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E. Ahamed
Ahamed in 2014
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 2009–2017
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	P. K. Kunhalikutty
Constituency	Malappuram
In office 2004–2009
Preceded by	G. M. Banatwala
Succeeded by	E. T. Mohammed Basheer
Constituency	Ponnani
In office 1991–2004
Preceded by	Ebrahim Sulaiman Sait
Succeeded by	T. K. Hamza
Constituency	Manjeri
Minister of State for External Affairs
In office 23 May 2004 – 26 May 2014
Prime Minister	Manmohan Singh
Minister	Natwar Singh Manmohan Singh Pranab Mukherjee S. M. Krishna Salman Khurshid
Preceded by	Vinod Khanna
Succeeded by	V. K. Singh
Personal details
Born	(1938-04-29)29 April 1938 Cannanore, Madras Presidency, British India (now Kerala)
Died	1 February 2017(2017-02-01) (aged 78) New Delhi
Political party	Indian Union Muslim League
Spouse	Zuhara Ahamed
Children	2 sons and 1 daughter
Alma mater	Brennen College, Tellicherry

E. Ahamed (29 April 1938 – 1 February 2017), Edappakath Ahamed in full, was an Indian politician from Kannur (then Cannanore) in northern Kerala. A Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) between 1991 and 2017, he was a key figure in India's diplomatic relations with the Middle East.

Educated at Brennen College, Tellicherry and Trivandrum Law College, Ahamed was first elected to Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1967 (from Kannur, with Indian Union Muslim League). He later served as a cabinet minister (Industry) in the U D F ministry headed by Congress-leader K. Karunakaran (1982–87). He was first elected to the Parliament (Lok Sabha) in 1991. Ahamed was appointed Union Minister of State, Ministry of External Affairs, in 2004 (Congress-led U P A ministry headed by Manmohan Singh). He also served as Union Minister of State for Railways and Human Resource Development.

Ahamed served as the National President, Indian Union Muslim League between 2008 and 2017. He was the first Indian Union Muslim League union minister in independent India. In 2004, he was famously dispatched by Atal Bihari Vajpayee to the United Nations (Geneva) to represent India.

Early life

E. Ahamed was born on 29 April 1938 in a merchant family in Kannur, Malabar District (Now Kannur district, Kerala), to Edappakath Nafeesa Beevi and Ovintakath Abdul Khader. He carried his mother's 'house name' as his initials as the tradition among the Cannanore Mappilas.

He graduated from Government Brennen College, Tellicherry and later obtained a law degree from Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram. He was the first General Secretary of the M. S. F., the students' wing of Indian Union Muslim League. He also worked as a reporter for the Chandrika newsapaper. Ahamed married Zuhara in 1961 (died in an accident in 1999). The couple has three children.

Political career

In Kerala

• Ahamed served as Minister for Industry from May 1982 to March 1987 (U D F ministry headed by Congress-leader K. Karunakaran).
• He was a member of the Kerala and Calicut University Senate. He was also Chairman, Kannur Municipal Council (1981–83).
• He also served as the founder Chairman, Kerala State Rural Development Board (1971–77), and Chairman, Kerala Small Industries Development Corporation.
• Ahamed was chosen as the General Secretary, Indian Union Muslim League in 1995.

Career in national politics

• From 2004 to 2009, Ahamed served as the Minister of State for External Affairs. From 2009 to 2011, he was the Minister of State for Railways. He assumed charge again as Minister of State for External Affairs in early 2011. Ahamed also held the additional charge of the Union Minister of State, Human Resource Development 2011 to 2012.

Other positions

President

• Muslim Educational Foundation, Panur, Kannur
• Kannur Deenul Islam Sabha, Kerala

Member

• Board of the Medical College, Pariyaram, Kerala
• Managing Committee, MEA Engineering College, Malappuram
• Executive Council, Aligarh Muslim University
• Central Haj Committee

Representing India

• Ahamed represented India in the United Nations several times between 1991 and 2014.
• Special Emissary, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi to the Gulf (1984).
• Chairman, Crisis Management Group (Iraq hostage crisis, August–September 2004).

