Thanikunnel Mathew Jacob (16 September 1950 – 30 October 2011) was an Indian politician and the leader of the Kerala Congress (Jacob). Jacob was the Food & Civil Supplies Minister[1] in the UDF government, which was elected into power in Kerala in 2011.[2]
Jacob was born into the Thanikunnel family, on 16 September 1950, to T. S. Mathew and Annamma Mathew, as their second son.[9][10] He was married to Daisy who works as AGM in Federal Bank, Trivandrum. The couple have a son Anoop Jacob and a daughter Ambili.[11] Suffering from various illnesses, he was admitted to Lakeshore Hospital, Kochi on 17 October 2011[10] and died there on 30 October 2011, following liver failure.[12] He had also been under treatment for pulmonary hypertension.[13] He was interred at the Kakkoor St. Mary's Jacobite church, Piravom.[14] Anoop was elected from Piravom State Assembly Constituency following his father's death, and served as the minister of food & civil supplies in Oommen Chandy ministry. Ambili is working in Technopark Trivandrum.