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(Top) 1 Early life 2 Political career 2.1 In Kerala 2.2 Career in national politics 2.3 Other positions 3 Representing India 4 Minister in different ministries 5 Death 6 References 7 External links

E. Ahamed

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E. Ahamed

Ahamed in 2014

Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha

In office
2009–2017

Preceded by

Office established

Succeeded by

P. K. Kunhalikutty

Constituency

Malappuram

In office
2004–2009

Preceded by

G. M. Banatwala

Succeeded by

E. T. Mohammed Basheer

Constituency

Ponnani

In office
1991–2004

Preceded by

Ebrahim Sulaiman Sait

Succeeded by

T. K. Hamza

Constituency

Manjeri

Minister of State for External Affairs

In office
23 May 2004 – 26 May 2014

Prime Minister

Manmohan Singh

Minister

Preceded by

Vinod Khanna

Succeeded by

V. K. Singh

Personal details

Born

(1938-04-29)29 April 1938
Cannanore, Madras Presidency, British India
(now Kerala)

Died

1 February 2017(2017-02-01) (aged 78)
New Delhi

Political party

Indian Union Muslim League

Spouse

Zuhara Ahamed

Children

2 sons and 1 daughter

Alma mater

Brennen College, Tellicherry

E. Ahamed (29 April 1938 – 1 February 2017), Edappakath Ahamed in full,^[1] was an Indian politician from Kannur (then Cannanore) in northern Kerala.^[2]AMember of Parliament (Lok Sabha) between 1991 and 2017, he was a key figure in India's diplomatic relations with the Middle East.^[3]

Educated at Brennen College, Tellicherry and Trivandrum Law College, Ahamed was first elected to Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1967 (from Kannur, with Indian Union Muslim League).^[2]^[4] He later served as a cabinet minister (Industry) in the U D F ministry headed by Congress-leader K. Karunakaran (1982–87).^[4] He was first elected to the Parliament (Lok Sabha) in 1991.^[4] Ahamed was appointed Union Minister of State, Ministry of External Affairs, in 2004 (Congress-led U P A ministry headed by Manmohan Singh).^[2] He also served as Union Minister of State for Railways and Human Resource Development.^[2]

Ahamed served as the National President, Indian Union Muslim League between 2008 and 2017.^[2]^[4] He was the first Indian Union Muslim League union minister in independent India.^[5] In 2004, he was famously dispatched by Atal Bihari Vajpayee to the United Nations (Geneva) to represent India.^[6]^[7]

Early life[edit]

E. Ahamed was born on 29 April 1938 in a merchant family in Kannur, Malabar District (Now Kannur district, Kerala), to Edappakath Nafeesa Beevi and Ovintakath Abdul Khader.^[2]^[1] He carried his mother's 'house name' as his initials as the tradition among the Cannanore Mappilas.^[1]

He graduated from Government Brennen College, Tellicherry and later obtained a law degree from Trivandrum Law College.^[2] He was the first General Secretary of the M. S. F., the students' wing of Indian Union Muslim League.^[1] He also worked as a reporter for the Chandrika newsapaper.^[1] Ahamed married Zuhara in 1961 (died in an accident in 1999).^[2] The couple has three children.^[2]^[8]

Political career[edit]

In Kerala[edit]

Kerala Council of Ministers, 1982 - 87 (1983)

Mandate

Legislative Assembly

Constituency

Party

1967

3rd Assembly

Cannanore

Indian Union Muslim League

1977

5th Assembly

Koduvally

1980

6th Assembly

Tanur

1982

7th Assembly

1987

8th Assembly

Ahamed served as Minister for Industry from May 1982 to March 1987 (U D F ministry headed by Congress-leader K. Karunakaran).^[4]^[1]
He was a member of the Kerala and Calicut University Senate.^[4] He was also Chairman, Kannur Municipal Council (1981–83).^[4]
He also served as the founder Chairman, Kerala State Rural Development Board (1971–77), and Chairman, Kerala Small Industries Development Corporation.^[4]^[2]
Ahamed was chosen as the General Secretary, Indian Union Muslim League in 1995.^[2]

Career in national politics[edit]

Mandate

Constituency

Party

1991

Manjeri

Indian Union Muslim League

1996

1998

1999

2004

Ponnani

2009

Malappuram

2014

From 2004 to 2009, Ahamed served as the Minister of State for External Affairs.^[2] From 2009 to 2011, he was the Minister of State for Railways.^[2] He assumed charge again as Minister of State for External Affairs in early 2011.^[2] Ahamed also held the additional charge of the Union Minister of State, Human Resource Development 2011 to 2012.^[2]

Other positions[edit]

President

Muslim Educational Foundation, Panur, Kannur^[2]
Kannur Deenul Islam Sabha, Kerala^[2]

Member

Board of the Medical College, Pariyaram, Kerala^[2]
Managing Committee, MEA Engineering College, Malappuram^[2]
Executive Council, Aligarh Muslim University^[2]
Central Haj Committee^[2]

Representing India[edit]

Ahamed represented India in the United Nations several times between 1991 and 2014.^[9]^[1]
Special Emissary, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi to the Gulf (1984).^[9]
Chairman, Crisis Management Group (Iraq hostage crisis, August–September, 2004).^[2]

Minister in different ministries[edit]

Kerala Government

Period

Portfolio

Chief Minister

1982 – 1987

Industry

K. Karunakaran

Union Government

Period

Portfolios

Prime Minister

2004 – 2014

Junior Minister

External Affairs (2004–09 and 2011–14)
Railways (2009 - 2011)
Human Resource Development (2011 - 2012)

Manmohan Singh

Death[edit]

Ahamed died on 1 February 2017 after suffering a cardiac arrest in a joint session of Parliament.^[10]^[9] He was buried with full state honours at the Kannur City Juma Masjid.^[11]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Koodallur, Musthafa (1 February 2017). "Gujarat or Kashmir, Ahamed Never Minced his Words". Malayala Manorama.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v "E. Ahamed". Lok Sabha. Government of India.

^ "Former Union Minister E Ahamed Passes Away". Malayala Manorama. 1 February 2017.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "E. Ahamed". Kerala State Legislative Assembly. Government of Kerala.

^ "E. Ahamed: Minister of State for External Affairs". Hindustan Times. 19 June 2004. Archived from the original on 7 June 2020.

^ Madampat, Shajahan (11 April 2019). "The importance of IUML". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.

^ Nair, Preetha (19 April 2019). "A Coloured Scheme of Things". Outlook. Archived from the original on 17 June 2020.

^ "Muslim League Deshiya Adhyakshanum Mun Kendra Manthriyumaya E. Ahamed M. P. Antharichu". Malayala Manorama. 1 February 2017. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017.