Minister in different ministries

Death

Ahamed died on 1 February 2017 after suffering a cardiac arrest in a joint session of Parliament. He was buried with full state honours at the Kannur City Juma Masjid.

References

1. ^ Koodallur, Musthafa (1 February 2017). "Gujarat or Kashmir, Ahamed Never Minced his Words". Malayala Manorama.
2. ^ "E. Ahamed". Lok Sabha. Government of India.
3. "Former Union Minister E Ahamed Passes Away". Malayala Manorama. 1 February 2017.
4. ^ "E. Ahamed". Kerala State Legislative Assembly. Government of Kerala.
5. "E. Ahamed: Minister of State for External Affairs". Hindustan Times. 19 June 2004. Archived from the original on 7 June 2020.
6. Madampat, Shajahan (11 April 2019). "The importance of IUML". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
7. Nair, Preetha (19 April 2019). "A Coloured Scheme of Things". Outlook. Archived from the original on 17 June 2020.
8. "Muslim League Deshiya Adhyakshanum Mun Kendra Manthriyumaya E. Ahamed M. P. Antharichu". Malayala Manorama. 1 February 2017. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017.
9. ^ The Quint; Press Trust of India; Indo-Asian News Service (1 February 2017). "Kerala M. P. E. Ahamed Dies After Suffering Heart Attack in Parliament". The Quint.
10. "Former Minister E Ahamed Dies After Suffering Cardiac Arrest". NDTV. 1 February 2017.
11. "Kunhalikutty Wins Malappuram Lok Sabha By-poll, Clocks a Lead of 1.7 Lakh Votes". Malayala Manorama. 17 April 2017. Archived from the original on 17 April 2017.

External links

• Official website
• E. Ahamed (profile) Lok Sabha
• Media Center

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v t e Members of the 16th Lok Sabha from Kerala State
GE 2014	K. C. Venugopal P. K. Biju A. Sampath Innocent K. V. Thomas Joice George P. K. Sreemathy P. Karunakaran N. K. Premachandran Jose K. Mani M. K. Raghavan E. Ahamed Kodikunnil Suresh M. B. Rajesh Anto Antony E. T. Mohammed Basheer Shashi Tharoor C. N. Jayadevan Mullappally Ramachandran M. I. Shanavas
Bye-elections 2017	PK Kunhalikutty Pre-bye poll: E. Ahamed - death
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v t e Members of the 15th Lok Sabha from Kerala State
GE 2009	P. Karunakaran K. Sudhakaran Mullappally Ramachandran M. I. Shanavas M. K. Raghavan E. Ahammed E. T. Muhammed Basheer M. B. Rajesh P. K. Biju P. C. Chacko K. P. Dhanapalan K. V. Thomas P. T. Thomas Jose K Mani K. C. Venugopal Kodikunnil Suresh Anto Antony N. Peethambara Kurup A. Sampath Shashi Tharoor
14th LS members 16th LS membersMembers of the 15th Lok Sabha from States AP AR AS BR CT GA GJ HR HP JH KA KL MP MH ML MN MZ NL OR PB RJ SK TG TN TR UP UT WB Union territories AN CH DH DL JK LA LD PY

v t e Members of the 14th Lok Sabha from Kerala State
GE 2004	P. Karunakaran A. P. Abdullakutty P. Satheedevi M. P. Veerendra Kumar T. K. Hamza E. Ahammed N. N. Krishnadas S. Ajaya Kumar C. K. Chandrappan Lonappan Nambadan Sebastian Paul P. C. Thomas K. Suresh Kurup K. Francis George K. S. Manoj C. S. Sujatha Chengara Surendran P. Rajendran Varkala Radhakrishnan P. K. Vasudevan Nair
Bye-elections 2005	Pannyan Raveendran Pre-bye poll: P. K. Vasudevan Nair - death
13th LS members 15th LS membersMembers of the 14th Lok Sabha from States AP AR AS BR CT GA GJ HR HP JH KA KL MP MH ML MN MZ NL OR PB RJ SK TG TN TR UP UT WB Union territories AN CH DH DL JK LA LD PY

