Muslim Educational Society
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| Founded | 1964 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Dr. P. K. Abdul Gafoor |
| Type | Educational |
| Location | |
Area served | India |
Key people | President P. A. Fazal Gafoor Vice Presidents General Secretary Secretaries Treasurer State executive committee |
| Website | http://www.meskerala.com |
The Muslim Educational Society (MES) is an organisation established to aid education of Muslims in India, especially in the state of Kerala.[2]
History
The MES was founded in 1964 at Kozhikode (then Calicut) by Dr. P. K. Abdul Gafoor.[2] Gafoor's son P. A. Fazal Gafoor, a graduate of Osmania University, is the society's president; he was elected to his position in March 2007 for a three-year term in the first elections in the MES' history.[1][3] He took up his position in August 2007 following the death of his father in hospital at age 72.[3][4]
List of schools
The MES runs schools in Kerala as well as a few in other parts of India and one in Qatar.[5][6]
| School | Location | Notes | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. N.K. Mohammed Memorial MES Central School Valanchery | Valanchery | [1] | |
| MES A.A. Rashim Memorial School Atholi | Atholi | ||
| MES Bava Memorial Residential English Medium School Tellicherry | Tellicherry | ||
| MES Central School Cheekonnu | Cheekonnu | ||
| MES Central School Chenkotunkavu | Chenkotunkavu | ||
| MES Central School Kunnumpuram | Kunnumpuram | ||
| MES Central School Mangalam | Mangalam | ||
| MES Central School Perintalmanna | Perintalmanna | ||
| MES Central School Tirunavaya | Tirunavaya | ||
| MES Central School Tirur | Tirur | [2] | |
| MES English Medium Nursery School Alathur | Alathur | ||
| MES English Medium School Alleppey | Alleppey | ||
| MES English Medium School Chavara | Chavara | ||
| MES English Medium School Kannanallur | Kannanallur | ||
| MES English Medium School Kovoor | Kovoor | ||
| MES English Medium School Kundara | Kundara | ||
| MES English Medium School Kunnikode | Kunnikode | ||
| MES College of Engineering Campus Senior Secondary School Kuttipuram | Kuttipuram | ||
| MES English Medium School Olavakot | Olavakot | ||
| MES English Medium School Panoor | Panoor | ||
| MES English Medium School Puthanathani | Puthanathani | ||
| MES English Medium School Tanur | Tanur | ||
| MES English Medium School West Quilon | Quilon | ||
| MES English Senior Secondary School Pattambi | Pattambi | ||
| MES Islam Madrassa Edathanattukara | Edathanattukara | ||
| MES K.T.M English Medium School Edathanattukara | Edathanattukara | ||
| MES Kindergarten School Tirur | Tirur | ||
| MES Minority Coaching Centre Kodungallur | Kodungallur | ||
| MES Moulana Azad English Medium Secondary School Channankara | Channankara | ||
| MES Nursery School Ernakulam | Ernakulam | ||
| MES Nursery School Trivandrum | Trivandrum | ||
| MES Public School Vemballur | Vemballur | ||
| MES Raja Residential School Chathamangalam | Chathamangalam | ||
| MES Raja School Pavangad, Pavangad | Pavangad | The school located at Pavangad, Calicut.The school is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education. | |
| MES Razeena H.S School Chennai | Chennai | ||
| MES School Ayilakad | Ayilakad | ||
| MES School For Mentally Retarded Elippakulam | Elippakulam | ||
| MES School Kandanchira | Kandanchira | ||
| MES School Muindur | Muindur | ||
| MES School Nammar | Nammar | ||
| MES School Nilambur | Nilambur | ||
| MES School Oachira | Oachira | ||
| MES Pattambi/ MES School Pattambi | Pattambi | Established in 1978, MES Senior Secondary School, Pattambi is a premier CBSE Affiliated School in Kerala which is first among the MES group of schools to be ISO 9001 certified for maintaining Excellent Standards in the field of education. | [3] |
| MES School Qatar | Doha, Qatar | Established in 1974 through funds gathered by donations, on 15 acres (6.1 ha) of land granted by the Qatari government.[7] As of 2008[update], it had over 8,000 students, making it one of the region's largest schools.[8] In March 2008, thirty members of its board were suspended for "acting against organisational interests"; some of the members suspended included past and present chairmen.[7] | [4] |
| MES School Thevalakara | Thevalakara | ||
| MES School Umayanallur | Umayanallur | ||
| MES School Vaniyambalam | Vaniyambalam | ||
| MES U.P. School Edathala | Edathala |
References
- ^ a b "MES office-bearers elected", The Hindu, 2007-03-13, retrieved 2009-04-08
- ^ a b Profile, Muslim Educational Society, retrieved 2009-04-08
- ^ a b "MES efforts draw praise", The Hindu, 2007-08-17, retrieved 2009-04-08
- ^ "MES founder chairman dead", The Hindu, 2007-08-17, retrieved 2009-04-08
- ^ "MES schools' fete at Tirur", The Hindu, 2007-11-20, retrieved 2009-04-08
- ^ Schools, Muslim Educational Society, retrieved 2009-04-08
- ^ a b "MES suspends 30 members in Qatar", The Hindu, 2008-03-18, retrieved 2009-04-08
- ^ "MES tries to regain control over school", The Hindu, 2008-03-20, retrieved 2009-04-08
Further reading
- "Muslim Educational Society offers formula for admissions", The Hindu, 2006-08-04, retrieved 2009-04-08
- "Contribution of MES in educating Muslims hailed", The Hindu, 2007-07-03, retrieved 2009-04-08