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 E. Ahamed
Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha)
( Minister of State for Railways, 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
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Permanent Address |
`Sitara`, Thana-Kannur |
Kerala- 670 012 |
Tels. (0497) 2706713, 2769560 |
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Present Address |
9, Teen Murti Marg, |
New Delhi - 110 011 |
Tels. (011) 23017051, 23017052
Fax. (011) 23013800 |
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Position Held |
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1967-91 |
Member, Kerala Legislative Assembly (five terms) |
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| 1971-77 |
Founder Chairman of Kerala State Rural Development Board (Statutory Board of Govt. of Kerala) |
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| 1979-80 |
Executive Chairman, Kerala State Small Scale Industries Development Corporation |
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| 1981-83 |
Chairman, Municipal Council, Kannur, Kerala |
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| 1982-87 |
Cabinet Minister, Industry, Govt. of Kerala |
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| 1987-91 |
Chairman, Committee on Government Assurances, Kerala Legislative Assembly |
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| 1991 |
Elected to 10th Lok Sabha |
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| 1992-94 |
Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation |
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| 1993 |
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism |
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Member, Committee on Public Undertaking |
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| 1993-94 |
Chairman, Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the House |
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Chairman, Committee of Govertment Assurance Lok Sabha |
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| 1994-96 |
Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests |
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| 1995 onwards |
National President, Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) |
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| 1996 |
Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
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Chairman, Committee on Government Assurances Lok Sabha |
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Member, Committee on Railways |
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| 1998 |
Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term) |
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Chairman, Committee on Government Assurances |
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Member, Committee on External Affairs |
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation |
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| 1999 |
Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (4th term) |
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Chairman, Joint Committee on Food Management in Parliament House Complex |
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Member, Committee on Government Assurances |
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation |
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| 2003 |
Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Pesticide residues in safety standards for soft drinks, fruit juice and other beverages |
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Special Permanent Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs |
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| 2004 |
Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (5th term) |
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| 23 May 2004 - 2009 |
Union Minister of State, Ministry of External Affairs |
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Member, Committee on External Affairs |
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Member, Committee on Provision of Computers to Members of Parliament |
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| 2009 |
Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (6th term) |
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Leader, Muslim League Kerala State Committee Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha |
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| 2009 - onwards |
Union Minister of State, Railways |
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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)
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Literary Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments |
Executive Director, Chandrika, Daily & Weekly; also contributes articles to journals |
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Social And Cultural Activities |
Associated with several educational, cultural and social institutions |
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Special Interests |
Promotion of education, establishing schools and institutions |
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation |
Reading,writing and music |
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Sports and Clubs |
Football and cricket |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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