P. V. Abdul Wahab Explained

P. V. Abdul Wahab
Birth Date:	1 July 1950
Birth Place:	Nilambur,India
Office:	Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Constituency:	Kerala
Term Start:	22 April 2015
Nationality:	Indian
Party:	Indian Union Muslim League
Spouse:	Yasmine Wahab
Parents:	P. V. Alavikutty (father) V. Fathima
Alma Mater:	Dr. Gafoor Memorial MES Mampad College

Pulikkal Veettil Abdul Wahab (born 1 July 1950) is an Indian politician and social worker from Nilambur, Malappuram. He currently serves as a Member of Parliament from Kerala in the Rajya Sabha (the Council of States or the Upper House).^[1] He is also a non-resident Indian businessman with activities in India and the Middle East.^[2]

Wahab also serves as the Treasurer, Indian Union Muslim League and Leader, Indian Union Muslim League in Rajya Sabha. He has been elected as Member of Rajya Sabha from Kerala thrice (2004–10, 2015–21, and 2021 to the present).^[3] He is currently a member of the Parliamentary Committee on External Affairs.

Life and career

Wahab was born on 1 July 1950 to P. V. (Pulikkal Veettil) Alavikutty and Varikkodan Fathima at Nilambur in northern Kerala. He was educated at Government Manavedan High School, Nilambur and M. E. S College, Mampad.

He is married to Yasmine from 1976 and the couple has four sons. He was first elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2004.

Parliamentary committees

• Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment (2004–2010)
• Committee on Rules (2015–2018)
• Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers (2015–2019)
• Railway Convention Committee (2016–2019)
• Committee on External Affairs (2019–2021)
• Committee on Industry (2021–2022)

Consultative Committees

• Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Civil Aviation (2004–2010)
• Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Human Resource Development (2015–2019)
• Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Minority Affairs (2019–2021)

Business portfolio

• Head, Peevees and Bridgeway Group (in India, United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arabia)^[4]
• Chairman, Indus Motors, Kerala
• Director, Malabar Institute of Medical Sciences
• Director, Feroke Boards, Kozhikode
• Director, Cheraman Financial Services
• Centre Square Shopping Mall, Cochin
• Amal College of Advanced Studies, Nilambur

Social profile

• Chairman, Peevees Charitable Trust
• Chairman, Keraleeyam (an NGO for HIV affected people)
• Chairman, Calicut Airport Development Committee, 1994–2004
• Chairman, Jan Sikshan Sansthan (an NGO sponsored by the Ministry of Human Resource Development)
• Patron, Nilambur Orphanage
• President, Peevees Schools
• Member
  • Islamic Chair, Calicut University
  • Kerala State Haj Committee, Kozhikode.
  • Kerala Waqf Board, Kochi.
  • Chairman, Malabar Airport Development Action Committee (MADAC)
  • Malabar Development Board
  • Malabar Chamber of Commerce
  • Rajiv Gandhi International Sports Foundation (former)

Recognitions

• Confucius Prize for Literacy, UNESCO (2016) for Jan Sikshan Sansthan.^{[5] [6]}
• Saakshar Bharat Award (2014) for Jan Sikshan Sansthan.

Wahab has 'adopted' Karulayi village near his municipality, Nilambur, under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) project.^[7]

External links

• Web site: P. V. Abdul Wahab . https://web.archive.org/web/20070930201411/http://164.100.24.167:8080/members/website/Mainweb.asp?mpcode=1929 . 2007-09-30 . Rajya Sabha.

Notes and References

1. News: 4 April 2015 . IUML names PV Abdul Wahab as its Rajya Sabha Candidate . Mathrubhumi .
2. Web site: 13 March 2004 . N R I Businessman, Richest M P - aspirant in Kerala's Electoral History . N R I Internet.
3. Web site: P. V. Abdul Wahab . Rajyasabha.
4. Web site: Executive Profile: P. V. Abdul Wahab . Bloomberg.
5. Web site: Winners of the UNESCO International Literacy Prizes 2016 . 26 March 2019 . UNESCO.
6. News: Naha . Abdul Latheef . 3 September 2016 . JSS Malappuram Wins UNESCO Literacy Award . The Hindu .
7. News: Nijeesh . T. P. . 28 December 2016 . Nedumkayam, First 'Digital' Tribal Colony in the Country . The Times of India .