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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = M.P. Abdussamad Samadani
| image = Mp abdussamad samadani.jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1959|1|1}}
| birth_place = [[Kottakkal]], [[India]]
| residence = [[Kottakkal]], [[Malappuram]]
| death_place =
| party = [[Indian Union Muslim League]]
| spouse = Najeeba
| office1 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| term_start1 = 4 June 2024
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 = [[E. T. Mohammed Basheer]]
| successor1 =
| constituency1 = [[Ponnani Lok Sabha constituency|Ponnani]], [[Kerala]]
| term_start2 = 2 May 2021<ref name="LSMember">{{cite web |title=Seventeenth Lok Sabha : Members Bioprofile : Samadani, Dr. M. P. Abdussamad |url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5532}}</ref>
| term_end2 = 4 June 2024
| predecessor2 = [[P. K. Kunhalikutty]]
| successor2 = [[E. T. Mohammed Basheer]]
| constituency2 = [[Malappuram (Lok Sabha constituency)|Malappuram]], [[Kerala]]
| office3 = [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start3 = May 2011
| term_end3 = May 2016
| successor3 = [[K. K. Abid Hussain Thangal]]
| constituency3 = [[Kottakkal (State Assembly constituency)|Kottakkal]]
| office4 = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
| term4 = 1994 to 2006
| constituency4 = [[Kerala]]
| nationality = [[India]]n
}}
'''M.P. Abdussamad Samadani''' (born 1 January 1959) is an Indian politician, orator, writer and scholar. He knows Malayalam, English, Urdu, Hindi, Arabic, Persian and Sanskrit languages.<ref name=":1" /> Samadani was awarded Doctor of Philosophy degree from [[Jawaharlal Nehru University|JNU]].<ref>{{cite news |title=IUML leader MP Abdussamad Samadani gets doctorate |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/iuml-leader-mp-abdussamad-samadani-gets-doctorate-jnu-phd-malappuram-1.5880456 |publisher=[[mathrubhumi]]}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
M.P. Abdussamad Samadani was born as son of M.P. Abdul Hameed Haidari and Ottakath Zainab on 1 January 1959 at [[Kottakkal]], [[Malappuram district]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Members - Kerala Legislature|url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/13kla/members/m_p_abdussamadsamadani.htm|access-date=2021-05-27|website=www.niyamasabha.org}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref name="MP Abdussamad Samadani: IUML’s Philosopher-Orator Candidate For Malappuram">{{cite news |last1=TimelineDaily |date=1 March 2024 |title=MP Abdussamad Samadani: IUML's Philosopher-Orator Candidate For Malappuram |url=https://timelinedaily.com/elections/mp-abdussamad-samadani-iuml-candidate-for-malappuram |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240801152939/https://timelinedaily.com/elections/mp-abdussamad-samadani-iuml-candidate-for-malappuram |archivedate=1 August 2024 |accessdate=1 August 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

== Education ==
Samadani holds a BA (Rank 1), MA (Rank 2) from [[Farook College]] in 1982, and MPhil from University of Calicut in 1986, LLB from [[Government Law College, Kozhikode]] in 2003. He did his PhD from [[Jawaharlal Nehru University|JNU]], New Delhi.<ref name=":1" />

== Political career ==
Samadani is a two time Parliament member (Rajya Sabha: 1994-2000, 2000-2006). He was a member of Kerala Legislative Assembly (Kottakkal constituency) from 2011 to 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kerala State Legislative Assembly|url=http://www.niyamasabha.nic.in/index.php/profile/index/332|access-date=2021-05-29|website=www.niyamasabha.nic.in}}</ref> He was nominated as the Convenor of the Parliamentary Sub-committee on Universities and Higher Education and Member of Central Advisory Board of Education, Government of India. He was also a member of India's official and parliamentary delegations to Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Syria and Jordan, appointed by the Union government.<ref name=":0" /> He also worked as a member of Kerala Sahitya Academy and Kerala Kalamandalam.<ref name=":1" /> He was elected as [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha]] representing [[Malappuram (Lok Sabha constituency)]] through by - election held in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-03|title=IUML's Abdussamad Samadani wins Malappuram bye-election|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/iumls-abdussamad-samadani-wins-malappuram-bye-election-148208|access-date=2021-05-27|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref>

