ABDUL SAMAD, SHRI A.K.A., M.A. (October 4, 1926 – November 4, 1999) was a prominent Tamil

Tamil people

Tamil people , also called Tamils or Tamilians, are an ethnic group native to Tamil Nadu, India and the north-eastern region of Sri Lanka. Historic and post 15th century emigrant communities are also found across the world, notably Malaysia, Singapore, Mauritius, South Africa, Australia, Canada,...

 politician, and an important leader of the Indian Union Muslim League

Indian Union Muslim League

Indian Union Muslim League is a state political party in the state of Kerala, India. The chief support base of the party falls inside northern and central Kerala...

Association with Political Parties

President, Tamil Nadu, All India General Secreatary Indian Union Muslim League

Indian Union Muslim League

Indian Union Muslim League is a state political party in the state of Kerala, India. The chief support base of the party falls inside northern and central Kerala...

Membership

Rajya Sabha, 1964–76; Seventh Lok Sabha, 1980–84; Ninth Lok Sabha 1989-91:, Legislative Assembly, Tamil Nadu, 1984–88;

Committee Experience

Member, Public Accounts Committee, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, 1985–86; Member, Public Accounts Committee, Rajya Sabha; Member, Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the House and Committee on Petitions, 7th Lok Sabha; Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation, Rajya Sabha, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Rajya Sabha; Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Industry, 1990;

Publications

Sweet Memories of Sacred Haj (Tamil) 'Narpaniyatri Nabi Mani' (Prophet Muhammad's Biography in Tamil) 'An Introduction to Holy Quran' (in Tamil) Founder-Editor, Mani Chudar (Tamil Daily) and Mani Vilakkur (Tamil Monthly);

Delegation to Foreign Countries

Member, IPD to Yugoslavia, 1971; Member, Govt. of India's Haj Delegation, 1971 and 1989;

Social Activities

Amelioration of the down-trodden, communal harmony; spread of higher education amongst Muslim minorities;

Other information

Publisher, Crescent (Eng. Weekly); Member, Syndicate, Madras University and Senate, Annamalai University; President, Muslim Educational Association of South India; Chairman, Board of Islamic Studies, Madras University; Member, Court, AMU, April, 1990;