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: 'SITARA', Cannanore-12.

: Graduate, LL.B

: Advocate

: Malayalam, English,Hindi and Urdu

: U.S.A, Britain, France, Germany, Canada, Sweden,Norway,Switzerland, Italy, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Hongkong, Japan, Saudi Arabia, U.A.E, Qatar, Kuwait,Bhrain.

: Minister for Industry (24.05.1982 - 25.03.1987); Union Minister of State for External Affairs (2004-09 and 2012-14), Union Minister of State for Railways (2009-11), and Human Resource Development (2011-12); Member, Lok Sabha from Manjeri (1991-2004), Ponnani (2004-09) and Malappuram (2009-17) Constituencies; Chairman, Committee on Government Assurances (1987-91), Kerala Legislative Assembly, Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the House, Lok Sabha, Joint Committee on Food Management in Parliament House Complex, Kannur Municipal Council, Kerala State Rural Development Board, SIDECO; National Secretary and President, Indian Union Muslim League; President, Muslim Educational Foundation, Kannur, Kannur Deenul Islam Sabha; Member, Kerala State Muslim League Working Committee, Kerala and Calicut University Senates, Pariyaram Medical College Board, Malappuram MEA Engineering College Managing Committee, Aligarh Muslim University Executive Council, Central Hajj Committee.

: One Foreign Journey and Numerous Memories, A Story of Renaissance of Indian Muslims, The Leader I Know.

: ഒരു വിദേശയാത്രയും കുറെ ഓര്‍മ്മകളും ( A travelogue published by N.B.S)

: Led high level Trade Delegation of Government of India for International Ministerial Conferences; Served as Special Emissary of the then Prime Minister Smt. Indira Gandhi.

: Music, Writing

: football and Cricket

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