, Abdul established the 45 Islamic Education Foundation, which gave birth to the Village Development Academy.