E. Ahamed

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = E. Ahamed

| image = The portrait of the Minister of State for Railways, Shri E. Ahammed.jpg

| caption = Ahamed in 2014

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1938|4|29|df=y}}

| birth_place = Cannanore, Madras Presidency, British India
(now Kerala)

| death_date = {{death date and age|2017|2|1|1938|4|29|df=y}}

| death_place = New Delhi

| office1 = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha

| term_start1 = 2009

| term_end1 = 2017

| successor1 = P. K. Kunhalikutty

| predecessor1 = Office established

| constituency1 = Malappuram

| term_start2 = 2004

| term_end2 = 2009

| predecessor2 = G. M. Banatwala

| successor2 = E. T. Mohammed Basheer

| constituency2 = Ponnani

| term_start3 = 1991

| term_end3 = 2004

| predecessor3 = Ebrahim Sulaiman Sait

| successor3 = T. K. Hamza

| constituency3 = Manjeri

| office4 = Minister of State for External Affairs

| term_start4 = 23 May 2004

| term_end4 = 26 May 2014

| predecessor4 = Vinod Khanna

| successor4 = V. K. Singh

| primeminister4 = Manmohan Singh

| minister4 = * Natwar Singh

| party = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Indian Union Muslim League.svg}} 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,{{Cite news |last=Koodallur |first=Musthafa |date=1 February 2017 |title=Gujarat or Kashmir, Ahamed Never Minced his Words |work=Malayala Manorama |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/e-ahamed-died-profile-milestones-in-life-gujrat-kashmir-issues.html}} was an Indian politician from Kannur (then Cannanore) in northern Kerala.{{Cite web |title=E. Ahamed |url=http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=10&lastls=16 |website=Lok Sabha |publisher=Government of India}} A Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) between 1991 and 2017, he was a key figure in India's diplomatic relations with the Middle East.{{Cite news |date=1 February 2017 |title=Former Union Minister E Ahamed Passes Away |work=Malayala Manorama |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/nation/e-ahamed-muslim-league-dies-collapses-parliament-budget.html}}

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).{{Cite web |title=E. Ahamed |url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/members/m023.htm |website=Kerala State Legislative Assembly |publisher=Government of Kerala}} 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.{{Cite news |date=19 June 2004 |title=E. Ahamed: Minister of State for External Affairs |work=Hindustan Times |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/e-ahamed-minister-of-state-for-external-affairs/story-iGMKx2dOdWfDPocowq9ltI.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607160300/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/e-ahamed-minister-of-state-for-external-affairs/story-iGMKx2dOdWfDPocowq9ltI.html |archive-date=7 June 2020 |url-status=dead}} In 2004, he was famously dispatched by Atal Bihari Vajpayee to the United Nations (Geneva) to represent India.{{Cite news |last=Madampat |first=Shajahan |date=2019-04-11 |title=The importance of IUML |work=The Indian Express |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/indian-union-muslim-league-yogi-rahul-gandhi-wayanad-elections-2019-5669399/ |url-status=live |access-date=2020-06-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612120000/https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/indian-union-muslim-league-yogi-rahul-gandhi-wayanad-elections-2019-5669399/ |archive-date=2020-06-12}}{{cite web |last=Nair |first=Preetha |date=2019-04-19 |title=A Coloured Scheme of Things |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/india-news-a-coloured-scheme-of-things/301479 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617102953/https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/india-news-a-coloured-scheme-of-things/301479 |archive-date=2020-06-17 |website=Outlook}}

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 newspaper. Ahamed married Zuhara in 1961 (died in an accident in 1999). The couple has three children.{{Cite news |date=1 February 2017 |title=Muslim League Deshiya Adhyakshanum Mun Kendra Manthriyumaya E. Ahamed M. P. Antharichu |work=Malayala Manorama |url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/news/just-in/former-union-minister-e-ahmed-passed-away.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202205616/http://www.manoramaonline.com/news/just-in/former-union-minister-e-ahmed-passed-away.html |archive-date=2 February 2017 |url-status=dead}}

Political career

= In Kerala =

File:Kerala_Council_of_Ministers_1983_Karunakaran.jpg

class="wikitable"

!Mandate

!Legislative Assembly

!Constituency

!Party

1967

|3rd Assembly

|Cannanore

| rowspan="5" |Indian Union Muslim League

1977

|5th Assembly

|Koduvally

1980

|6th Assembly

| rowspan="3" |Tanur

1982

|7th Assembly

1987

|8th Assembly

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 =

class="wikitable" !Mandate !Constituency !Party
1991 \| rowspan="4" \|Manjeri \| rowspan="7" \|Indian Union Muslim League
1996
1998
1999
2004 \|Ponnani
2009 \| rowspan="2" \|Malappuram
2014

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).{{cite web |last=The Quint |last2=Press Trust of India |last3=Indo-Asian News Service |date=1 February 2017 |title=Kerala M. P. E. Ahamed Dies After Suffering Heart Attack in Parliament |url=https://www.thequint.com/politics/2017/01/31/e-ahamed-kerala-mp-iuml-leader-and-former-mos-critical-after-heart-attack-in-parliament |website=The Quint |publisher=}}
Chairman, Crisis Management Group (Iraq hostage crisis, August–September 2004).

Minister in different ministries

Period	Portfolio	Chief Minister
class="wikitable"
colspan="3" \|Kerala Government
1982 – 1987	Industry	K. Karunakaran
colspan="3" \|Union Government
Period !Portfolios !Prime Minister
2004 – 2014	Junior Minister External Affairs (2004–09 and 2011–14) Railways (2009 - 2011) Human Resource Development (2011 - 2012) \|Manmohan Singh

Death

Ahamed died on 1 February 2017 after suffering a cardiac arrest in a joint session of Parliament.{{Cite news |date=1 February 2017 |title=Former Minister E Ahamed Dies After Suffering Cardiac Arrest |work=NDTV |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/former-minister-e-ahamed-dies-after-suffering-cardiac-arrest-1654771}} He was buried with full state honours at the Kannur City Juma Masjid.{{Cite news |date=17 April 2017 |title=Kunhalikutty Wins Malappuram Lok Sabha By-poll, Clocks a Lead of 1.7 Lakh Votes |work=Malayala Manorama |url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/in-depth/malappuram-by-election-2017/2017/04/16/malappuram-by-poll-results-iuml-kunhalikutty-udf-ldf-kerala.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417155132/http://english.manoramaonline.com/in-depth/malappuram-by-election-2017/2017/04/16/malappuram-by-poll-results-iuml-kunhalikutty-udf-ldf-kerala.html |archive-date=17 April 2017 |url-status=dead}}

References

External links

[http://www.eahamed.com/ Official website]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20060619214505/http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=10 E. Ahamed (profile) Lok Sabha]
[http://www.mea.gov.in/Speeches-Statements.htm?dtl/20451/Opening+Statement+by+Honble+Minister+of+State+for+External+Affairs+Shri+E+AHAMED+at+the+plenary+of+the+PostForum+Dialogue+Partners+meeting+at+Rarotonga+Cook+Islands Media Center]

{{s-ttl|title=Member of Parliament
for Manjeri |years=1991 – 2004}}

{{s-ttl|title=Member of Parliament
for Ponnani |years=2004 – 2009}}

{{s-ttl|title=Member of Parliament
for Malappuram |years=2009 – 2017}}

{{s-ttl|title=Leader
Indian Union Muslim League
Lok Sabha|years=2004 – 2017}}