Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XII Lok Sabha








AHAMED, SHRI E.
[MUSLIM LEAGUE - MANJERI (KERALA)]


Father's Name Late Shri Abdul Khader Haji Date of Birth 29 April 1938 Place of Birth Kannur (Kerala) Marital Status Married on 14 May 1961 Spouse's Name Smt. Zuhara Ahamed Children Two sons and one daughter Educational Qualifications B.A., B.L. Educated at Government Brennen College, Tellicherry and Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) Profession Lawyer Permanent Address Sitara, Thana Kannur-670012 (Kerala) Tel. (0497) 706713 Present Address 18, Ferozeshah Road, New Delhi-110001 Tel. (011) 3711424 Positions Held 1967 Member, Kerala State Muslim League Working onwardsCommittee 1967-91Member, Kerala Legislative Assembly (Five terms consecutively) 1981-83Chairman, Municipal Council, Kannur, Kerala 1982-87Minister, Industry, Kerala 1984President, Distt. Muslim League Committee, Kannur onwards 1987-91Chairman, Committee on Government Assurances 1991Elected to 10th Lok Sabha 1992-94Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation 1993-94Chairman, Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the House 1993Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil onwardsAviation and Tourism Special Permanent Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs 1994-96Member, Committee on Public Undertakings Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests 1995 National-Secretary, Indian Union Muslim League onwards 1996Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term) 1996-97Chairman, Committee on Government Assurances Member, Committee on Railways 1998Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term) 1998-99Chairman, Committee on Government Assurances Member, Committee on External Affairs and its Sub-Committee-III Member, General Purposes Committee Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation Books Published (i)One Foreign Journey and Numerous Memories; and (ii)A Story of Renaissance of Indian Muslims (in Malayalam) Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments Sub-Editor, Chandrika Daily, 1959-60; Member, Board of Directors, Chandrika; also contributes articles to journals

Social and Cultural Activities     

Associated with several  educational, cultural  and social 
institutions

Special Interests     

Promotion of education, establishing schools and institutions

Favourite Pastime and Recreation    

Reading, writing and music

Sports and Clubs     

Football and cricket

Countries Visited     

Widely travelled; led a high-level trade delegation of 
Government of India to Gulf countries, 1984 and served as 
Special Emissary of the then Prime Minister, late Smt. Indira
Gandhi; represented India in UN General Assembly,1992-97
(six times consecutively) ; Member,(i) Indian Delegation to 
World Social Summit, Copenhagen, 1995; (ii) Indian 
Parliamentary Delegations to various countries, 1994-96; 
and(iii) Fact finding Team on Mina Fire Tragedy, Saudi Arabia,
1997

Other Information     

General Secretary, Kerala Muslim Students' Federation, 1957-
62; President, Kannur Deenul Islam Sabha; Chairman, (i) Kerala
State Rural Development Board, 1971-77; and (ii) Kerala State 
Small Industries Development Corporation, 1978-80; Director and 
Board Member, K.T.D.C.; Member, (i) Executive Committee, District
Muslim Education Association, Kannur; (ii) Kerala University 
Senate; (iii) Calicut University Senate; (iv) National Shipping
Board; (v) Aligarh Muslim University Court; (vi) Board of Directors, 
Periyaram Medical College, Kannur; (vii) Kerala State Muslim League 
Secretariat; and (viii) Kerala State Handloom Advisory Board; 
Secretary, Bafakhy Thangal Memorial Trust (Regd.); was presented 
the Key to the city of Dallas by Mayor of Dallas in 1975 and 
performed holy Haj thrice

Election Result of Manjeri Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate 11,74,799 Total votes polled 8,13,232 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates (1) Shri E. Ahamed (M.U.L.) 4,00,609 (2) Shri K.V. Salahuddin [C.P.I.(M)] 2,94,600 (3) Prof. Sumathy Haridas (B.J.P.) 79,546 (4) Shri A.P. Abdul Vahab (I.N.L.) 32,191
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