E. Ahamed: Minister of State for External Affairs

Mr. E. Ahamed: Minister of State for External Affairs

An articulate champion of minority rights at the national level, 65-year-old Ahamed has established himself as an able parliamentarian during his long career as a Lok Sabha member and as an MLA before that. All India general secretary of Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), he has the distinction of being the lone UDF candidate to win elections from Kerala this time. A staunch advocate of Congress-IUML alliance, the lawyer-turned politician had been returned to the Lok Sabha unfailingly since 1989 from Manjeri. But this time he opted for the safer Ponnani seat. A member of Kerala Assembly from 1967 to 89, Ahamed had also served as Industries minister in the K Karunakaran ministry in 1882-87. Date of Birth: 29 April 1938  Educational Qualifications: B.A., B.L. Educated at Government Brennen College, Tellicherry  and Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) Profession: Lawyer / Advocate Positions Held  1967 onwards: Member, Kerala State Muslim League Working Committee 1967-91: Member, Kerala Legislative Assembly (Five terms consecutively) 1981-83: Chairman, Municipal Council, Kannur, Kerala 1982-87: Cabinet Minister, Industry, Kerala 1987-91: Chairman, Committee on Government Assurances, Kerala  Legislative Assembly 1991: Elected to 10th Lok Sabha from Manjeri (First Term) 1992-94: Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation 1993-94: Chairman, Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the House 1993 onwards: Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism; Special Permanent Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs 1994-96: Member, Committee on Public Undertakings, Member, Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests 1995 onwards: National-Secretary, Indian Union Muslim League  1996: Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha from Manjeri (2nd term)  1996-97: Chairman, Committee on Government Assurances of Lok Sabha, Member, Standing Committee on Railways  1998:  Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term)  1998-99: Chairman, Committee on Government Assurances of Lok Sabha, Member, Standing Committee on External Affairs, Member, Consultative Committee on Civil Aviation 1999: Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha from Manjeri (4th term) Chairman, Joint Committee on Food  Management in Parliament House Complex Member, Standing Committee on External Affairs Member, Consultative Committee on Civil Aviation Member, Committee on Government Assurances Member, Committee on Provision of Computers to Members of Parliament 2003: Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on pesticide residues in safety standard for soft drinks, fruit juice and other beverages. Member, Central Haj Committee Member, Executive Council, Aligarh Muslim University May 23, 2004: Appointed Minister of State for External Affairs  Led a high-level trade delegation of Government of India to Gulf Countries in 1984. Served as Special Emissary of the then Prime Minister Late Smt. Indira Gandhi and met Heads of States of the Gulf Countries. Indian representative in the UN General Assembly for six years consecutively from 1992-97. Leader of the fact finding team on Mina Fire Tragedy, Saudi Arabia in 1997. Member of Indian Delegation to World Social Summit Copenhagen, 1995. Member, Indian Parliamentary Delegations to various countries, 1994-2001. Represented Indian Parliament in Commonwealth Parliamentary Joint Colloquium at Buckinghamshire, UK, in 1998 Member of the Indian delegation to World Inter-Parliamentary Conference, Amman, Jordan in 2000 Other Information (i) General Secretary Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) (ii) Member, Kerala State Muslim League Secretariat (iii) President, Kannur District Muslim League Committee, Kerala (iv) President, Muslim Educational Foundation (v) Member, Board of the Medical College, Periyaram, Kerala (vi) Member, Central Haj Committee (vii) Chairman, Calicut Airport Advisory Committee (viii) Member, Kerala State WAKF Board (ix) President, Kannur Deenul Islam Sabha Regd, Kerala (x)  Member, Managing Committee, MEA Engineering College, Perinthalmanna, Kerala Other information Father's Name: Late Shri Abdul Khader Haji  Mother's Name: Late Smt. Nafeesa Beevi Place of Birth: Kannur (Kerala)  Marital Status: Married  Date of Marriage: 14 May 1961 Spouse's Name: Late Smt. Zuhara Ahamed (Expired on 14/10/1999) Children: One daughter and Two sons Dr. Fouzia Shersad - Working in Dubai Medical College Dr. Babu Shersad, MCPA (Nephrology USA), (son-in-law) - Nephrologist in Dubai Mr. Ahamed Rayees MBA (UK) - General Manager Al Dastoor LLC President, Indian School, Al Ghubra Member, Board of Directors of Indian Schools in Oman Mr. Nazir Ahamed MBA (USA) - President, Logic Point Inc. Permanent Address: Sitara, Thana Kannur-670 012 Tel. : (0497) 706713, 769560  Present Address: 18, Ferozeshah Road, New Delhi-110 001 Tel. (011) 3711424 Fax. (011) 3351463 Literary, Artistic and  Scientific Accomplishments Executive Director, Chandrika Daily and Weekly 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 Books Published (i) One Foreign Journey and Numerous Memories (ii) A Story of Renaissance of Indian Muslims (in Malayalam) (iii) The Leaders I know (Malayalam)