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E. Ahamed
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	Natwar Singh; Manmohan Singh; Pranab Mukherjee; S. M. Krishna; Salman Khurshid;
Preceded by	Vinod Khanna
Succeeded by	V. K. Singh
Personal details
Born	29 April 1938; Cannanore, Madras Presidency, British India; (now Kerala)
Died	1 February 2017 (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] A Member 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

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 Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram.^[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

In Kerala


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

Mandate	Constituency	Party
1991	Manjeri	Indian Union Muslim League
1996
1998
1999
2004	Ponnani
2009	Malappuram
2014	Malappuram

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

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

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

Period	Portfolio	Chief Minister
Kerala Government
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

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

^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b ^c The Quint; Press Trust of India; Indo-Asian News Service (1 February 2017). "Kerala M. P. E. Ahamed Dies After Suffering Heart Attack in Parliament". The Quint.
^ "Former Minister E Ahamed Dies After Suffering Cardiac Arrest". NDTV. 1 February 2017.
^ "Kunhalikutty Wins Malappuram Lok Sabha By-poll, Clocks a Lead of 1.7 Lakh Votes". Malayala Manorama. 17 April 2017. Archived from the original on 17 April 2017.

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Lok Sabha
Preceded by Ebrahim Sulaiman Sait	Member of Parliament for Manjeri 1991 – 2004	Succeeded by T. K. Hamza
Preceded by G. M. Banatwala	Member of Parliament for Ponnani 2004 – 2009	Succeeded by E. T. Mohammed Basheer
Preceded by Constituency established	Member of Parliament for Malappuram 2009 – 2017	Succeeded by P. K. Kunhalikutty
Party political offices
Preceded by G. M. Banatwala	Leader Indian Union Muslim League Lok Sabha 2004 – 2017	Succeeded by E. T. Mohammed Basheer