v t e Members of the 13th Lok Sabha from Kerala State
GE 1999	T. Govindan A. P. Abdullakutty A. K. Premajam K. Muraleedharan E. Ahamed G. M. Banatwala N. N. Krishnadas S. Ajaya Kumar A. C. Jose K. Karunakaran George Eden P. C. Thomas K. Suresh Kurup K. Francis George V. M. Sudheeran Ramesh Chennithala Kodikunnil Suresh P. Rajendran Varkala Radhakrishnan V. S. Sivakumar
12th LS members 14th LS membersMembers of the 13th Lok Sabha from States AP AR AS BR CT GA GJ HR HP JH KA KL MP MH ML MN MZ NL OR PB RJ SK TG TN TR UP UT WB Union territories AN CH DH DL JK LA LD PY

v t e Members of the 12th Lok Sabha from Kerala State
GE 1998	T. Govindan Mullappally Ramachandran A. K. Premajam P. Sankaran E. Ahamed G. M. Banatwala N. N. Krishnadas S. Ajaya Kumar V. V. Raghavan A. C. Jose George Eden P. C. Thomas K. Suresh Kurup P. C. Chacko V. M. Sudheeran P. J. Kurien Chengara Surendran N. K. Premachandran Varkala Radhakrishnan K. Karunakaran
11th LS members 13th LS membersMembers of the 12th Lok Sabha from States AP AR AS BR CT GA GJ HR HP JH KA KL MP MH ML MN MZ NL OR PB RJ SK TG TN TR UP UT WB Union territories AN CH DH DL JK LA LD PY

v t e Members of the 11th Lok Sabha from Kerala State
GE 1996	T. Govindan Mullappally Ramachandran O. Bharathan M. P. Veerendra Kumar E. Ahamed G. M. Banatwala N. N. Krishnadas S. Ajaya Kumar V. V. Raghavan P. C. Chacko Xavier Arackal P. C. Thomas Ramesh Chennithala A. C. Jose V. M. Sudheeran P. J. Kurien Kodikunnil Suresh N. K. Premachandran A. Sampath K. V. Surendranath
10th LS members 12th LS membersMembers of the 11th Lok Sabha from States AP AR AS BR CT GA GJ HR HP JH KA KL MP MH ML MN MZ NL OR PB RJ SK TG TN TR UP UT WB Union territories AN CH DH DL JK LA LD PY

v t e Members of the 10th Lok Sabha from Kerala State
GE 1991	Ramanna Rai Mullappally Ramachandran K. P. Unnikrishnan K. Muraleedharan E. Ahamed Ebrahim Sulaiman Sait V. S. Vijayaraghavan K. R. Narayanan P. C. Chacko Savithri Lakshmanan K. V. Thomas P. C. Thomas Ramesh Chennithala K. M. Mathew T. J. Anjalose P. J. Kurien Kodikunnil Suresh S. Krishna Kumar Susheela Gopalan A. Charles
9th LS members 11th LS membersMembers of the 10th Lok Sabha from States AP AR AS BR CT GA GJ HR HP JH KA KL MP MH ML MN MZ NL OR PB RJ SK TG TN TR UP UT WB Union territories AN CH DH DL JK LA LD PY

• 1938 births
• 2017 deaths
• Indian Muslims
• India MPs 1991–1996
• India MPs 1996–1997
• India MPs 1998–1999
• India MPs 1999–2004
• India MPs 2004–2009
• Union ministers of state of India
• Malayali politicians
• India MPs 2009–2014
• Indian Union Muslim League politicians
• Lok Sabha members from Kerala
• India MPs 2014–2019
• People from Malappuram district
• Kerala MLAs 1980–1982
• Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram alumni