He was elected as [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha]] representing [[Malappuram (Lok Sabha constituency)]] through by - election held in 2021.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |author=Staff Reporter |date=2021-05-02 |title=Samadani wins Malappuram LS bypoll |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/malappuram-ls-bypoll-samadani-wins/article34467551.ece |access-date=2024-07-08 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

In the [[2024 Indian general election]], he was elected as [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha]] representing [[Ponnani (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web | title=Election Commission of India | url=https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/partywisewinresult-772S11.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240605080659/https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/partywisewinresult-772S11.htm | access-date=2025-01-25 | archive-date=2024-06-05}}</ref>

==As an orator==
Samadani has translated the speeches of [[Manmohan Singh]], [[Soniya Gandhi]], [[Rahul Gandhi]], [[Farooq Abdullah]], [[Gulam Nabi Azad]], [[Kapil Sibal]], [[Mani Shankar Aiyar]], [[Mulayam Singh Yadav]], [[Nitish Kumar]], [[Karan Singh]], [[Gulzar]], [[Raj Babbar]], Maulana [[Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi]], [[Arjun Singh (Madhya Pradesh politician)|Arjun Singh]], [[Kuldip Nayar]], Pandit [[Jasraj]], [[Ali Sardar Jafri]], and Padmashree [[Shamsur Rahman Faruqi]]. Shri [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]] called him ‘Vashya Vachassu’ (The Enchanting Word).<ref name=":0" />

==Positions held==
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*1994 – MP [[Rajya Sabha]]
*2000 – MP [[Rajya Sabha]]
*2002 to 2004 – Convener, Parliamentary Sub-Committee on Universities and Higher Education<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=സമദാനി; ഒരു വാഗ്മിയുടെ നിശ്ശബ്‍ദ വിജയം!|url=https://www.asianetnews.com/analysis-election/m-p-abdul-samad-samadani-won-from-malappuram-lok-sabha-constituency-qshnog|access-date=2021-05-07|website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd|language=ml}}</ref>
*2004 – Member, Central Advisory Board of Education, [[Government of India]]
*2004 – Member, Parliamentary Committee on Health and Family Welfare
*1995 to 1996 – Member, Parliamentary Committee on Defence
*1996 to 1999 – Member, Parliamentary Committee on Subordinate Legislation
*1996 to 2004 and 2004 to 2006 – Member, Parliamentary Committee on Human Resource Development
*1996 to 2004 and 2004 to 2006 – Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of External Affairs
*1998 to 1999 and 2004 to 2006 – Member, Parliamentary Committee on Papers Laid on the Table, Member, Papers Laid on the Table Parliamentary Committee
*2001 - Member, Court of the [[Aligarh Muslim University|AMU]]
*Member, [[Malappuram District]] Council
*Member, Kerala Sahitya Academy
*Member, [[Kerala Kalamandalam]]
*Senior Vice President, [[Indian Union Muslim League|IUML]]
* Director, Indianness Academy
*Chairman, Maulana Azad Foundation
* Chairman, Sukumar Azhikode Foundation<ref>{{Cite web|agency=TNN|date=Aug 18, 2016|title=Birth anniversary of Azhikode to be observed {{!}} Kozhikode News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kozhikode/birth-anniversary-of-azhikode-to-be-observed/articleshow/53751374.cms|access-date=2021-05-07|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
* Patron, Kerala Sanskrit Prachara Samithi
* President, Anjuman Tarqi-e-Urdu, Kerala Branch<ref>http://samadani.in/wps/{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
*Member of [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|KLA]] [[Kottakkal]] 2011–16.
*MP Lok Sabha [[Malappuram (Lok Sabha constituency)|Malappuram]] 2021 -24.<ref name=":3" />
*MP Lok Sabha [[Ponnani (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ponnani]] 2024 - incumbent.<ref name=":2" />

== See also ==

* [[Syed Muhammedali Shihab Thangal]]
* [[Indian Union Muslim League]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/printArticle.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=211993&version=1&template_id=36&parent_id=16 Stress on humanitarian values]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100923103336/http://www.indianunionmuslimleague.in/Muslim_League_members_in_parliament.htm A website on Indian Union Muslim League]

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[[Category:University of Calicut alumni]]
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[[Category:Farook College alumni]]

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Tanjerul Islam at 04:33, 8 March 2026