Ebrahim Sulaiman Sait Explained

Ebrahim Sulaiman Sait
Birth Date:1922 11, df=y
Birth Place:Bangalore, British India
Death Place:Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Education:Under-Graduation (History and Economics)
Occupation:Politician
Spouse:Mariyam Bai
Parents:
  • Muhammed Sulaiman Sait
  • Zainab Bai

Ebrahim Sulaiman Sait (1922 – 2005), known as "Mehboob-e-Millat", was an Indian politician, born in Bangalore in a Cutchi Memon family, who served as an Indian Union Muslim League Member of Parliament from northern Kerala several times.[1] [2] He was also a founding member of All India Muslim Personal Law Board.

In 1994, while serving as its National President, Sait severed ties with the Indian Union Muslim League and formed the Indian National League.[3] [4]

Early life

Sait was born to Mohammed Sulaiman and Zainab Bai on 3 November 1922 at Bangalore. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts under-graduate degree from St. Joseph's College, Bangalore.

He married Mariyam Bai, from Mattancherry, in 1949.

Member of Parliament

Sait served as the National President of Indian Union Muslim League from 1973 to 1994.

Lok Sabha

Election Year Vote share (%) Parliamentary ConstituencyParty
199153.08Indian Union Muslim League
198949.84
198450.90
198053.61
197761.27
1971
1967

Rajya Sabha

!Election Year!Term!Representing State!Party
19601960 - 66KeralaIndian Union Muslim League

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ebrahim Sulaiman Sait . Loksabha . Government of India.
  2. News: Kerala General Secretary, Indian National League . 26 April 2020 . Sulaiman Sait Illatha 15 Varsham . Madhyamam .
  3. News: Madampat . Shajahan . 2019-04-11 . The Importance of IUML . The Indian Express . live . 2020-06-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200612120000/https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/indian-union-muslim-league-yogi-rahul-gandhi-wayanad-elections-2019-5669399/ . 2020-06-12.
  4. News: Damodaran . A. K. . 28 February 1994 . Dethroned I U M L President Ibrahim Sulaiman Sait Threatens to Split Party . India Today .