| E. Ahamed | |
| Birth Date: | 29 April 1938 |
| Birth Place: | Cannanore, Madras Presidency, British India (now Kerala) |
| 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: | |
| 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,[1] was an Indian politician from Kannur (then Cannanore) in northern Kerala.[2] A Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) between 1991 and 2017, he was a key figure in India's diplomatic relations with the Middle East.[3]
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).[4] 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.[5] In 2004, he was famously dispatched by Atal Bihari Vajpayee to the United Nations (Geneva) to represent India.[6] [7]
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.[8]
| 1967 | 3rd Assembly | Cannanore | Indian Union Muslim League |
| 1977 | 5th Assembly | Koduvally | |
| 1980 | 6th Assembly | Tanur | |
| 1982 | 7th Assembly | ||
| 1987 | 8th Assembly |
| Mandate | Constituency | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Manjeri | Indian Union Muslim League |
| 1996 | ||
| 1998 | ||
| 1999 | ||
| 2004 | Ponnani | |
| 2009 | Malappuram | |
| 2014 |
President
Member
| Kerala Government | |||
| Period | Portfolio | Chief Minister | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 – 1987 | Industry | K. Karunakaran | |
| Union Government | |||
| Period | Portfolios | Prime Minister | |
| 2004 – 2014 | Junior Minister
| ||
Ahamed died on 1 February 2017 after suffering a cardiac arrest in a joint session of Parliament.[10] He was buried with full state honours at the Kannur City Juma Masjid.[11]
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