A.K.A. Abdul Samad (4 October 1926 – 4 November 1999) was a prominent

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politician, and an important leader of the

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. He was also a journalist, editor, author, educationist and businessman. He is popularly known in his native states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala by the title "Siraj-ul-Millat" (Light of the Nation).

Early life

Abdul samad was born on 4 October 1926 at

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. His father was an Indian freedom fighter and great scholar Allama A.K. Abdul hameed Baqavi and he was the first person to translate the

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into

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Association with political parties

* All India General Secretary, Indian Union Muslim League * State President (Tamil Nadu),

Political career

* MP, Ninth Lok Sabha, 1989–91 (affiliated with

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, serving Vellore, TN) * MP, Seventh Lok Sabha, 1980–84 (Independent, serving Vellore, TN) * MLA, Legislative Assembly, Tamil Nadu, 1984–88 (affiliated with

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serving Triplicane, Chennai) * MP, Rajya Sabha, 1964–76

Government 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 * Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Rajya Sabha * Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Industry, 1990

Delegation to foreign countries

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

Memberships

* Syndicate Member, Madras University * Senate Member, Annamalai University * Court Member, Aligarh Muslim University * President, Muslim Educational Association of South India (MEASI) * Chairman, Board of Islamic Studies, Madras University

Publications

* Sweet Memories of Sacred Haj (Tamil) * 'Narpaniyatri Nabi Mani' (Muhammad's Biography in Tamil) * 'An Introduction to Holy Quran' (Tamil) * Founder-Editor, Mani Chudar (Tamil Daily) * Founder-Editor, Mani Vilakkur (Tamil Monthly) * Publisher, Crescent (English Weekly)

Social activities

* Amelioration of the down-trodden * Communal harmony * Spread of higher education amongst Muslim minorities

References

External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20120223184105/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/2653.htm * https://web.archive.org/web/20120626010449/http://www.indianunionmuslimleague.in/ * https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055815/http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/lsdeb/ls12/ses4/01210499.htm {{DEFAULTSORT:Abdul Samad, A.K.A. 1999 deaths 1926 births India MPs 1980–1984 India MPs 1989–1991 Lok Sabha members from Tamil Nadu Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu People from Karaikal People from French India Indian Union Muslim League politicians from Tamil Nadu People from Vellore district Tamil Muslims