M. M. Abdul Khader Explained

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]

Early life and career

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]

Electoral history

1954 Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State Of Kerala And Another v. N.M Thomas And Others Supreme Court Of India Judgment Law CaseMine. 2020-07-13. www.casemine.com.
  2. Web site: History Kerala Law Academy. 2020-07-13. www.keralalawacademy.org.
  3. Book: discountbookstore.in. 50 Leading Cases of Supreme Court of India: Full Text Judgment with equivalent citation. 2014-07-25. Discountbookstore.in.
  4. Web site: MM Abdul Khader. 2020-07-13. geni_family_tree.
  5. RESULTS OF ELECTIONS TO THE TRAVANCORE-COCHIN LEGISLATIVE 1951. Travancore-Cochin Gazette.
  6. Results of the Interim Election to the Travancore-Cochin Assembly – 1954. Travancore-Cochin Gazette.
  7. Web site: About Commission. 2020-07-13. Kerala State Human Right Commission.
  8. Web site: Former Judges of High Court of Kerala. 2020-07-13. highcourtofkerala.nic.in.