Mr. E. Ahamed
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Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha)
(Minister of State for External Affairs & Human Resource Development, Govt. of India) |
| Constituency : | Malappuram (Kerala ) |
| Email Address : | eahmed@sansad.nic.in eahamed@hotmail.com |
| Father's Name | Late Shri Abdul Khader Haji |
| Mother's Name | Late Smt. Nafeesa Beevi |
| Date of Birth | 29.04.1938 |
| Place of Birth | Kannur (Kerala) |
| Marital Status | Widower |
| Date of Marriage | 14 May 1961 |
| Spouse's Name | Late Smt. Zuhara Ahamed |
| No. of Sons | 2 |
| No.of Daughters | 1 |
| Educational Qualifications | B.A., B.L. Educated at Government Brennen College, Tellicherry and Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) |
| Profession | Advocate Social Worker |
| Permanent Address | `Sitara`, Thana-Kannur Kerala- 670 012 Tels. (0497) 2706713, 2769560 |
| Present Address | 9, Teen Murti Marg, New Delhi - 110 011 Tels. (011) 23017051, 23017052 Fax. (011) 23013800 |
| Position Held | |
| 1967-91 | Member, Kerala Legislative Assembly (five terms) |
| 1971-77 | Founder Chairman of Kerala State Rural Development Board (Statutory Board of Govt. of Kerala) |
| 1979-80 | Executive Chairman, Kerala State Small Scale Industries Development Corporation |
| 1981-83 | Chairman, Municipal Council, Kannur, Kerala |
| 1982-87 | Cabinet Minister, Industry, Govt. of Kerala |
| 1987-91 | Chairman, Committee on Government Assurances, Kerala Legislative Assembly |
| 1991 | Elected to 10th Lok Sabha |
| 1992-94 | Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation |
| 1993 | Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism |
| Member, Committee on Public Undertaking | |
| 1993-94 | Chairman, Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the House |
| Chairman, Committee of Govertment Assurance Lok Sabha | |
| 1994-96 | Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests |
| 1995 onwards | National President, Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) |
| 1996 | Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
| Chairman, Committee on Government Assurances Lok Sabha | |
| Member, Committee on Railways | |
| 1998 | Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term) |
| Chairman, Committee on Government Assurances | |
| Member, Committee on External Affairs | |
| Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation | |
| 1999 | Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (4th term) |
| Chairman, Joint Committee on Food Management in Parliament House Complex | |
| Member, Committee on Government Assurances | |
| Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation | |
| 2003 | Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Pesticide residues in safety standards for soft drinks, fruit juice and other beverages |
| Special Permanent Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs | |
| 2004 | Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (5th term) |
| 23 May 2004 - 2009 | Union Minister of State, Ministry of External Affairs |
| Member, Committee on External Affairs | |
| Member, Committee on Provision of Computers to Members of Parliament | |
| 2009 | Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (6th term) |
| Leader, Muslim League Kerala State Committee Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha | |
| 2009 - onwards | Union Minister of State, Railways |
| Books Published |
| (i) One Foreign Journey and Numerous Memories; (ii) A Story of Renaissance of Indian Muslims; and (iii) The Leaders I know (in Malayalam) |
| Literary Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments |
| Executive Director, Chandrika, Daily & Weekly; 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 the Indian delegation to, (i) Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Co-operation Ministerial Meeting at Colombo in August, 2004; (ii) Signing of Sudan Peace Agreement at Nairobi, in January, 2005; (iii) Small Island developing States meeting at Mauritius in January, 2005; (iv) Sudan Donors Conference at Oslo in April, 2005; (v) the Review Conference on Financing for Development at United Nations General Assembly in June, 2005; and (vi) The Regional Ministerial Meeting of Asia & Pacific on Millenium Development Goals at Jakarta in August, 2005; led the first Indian high level delegation to League of Arab States Summit at Algiers in March, 2005; 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 and met Heads of States of the Gulf countries, 1984; represented India in UN General Assembly, 1992-97 (six years consecutively); Member, (i) Indian Delegation to World Social Summit, Copenhagen, 1995; (ii) Indian Parliamentary Delegations to various countries, 1994-2001; and Fact Finding Team Leader of Mina Fire Tragedy, Saudi Arabia, 1997; Represented Indian Parliament in Commonwealth Parliamentary Joint Colloquium, Buckingamshire, U.K in 1998; Member, Indian World Parliamentary Conference, Amman, Jordan, 2000; performed Holly Haj four times and Holy Umrah several times; led the Indian high level delegation as special emissary of Prime Minister to South Summit/G-77 Ministerial Conference at Doha, Qatar in June, 2005 |
| Other Information |
| General Secretary, Indian Union Muslim League (IUML); President, (i) Kannur Deenul Islam Sabha, Regd., Kerala ; and (ii) Muslim Educational Foundation, Panur, Kannur, Kerala; Founder Chairman, Kerala State Rural Development Board, 1971-77; Executive Chairman, Kerala State Small Industries Development Corporation, 1979-80; Chairman, Crisis Management Group during Iraq hostage crisis in August-September, 2004; Treasurer, Kerala State Muslim League Committee, Member, (i) Executive Council, Aligarh Muslim University; (ii) Board of Directors, Periyaram Medical College, Kannur; (iii) Managing Committee, MEA Engineering College, Perinthalmanna, Kerala; (iv) Kerala State Wakf Board; and (v) Central Haj Committee, 2003 |
