M. M. Abdul Khader | |
Term Start2: | 1952 |
Constituency2: | Alwaye |
Office2: | Member of the Legislative Assembly of Travancore-Cochin |
Predecessor2: | Position established |
Successor2: | T. O. Bava |
Term Start1: | 1969 |
Office1: | Advocate General of Kerala |
Appointer1: | V. Viswanathan |
Relatives: | M. M. Pareed Pillay (brother) M. K. Mackar Pillay (uncle) |
Nationality: | Indian |
Occupation: | lawyer |
Death Place: | Aluva, Kerala, India |
Birth Place: | Alwaye, Madras Presidency, British India |
Birth Date: | 27 February 1925 |
Term End1: | 1979 |
Term End2: | 1954 |
Manadath Mohammed Pillay Abdul Khader (27 February 1925 – 10 August 1993) was an Indian lawyer, jurist, and politician who served as the Advocate General of Kerala from 1969 to 1979.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Abdul Khader was born on 27 February 1925 in Aluva to M. K. Mohammed Pillay, the younger brother of prominent industrialist and philanthropist, M. K. Mackar Pillay.
In 1952, Khader was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the newly formed state of Travancore-Cochin from the Aluva constituency, defeating future Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee president T. O. Bava.[5] Khader lost re-election in 1954 to the same opponent.[6]
Khader's brother, M. M. Pareed Pillay went on to become the Chief Justice of Kerala and the first chairman of the Kerala State Human Rights Commission.[7] [8]