Party Name : Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Constituency : Vellore
State : Tamil Nadu
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 1 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 14
Father's Name : Shri Mohamed Hanif
Mother's Name : Smt. Kasimbibi
Date of birth : 05 Jan 1940
Profession : Journalist Social Worker
Positions held :
2004 Elected to 14th Lok SabhaMember, Committee on Home AffairsMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Power2 January 2006 Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Wakf5 August 2006 Member, Committee on Home Affairs5 Aug. 2007 onwards Member, Committee on Home Affairs
More Information :
Books Published
(a) Uniform Civil Code in Tamil under the Title The National Integration Law; (b) The Prophets and Prophethood (edited) ; (c) The Muslims-Yesterday, Today and Tommorrow ; (d) A number of pamphlets on different topics relating to comparative religion; (e) The Living Law in Tamil (Vazhum Neri) ; (f) A Collection of Poems in Tamil
Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
Composed hundreds of verses in Tamil; has edited Mubarak fortnightly and Darul Quran fortnightly in Tamil ; These journals highlighted comparative religion, communal harmony and social peace and co-existence
Social And Cultural Activities
Working for the upliftment of the poor in society; has started at an early age, a good mens society to help poor by providing interest free loans; organised the Mohalla Jamats Federation of Tamil Nadu; working for Shariat Council formations in Tamil Nadu; conducts classes for elders on compartative religion; pariticipated in Inter-Faith Dialogues held in Tiruchy, Madurai, Salem and Chennai
Special Interests
Working for peace in society, inculcating ethical and spiritual values among the people and striving for communal harmony and spreading the study of comparative religion
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading, organising help for the poor and women folk, visiting the poor and meeting the people belonging to different religions and listen to religious and spiritual discourses
Countries Visited
Brunei, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Qatar, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, U.A.E
Other Information
As a student attracted by Quaide Millat Mohamed Ismail Sahib; worked for student`s wing of IUML; State organiser, (i) Muslim Student Federation; (ii) Muslim Mohalla Jamats; Member, Makka Masjid Shariat Council; convened the State Conference under the leadership of IUML for propagating the Shariat Panchayat, peaceful co-existence between communities and establishment of Baithul Mal (Community`s financial help associations) in every muslim Jamat; as President, IUML, Tamil Nadu, working for Tamil language, communal harmony and national Integration and also for restoring the reservation of jobs in Government Departments and in educational institutions for the minoirty communities and weaker sections; Member, (i) Tamil Nadu Haj Committee, 2003; (ii) The Senate, University of Madras, 1977-1980; (ii) The Standing Committee, Bharathidaisan University, Tiruchy, 1980; working for religious tolerance, communal harmony and comparative religion; Hindu and Christian organisations have awarded a number of titles to him; life long mission is to work for harmony of hearts and meeting of minds of our people and to see India as the prosperous blissful land of peace, and happiness so that Swami Vivekananda`s dream be realised; Islam body and Vedanta Brain be united in India and our beloved country be `Saare Jahan se Achcha`
