E. T. Mohammed Basheer (born 1 July 1946) is an Indian politician and social worker who serves as the Member of Parliament from Malappuram Parliament Constituency of the Indian state Kerala.
Basheer was first elected to Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1985. He served as a Cabinet Minister in various ministries of the Government of Kerala. He served as the Minister for Education (1991–96 and 2001–06) under K. Karunakaran, A. K. Antony and Oommen Chandy. 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 Indian Union Muslim League. He also leads the League in Lok Sabha (the Lower House).
Life and career Basheer was born on 1 July 1946 to E. T. Moosakutty and Fathima at Mapram, Vazhakkad, in present-day Malappuram District. He entered politics through Muslim Students Federation (M. S. F.), the student wing of Indian Union Muslim League.
He later served as the Kondotty Mandalam Committee President, Malappuram District Committee Secretary and State Secretariat Member of Indian Union Muslim League.
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 Kannur University, Sanskrit University, Kaladi and 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 ConstituencyElectionTenureAssemblyPositionChief MinisterPeringalam1985 (by-election)1985–877th KLAGovernmentK. Karunakaran (1982–87)Tirur19911991–969th KLAGovernmentK. Karunakaran (1991–95)GovernmentA. K. Antony (1995–96)Tirur19961996–0110th KLAOppositionE. K. Nayanar (1996–01)Tirur20012001–0611th KLAGovernmentA. K. Antony (2001–04)GovernmentOommen Chandy (2004–06)
Minister in different Kerala ministries
ElectionRuling FrontTerm Chief Minister Portfolio Period1991 (9th KLA)U. D. F. (1991–96)1991–95K. Karunakaran Education 1991–951995–96A. K. Antony Education 1995–962001 (11 KLA)U. D. F. (2001–06)2004–06Oommen Chandy Education 2004–06
Member of Parliament AllianceConstituencyElectionHouseTenurePositionUnited Progressive Alliance (U. P. A.)Ponnani200915th House2009–14GovernmentPonnani201416th House2014–19OppositionPonnani201917th House2019–2024OppositionINDIA AllianceMalappuram202418th House2024–presentOpposition
References
External links
Loksabha MP Biodata Indian Union Muslim League Kerala Assembly