M. P. Abdussamad Samadani
M.P.Abdussamad Samadani | |
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| Member of Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 2 May 2021 | |
| Constituency | Malappuram |
| Member of Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 1994 to 2006 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1959 Kottakkal, India |
| Political party | Indian Union Muslim League |
| Residence(s) | Kottakkal, Malappuram |
M.P. Abdussamad Samadani (1959 - ) A thinker, orator, writer, public servant and parliamentarian, Mr. Samadani is actively engaged in socio cultural and literary activities and is an icon of Kerala and the Malayali Community. He stands for humanitarianism and social communal harmony, pluralism, pacifism. He knows English, Arabic, Sanskrit, Hindi, Urdu and Persian languages.
Personal Life
Abdussamad Samadani was born as son of Abdul Hameed Haidari and Ottakath Sainab on 1st January 1959 at Kottakkal, Malappuram district.[1]
Career
B.A. degree with 1st rank and M.A. with 2nd rank. After his post graduation, he acquired MPhil and LLB degrees.
Political Career
A two time Parliament member (Rajya Sabha: 1994-2000, 2000-2006), Samadani was a member of Kerala Legislative Assembly (Kottkkal constituency 2011-2016) too. He was nominated as the Convenor of the Parliamentary Sub-committee on Universities and Higher Education and Member of Central Advisory Board of Education, Government of India. He was also a member of the Indian’s official and parliamentary delegations to Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Syria and Jordan, appointed by the Union government. He also worked as a member of Kerala Sahitya Academy and Kerala Kalamandalam.He elected as Member of parliament, Lok Sabha representing Malappuram (Lok Sabha constituency) through by polls held in 2021.[2]
As an Orator
Besides being a renowned orator par excellence Samadani is well known as an expert in translating the speeches of famous political and cultural personalities of the country . He has translated the speeches of leaders like Dr. Manmohan Singh, Soniya Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Farooq Abdulla, Gulam Nabi Azad, Kapil Sibal, Mani Shankar Aiyer, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Nitish Kumar, Dr. Karan Singh, Gulzar, Raj Babbar, and the deceased great man including Maulana Abul Hasan Ali Nadvi, Arjun Singh, Kuldeep Nayyar, Pandit Jasraj, Ali Sardar Jafri, Padmashree Shamsu Rahman Farooqi. Shri M.T.Vasuvdevan Nair called him ‘Vashya Vachassu’ (The Enchanting Word)
Awards won
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- S._K._Pottekkatt Award for the best literary work for the book titled as ‘Bharatheeya Geedam’
- Vaikam Muhammad Basheer award for cultural activities
- Muhammed Abdurahman Sahib Award for Secularism
- K M Seethi Sahib Award for Communal Harmony
- K K Rahulan Award
- C H Muhammed Koya Award for the best article
- Sayyid Muhammadali Shihab Thangal Award for Communal Harmony
- Interfaith leadership Award of International Gurukulam Yoga Bhavan.
- Maulana Azad Award instituted by KPCC Minority Department.
- Samadani was also honoured by the Zamorin Kozhikode P.K. Ettanunni Raja at the ‘Revathi Pattathanam’.
Positions held
- 1994 – Elected to Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of Indian Parliament
- 2000 – Re-elected to Rajya Sabha
- 2002 to 2004 – Convener, Parliamentary Sub-Committee on Universities and Higher Education[3]
- 2004 – Member, Central Advisory Board of Education, Government of India
- 2004 – Member, Parliamentary Committee on Health and Family Welfare
- 1995 to 1996 – Member, Parliamentary Committee on Defence
- 1996 to 1999 – Member, Parliamentary Committee on Subordinate Legislation
- 1996 to 2004 and 2004 to 2006 – Member, Parliamentary, Committee on Human Resource Development
- 1996 to 2004 and 2004 to 2006 – Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of External Affairs
- 1998 to 1999 and 2004 to 2006 – Member, Parliamentary Committee on Papers Laid on the Table Member, Papers Laid On The Table Parliamentary Committee
- 2001 - Member, Court of the Aligarh Muslim University
- Member, Malappuram District Council
- Member, Kerala Sahitya Academy
- Member, Kerala Kalamandalam
- Senior Vice President, Indian Union Muslim League
- Director, Indianness Academy
- Chairman, Maulana Azad Foundation
- Chairman, Dr. Sukumar Azhikode Foundation[4]
- Patron, Kerala Samskrita Prachara Samithi
- President, Anjuman Tarqi-e-Urdu, Kerala Branch[5]
- Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly from Kottakkal assembly constituency 2011–2016.
- Member of Lok Sabha from Malappuram Constituency 2021 - Incumbent
See also
References
- ^ "Members - Kerala Legislature". www.niyamasabha.org. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "IUML's Abdussamad Samadani wins Malappuram bye-election". The News Minute. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "സമദാനി; ഒരു വാഗ്മിയുടെ നിശ്ശബ്ദ വിജയം!". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Malayalam). Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ Aug 18, TNN / Updated; 2016; Ist, 10:51. "Birth anniversary of Azhikode to be observed | Kozhikode News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
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