Pulikkal Veettil Abdul Wahab (born 1 July 1950) is an Indian politician and social worker from

Nilambur Nilambur () is a major town, a municipality and a Taluk in the Malappuram district of the Indian state of Kerala. It is located close to the Nilgiri Mountains, Nilgiris range of the Western Ghats on the banks of the Chaliyar River. This place is ...

Malappuram Malappuram (also Malapuram) () is a municipality and town in Kerala and the headquarters of the Malappuram district in Kerala, India. It is the List of most populous urban agglomerations in Kerala, 4th largest urban agglomeration in Kerala and ...

. He currently serves as a Member of Parliament from

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...

in the Rajya Sabha (the Council of States or the Upper House). He is also a non-resident Indian businessman with activities in India and the

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. Wahab also serves as the Treasurer,

Indian Union Muslim League Indian Union Muslim League (abbreviated as the IUML or Muslim League) is a political party primarily based in Kerala. It is recognised as a List of political parties in India, State Party in Kerala by the Election Commission of India. After the ...

and Leader, Indian Union Muslim League in

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. He has been elected as Member of

from

thrice (2004–10, 2015–21, and 2021 to the present). 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

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

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) * Chairman, Indus Motors, Kerala * Director, Malabar Institute of Medical Sciences * Director, Feroke Boards,

Kozhikode Kozhikode (), also known as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. Known as the City of Spices, Kozhikode is listed among the City of Literature, UNESCO's Cities of Literature. It is the nineteenth large ...

* 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

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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 The University of Calicut, also known as Calicut University, is a state-run public university headquartered at Tenhipalam in Malappuram district of the state of Kerala, India. Established in 1968, it is the first university to be set up in no ...

**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,

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(2016) for Jan Sikshan Sansthan. * Saakshar Bharat Award (2014) for Jan Sikshan Sansthan. Wahab has 'adopted' Karulayi village near his municipality,

, under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) project.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wahab, P. V. Abdul Rajya Sabha members from Kerala Malayali politicians Living people Politicians from Malappuram district Indian Union Muslim League politicians 1950 births 21st-century Indian politicians