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| constituency = Alappuzha State Assembly constituency<br />
| birth_date = 22 March 1924<br />
| death_date = 11 May 2015<br />
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
| office = Deputy Speaker at Kerala Legislative Assembly<br />
| termstart = 15 March 1960<br />
| termend = 10 September 1964<br />
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'''A. Nafeesath Beevi''' (1924-2015) was the Deputy Speaker of Kerala Legislative Assembly from 15 March 1960 to 10 September 1964.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Members - Kerala Legislature|url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/members/m451.htm|access-date=2020-06-12|website=www.niyamasabha.org}}</ref><br />
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She was born on 22 March 1924 to Abdul Karim and Hawa Umma.<ref name=":1" /> She did her education from Pope Pius XI High School at Bharanikkavu, Women’s College, Thiruvananthapuram and SD College, Alappuzha. She secured her law degree from Law College, Ernakulam and enrolled as an advocate in 1953.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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She married Abdulla Kutty and had one son and three daughters.<ref name=":1" /> At the age of 91, she left the world on 11 May 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|agency=IANS|date=11 May 2015 |title=Veteran Congress leader Nafeesath Beevi dead|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/nafeesath-beevi-no-more-congress-kerala-assembly-252419-2015-05-11|access-date=2020-06-12|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Veteran Congress leader Nafeesath Beevi dead|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/veteran-congress-leader-nafeesath-beevi-dead-1.233313|access-date=2020-06-12|website=Mathrubhumi|language=en}}</ref> She rests at [[Palayam Juma Mosque|Palayam Jumma Masjid]], Trivandrum.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nafeesath Beevi Laid to Rest|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2015/may/13/Nafeesath-Beevi-Laid-to-Rest-759810.html|access-date=2020-06-12|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><br />
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== Political life ==<br />
The political life of '''A. Nafeesath Beevi''' can be traced from 1954 through Indian National Congress. She was quite active during the ‘Vimochana Samaram’ (liberation struggle)and was even imprisoned for being a part of the agitations.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Nafeesath Beevi Passes Away|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2015/may/12/Nafeesath-Beevi-Passes-Away-759462.html|access-date=2020-06-12|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> By being active in the organisational work of the Congress party, she rose to prominence in both [[Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee]] and [[All India Congress Committee]].<ref name=":0" /> She is an advocate by profession and has dedicated around six decades for full time congress politics. She was actively involved in organizing various cooperative societies and women’s associations.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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In the Second Kerala Legislative Assembly, which began on February 22, 1960, Kerala made history by electing [[K. M. Seethi Sahib|K.M.Seethi Sahib]] of IUML as the speaker and A. Nafeesath Beevi of [[Indian National Congress]] as the deputy speaker of the house.<ref>{{Cite web|title=General Info - Kerala Legislature|url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/ginfo_2_4.htm|access-date=2020-06-12|website=www.niyamasabha.org}}</ref> For the first time, two Muslims from two different party came to control the house. Nafeesath Beevi got elected to the assembly from [[Alappuzha (State Assembly constituency)|Alappuzha State Assembly constituency]] in 1960.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-05-12|title=Nafeesath Beevi dead|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/nafeesath-beevi-dead/article7195530.ece|access-date=2020-06-12|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> She had also served as a Member of the [[Kerala Women's Commission|Kerala State Women’s Commission]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Suresh|first=Sreelakshmi|last2=stateofkerala.in|title=Kerala State - Everything about Kerala|url=http://www.stateofkerala.in/niyamasabha/nafeesath_beevi.php|access-date=2020-06-12|website=www.stateofkerala.in|language=en}}</ref> She had failed attempts to enter Lok Sabha from Kerala.<br />
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[[Category:1924 births]]<br />
[[Category:2015 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Malayali politicians]]<br />
[[Category:History of Kerala (1947–present)]]<br />
[[Category:Kerala MLAs 1960–1964]]<br />
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