E. T. Mohammed Basheer (born 1 July 1946) is an Indian politician and social worker who serves as the

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Parliament Constituency of the Indian state

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. Basheer was first elected to Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1985. He served as the Kerala state Education Minister (1991–96 and 2001–06) under

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. He has been a member of Parliament from 2009 (three terms, 2009, 2014 and 2019). Basheer is the National Organising Secretary and Kerala State Party Secretary of

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. He also leads the

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in Lok Sabha (the Lower House).

Life and career

Baheer was born on 1 July 1946 to E. T. Moosakutty and Fathima at Mapram, Vazhakkad, in present-day

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. He entered politics through Muslim Students Federation (M. S. F.), the student wing of

. He later served as the Kondotty Mandalam Committee President, Malappuram District Committee Secretary and State Secretariat Member of

. He is married to Rukhiya Basheer.

Political career

Basheer actively engaged in trade union field and became Kerala State Secretary of Swatantra Thozhilali Union (S. T. U). He also worked as president of various trade unions affiliated to S. T. U. in industrial firms like: * Mavoor Gwalior Rayons * Malabar Cements, Palakkad, Edarikode Textiles * Kerala Electrical and Allied, Kundara * Malabar Spinning Mills, Kozhikode * Modern Spinning Mills, Kozhikode * Steel Complex, Kozhikode * K. S. D. C. Kuttipuram He was also Member in Kerala Agricultural University Senate, Kerala State Orphanage Control Board and Industries Relationship Committee.

As Minister for Education (1991–96 and 2001–06)

As Minister for Education, Basheer was instrumental in promoting the concept of Self-financing Colleges. * Introduction of Grading System at the Secondary and Higher Secondary Levels. * Establishment of

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, Sanskrit University, Kaladi & National University of Advanced Legal Studies at Kochi. * Expansion of information technology enabled education and the inclusion of information technology as a part of curriculum in Secondary Level. * Implemented special package for the education and social upliftment of the physically and mentally handicapped children.

Committee Membership

# Central Advisory Board of Education (C. A. B. E.) # Government of India Committee on Decentralisation of Education Management # Janardhana Reddy Commission on National Educational Policy # Minority Education Monitoring Committee

Member of Legislative Assembly

Minister in different Kerala ministries

Member of Parliament

References

External links

Official Website (MP Office Ponnani)

Loksabha MP Biodata

Indian Union Muslim League

Kerala Assembly
{{DEFAULTSORT:Basheer, E. T. Mohammed Living people 1946 births India MPs 2009–2014 Indian Union Muslim League politicians Lok Sabha members from Kerala India MPs 2014–2019 People from Malappuram district Kerala MLAs 1982–1987 Kerala MLAs 1996–2001 Education Ministers of Kerala India MPs 2019–present