Malappuram,is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala,with a coastline of 70 km (43 mi). It is the most populous district of Kerala,which is home to around 13% of the total population of the state. The district was formed on 16 June 1969,spanning an area of about 3,554 km2 (1,372 sq mi). It is the third-largest district of Kerala by area,as well as the largest district in the state,bounded by Western Ghats and Arabian Sea to either side. The district is divided into seven Taluks:Eranad,Kondotty,Nilambur,Perinthalmanna,Ponnani,Tirur,and Tirurangadi.
The Indian Union Muslim League is an Indian political party primarily based in the Indian state of Kerala. It is recognised as a State Party in Kerala by the Election Commission of India.
Malappuram is a city in the Indian state of Kerala,spread over an area of 58.20 km2 (22.47 sq mi) including the surrounding suburban areas. The first municipality in the district formed in 1970,Malappuram serves as the administrative headquarters of Malappuram district. Divided into 40 electoral wards,the city has a population density of 1,742 per square kilometre. According to the 2011 census,the Malappuram metropolitan area is the fourth largest urban agglomeration in Kerala after Kochi,Calicut,and Thrissur urban areas and the 26th largest in India with a total population of 1.7 million. It is the fastest growing city in the world with a 44.1% urban growth between 2015 and 2020 as per the survey conducted by Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) based on the urban area growth during January 2020. Malappuram is situated 54 km southeast of Calicut and 90 km northwest of Palakkad. It is the first Indian municipal body to provide free Wi-Fi connectivity to its entire residents. Malappuram is also the first Indian municipal body to achieve the International Organization for Standardization certificate. It is also the first complaint-free municipality in the state.
E. Ahamed,Edappakath Ahamed in full,was an Indian politician from Kannur in northern Kerala. A Member of Parliament between 1991 and 2017,he was a key figure in India's diplomatic relations with the Middle East.
Mohammedali Shihab Thangal,known with the honorific prefix Sayed, was an Indian community leader,Islamic scholar and politician from Kerala. He is sometimes regarded as "the most important Mappila leader" of modern Kerala.
E. T. Mohammed Basheer is an Indian politician and social worker who serves as the Member of Parliament from Ponnani Parliament Constituency of the Indian state Kerala.
M.P. Abdussamad Samadani is an Indian politician,orator,writer and scholar. He knows Malayalam,English,Urdu,Hindi,Arabic,Persian and Sanskrit languages. Samadani was awarded Doctor of Philosophy degree from Jawaharlal Nehru University,New Delhi.
P. K. Kunhalikutty is an Indian politician and social worker who is the present Member of Legislative Assembly from Vengara Assembly Constituency in Kerala. He also serves as National General Secretary of Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) and Deputy Leader of opposition in Kerala Leglative Assembly.
Abdurahiman Randathani is an Indian politician,orator and former Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) of Tanur constituency in Kerala State. Currently he is State secretary of Indian Union Muslim League Kerala and Chairman of Shihab Thangal multispeciality hospital,Tirur.
Perinthalmanna is a major town and municipality in Malappuram district,Kerala,India. It serves as the headquarters of the Perinthalmanna Taluk,and a block and a Revenue Division by the same name. It was formerly the headquarters of Valluvanad Taluk,which was one of the two Taluks in the Malappuram Revenue Division of the erstwhile Malabar District during the British Raj. The town is located 23 kilometres (14 mi) southwest to the city of Malappuram at the centre of the Kozhikode–Malappuram–Perinthalmanna–Palakkad National Highway 966.
K. Avukader Kutty Naha (1920–1988) was an Indian politician and social worker who served as the Minister of Local Administration in various Kerala Governments from 1968 to 1979. As an Indian Union Muslim League minister in the 1967–69 Namboodiripad ministry,Naha oversaw the creation of the Malappuram District in central Kerala (1969). Naha,with minister M. N. Govindan Nair and official C. K. Kochukoshy,also devised the 'One Lakh Houses' scheme in Kerala.
K. N. A Khader is a member of 13th Kerala Legislative Assembly. He is a member of Indian Union Muslim League and represents Vengara constituency. He was previously elected to Kerala Legislative Assembly in 2001 representing Kondotty constituency.
P. Ubaidulla is a member of 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly. He is a member of Indian Union Muslim League and represents Malappuram constituency. He was reelected in 2021.
P. K. Basheer is the member of 14th Kerala Legislative Assembly. He is a member of Indian Union Muslim League and represents Eranad constituency.
T.V. Ibrahim is an Indian politician belonging to Indian Union Muslim League. He is the current MLA of Kondotty,Malappuram.
V. Sasikumar is the former MLA of Perinthalmanna and the National Secretary of Construction Workers Federation of India. He is currently the chairman of Kerala Building &Other Construction Workers Welfare Board,Govt of Kerala.
N. Kannan was the former Member of Legislative Assembly from Wandoor. In the 10th Kerala Legislative Assembly,he represented Wandoor constituency from 1996-2001. He is the only communist leader who marked a victory in Wandoor.
M. P. M. Ahammed "Bapu" Kurikkal was an Indian politician and social worker who served as the Minister for Local Self Governments in Kerala Government from 1967 to 1968. He conceived the creation of the Malappuram District in central Kerala in the late 1960s.
U. A. Latheef is an Indian politician belonging to Indian Union Muslim League. He was elected as a member of Kerala Legislative Assembly from Manjeri on 2 May 2021.
Kurukkoli Moideen is a politician from Kerala,India. He represents Tirur in 15th Kerala State Legislative Assembly. He belongs to Indian Union Muslim League.
