E. Ahamed

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E. Ahamed
File:The portrait of the Minister of State for Railways, Shri E. Ahammed.jpg


Ahamed in 2014


Office Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha


Office Minister of State for External Affairs






Predecessor office established
Successor PK Kunhalikutty


Constituency Malappuram
Born 1938-4-29
Born Cannanore, Madras Presidency, British India
(now Kannur, Kerala, India)
Died Template:Death date and age
Place of death Delhi, India



Political party Template:Flagicon image Indian Union Muslim League
Spouse Zuhara Ahamed
Children 2 sons and 1 daughter
Alma mater Government Brennen College, Thalassery



Edappakath Ahamed[1] (29 April 1938 – 1 February 2017) was an Indian politician who served as Minister of State for External Affairs in the Manmohan Singh government (2004–14). He represented the Malappuram Lok Sabha constituency of Kerala and was the National President of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML).

Personal life

E. Ahamed was born on 29 April 1938 in a merchant family in Kannur, as the son of Abdul Khader Haji and Edappakath Nafeesa. After completing his studies, he graduated from Government Brennen College, Thalassery, Kerala and later obtained a law degree from the Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. He has authored 4 books in English and Malayalam.

Ahamed's wife Zuhara died in a car accident in 1999. He has two sons and a daughter.[2] His son Ahamed Rayees is an educationalist and serves as the President of Muscat Kerala Muslim Cultural Centre, which is a frontal organization of Indian Union Muslim League. He is also serving as President of Indian School Al Ghubra in Oman.[3]

Political life

He was elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1967, 1977, 1980, 1982 and 1987. From 1982 to 1987, he served as Cabinet Minister for Industries, Government of Kerala.

From 1971 to 1977, Ahamed was the Founding Chairman of the Kerala State Rural Development Board. From 1979 to 1980 he was the Executive Chairman of the Kerala State Small Scale Industries Development Corporation. From 1981 to 1983 he was the Chairman of the Municipal Council in Kannur, Kerala.

He was elected to the Lok Sabha in 1991, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2004 and 2009. During 2004 -2009, he served as the Minister of State for External Affairs. From April 2009 to January 2011, he was Minister of State for Railways. He assumed charge again as Minister of State of External Affairs on 24 January 2011. Ahamed also held the additional charge of the Ministry of Human Resource Development from July 2011 to October 2012.

Ahamed was the National President of the Indian Union Muslim League from 2008 till his death in 2017. During his tenure in the Parliament, he has been a member of several parliamentary committees including External Affairs, Railways, Civil Aviation and Tourism, Public Undertakings, Science and Technology, Environment and Forests. Ahamed was also the Chairman of the Government Assurance Committee. He was nominated by the Government of India as Co-Chairman for the High Level Monitoring Mechanism (HLMM) between India and Qatar in November 2011.

Ahamed widely travelled and has represented India in the United Nations 10 times between 1991 and 2014. In 1984, he was sent to GCC countries as an Emissary of the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Ahamed has performed Hajj seven times - five times as Member of Government of India Haj Goodwill Delegation.[4]

Minister in different ministries

Sl No. Head of the Ministry Period Portfolio
1 K. Karunakaran 1982 – 1987 Industries (Kerala Legislative Assembly)
2 Manmohan Singh 17 May 2004 – 24 May 2014 External affairs, Railways, HRD (state)

Death

Ahamed was admitted on 31 January 2017 at Delhi's Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital after he suffered a cardiac arrest in a joint session of Parliament, addressed by President Pranab Mukherjee. He was shifted to the RML trauma centre's ICU where he was put on ventilator. He died in the early hours on 1 February 2017 at the hospital.[5][6][4] He was buried with full state honours at Kannur City Juma Masjid Qabarstan. The election held on the constituency in which E. Ahamed was the MP, P. K. Kunhalikutty got elected in the election held on April 2017.[7]

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.archive.india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=10
  2. ↑ Former Union Minister E Ahmed passed away. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  3. ↑ Indian School Al Ghubra Oman
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kerala MP E Ahamed Dies After Suffering Heart Attack in Parliament.
  5. ↑ Former Minister E Ahamed Dies After Suffering Cardiac Arrest.
  6. ↑ E Ahamed Passed News Indian MP E Ahamed Funeral Video, Controversies(1 February 2017).
  7. ↑ Malappuram Election Result

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