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| After studies, 1n 1955, Nabeesa joined as third grade junior lecturer at her alma mater. She then worked as a lecturer in seven colleges in five districts in Kerala |
After studies, 1n 1955, Nabeesa joined as third grade junior lecturer at her alma mater. She then worked as a lecturer in seven colleges in five districts in Kerala and later promoted to Principal at Government College Malappuram.<ref name="Malayalam News"/> Nabeesa then returned to the Women's College, where she became first a professor, then the head of department of Malayalam and then a principal. Nabeesa was the first woman principal from the Malayalam section at the college.<ref name="Malayalam News"/> She retired as principal in 1986.<ref name="Malayalam News"/> | ||
| Nabeesa has been an orator since she was in school. ] invited her to contest in the Kerala Legislative Assembly after listening to her speeches during the ] controversy that time.<ref name="Malayalam News"/> She contested and elected to ] from Kazhakoottam Assembly constituency in 1987 as an independent candidate with support of ].<ref name="keralawomen">{{cite web |title=എ. നബീസ ഉമ്മാൾ |url=https://keralawomen.gov.in/ml/A.Nabeesa_Ummal |website=Kerala Women |language=ml |date=17 February 2021}}</ref> But in the 1991 elections, she lost to ] of the CMP.<ref name="keralawomen"/> In 1995, she elected to the Nedumangad Municipal Corporation and became the chairperson.<ref name="keralawomen"/> | Nabeesa has been an orator since she was in school. ] invited her to contest in the Kerala Legislative Assembly after listening to her speeches during the ] controversy that time.<ref name="Malayalam News"/> She contested and elected to ] from Kazhakoottam Assembly constituency in 1987 as an independent candidate with support of ].<ref name="keralawomen">{{cite web |title=എ. നബീസ ഉമ്മാൾ |url=https://keralawomen.gov.in/ml/A.Nabeesa_Ummal |website=Kerala Women |language=ml |date=17 February 2021}}</ref> But in the 1991 elections, she lost to ] of the CMP.<ref name="keralawomen"/> In 1995, she elected to the Nedumangad Municipal Corporation and became the chairperson.<ref name="keralawomen"/> | ||
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Indian politician (born 1930)| Nabeesa Ummal | |
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| Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1987–1991 | |
| Constituency | Kazhakootam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1930-06-30) 30 June 1930 (age 94) Travancore, British India |
| Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Spouse | Hussain Kunju |
| Children | 6 |
| Parents |
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| Residence(s) | Nedumangadu, Thiruvananthapuram district |
Nabeesa Ummal is an academic, orator, social worker and Communist Party of India (Marxist) politician from Kerala, India. She is the first Muslim girl to pursue a postgraduate degree in Malayalam. She was elected to Kerala Legislative Assembly from Kazhakoottam Assembly constituency in 1987 as an independent candidate with the support of Left Democratic Front.
Biography
Nabeesa Ummal is born on June 30, 1931, in Kallanvila, Attingal, in present-day Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala, as the youngest of five children of Asanummal, a native of Bhoothapandi, Tamil Nadu, and Khader Moideen, a police constable. After studying at Attingal Government Girls High school, Nabeesa Ummal studied Intermediate, Bachelor's degree in Economics and post graduation in Malayalam from Thiruvananthapuram Women's College. She is the first Muslim girl to pursue a postgraduate degree in Malayalam.
Nabeesa married Hussain Kunju, a soldier from Nedumangad, while pursuing her pre-university studies at the Thiruvananthapuram Women's College. The couple have six children.
Career
After studies, 1n 1955, Nabeesa joined as third grade junior lecturer at her alma mater. She then worked as a lecturer in seven colleges in five districts in Kerala and later promoted to Principal at Government College Malappuram. Nabeesa then returned to the Women's College, where she became first a professor, then the head of department of Malayalam and then a principal. Nabeesa was the first woman principal from the Malayalam section at the college. She retired as principal in 1986.
Nabeesa has been an orator since she was in school. E. M. S. Namboodiripad invited her to contest in the Kerala Legislative Assembly after listening to her speeches during the Sharia controversy that time. She contested and elected to Kerala Legislative Assembly from Kazhakoottam Assembly constituency in 1987 as an independent candidate with support of Left Democratic Front. But in the 1991 elections, she lost to M. V. Raghavan of the CMP. In 1995, she elected to the Nedumangad Municipal Corporation and became the chairperson.
Nabeesa also served as the member of the State Planning Advisory Committee, IMG Governing Body, Examination Board of Kerala and MG universities, Public Library Committee, Public Undertaking Committee and Kerala PSC Question Making Committee.
Awards and honors
In 2000, she was awarded the Central Government Award for Women's Empowerment.
References
- ^ ലേഖകൻ, മാധ്യമം (4 June 2021). "നവതിയുടെ നിറവിൽ പ്രഫ. നബീസ ഉമ്മാൾ | Madhyamam". www.madhyamam.com (in Malayalam).
- ^ "Members - Kerala Legislature". www.niyamasabha.org.
- ^ "ഇ.എം.എസിനെ വിസ്മയിപ്പിച്ച പ്രസംഗം നബീസാ ഉമ്മാളിനെ നിയമസഭയിലെത്തിച്ചു". Malayalam News. 28 March 2021.
- ^ "എ. നബീസ ഉമ്മാൾ". Kerala Women (in Malayalam). 17 February 2021.