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Aryadan Muhammed

Aryadan Muhammed (15 May 1935 – 25 September 2022) was an Indian National Congress party leader who served as Minister for Electricity and Transport (Government of Kerala) in the Oommen Chandy Ministry. He represented the Nilambur constituency in Kerala until 2016, being elected for the eighth time in the 2011 State Election.

Personal life

Aryadan Muhammed was born in Nilambur on 15 May 1935 as the son of Unneen and Kadiyamunni.[1] He married Mariyumma and had two sons and two daughters.[1] He died on 25 September 2022, aged 87 while he was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Kozhikode.[2][3]

Political life

Entering politics as an Indian National congress member in 1952, Muhammed, a member of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) since 1958, later served as Secretary, Calicut DCC, President, Malappuram DCC and as General Secretary, KPCC. An active member of the Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) in the fifties, he has been the President of various labour unions as well.[1]

Muhammed was elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly (KLA) for the first time in 1977. He was elected again in 1980 through a by-election. From the 8th KLA to the 13th KLA (1987, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011) he represented the same Nilambur Constituency as a Congress candidate.[1]

State minister

From January 1980 to October 1981, Muhammed was the Minister for Labour and Forests in the Ministry headed by E. K. Nayanar. Later, from April 1995 to May 1996, he was the Minister for Labour and Tourism in the Ministry headed by A. K. Antony. In the Ministry headed by Oommen Chandy (2004–2006) he held the portfolio of Electricity from September 2004.[1]

Muhammed was the Minister for Power and Transport in the second Oommen Chandy Ministry from 2011 to 2016. His portfolio included Electricity, Railways, Post and Telegraphs, Road Transport, Motor Vehicles and Water Transport.[4]

Other positions held

See also

References

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  3. ^ "മുൻ മന്ത്രിയും മുതിർന്ന കോൺഗ്രസ് നേതാവുമായ ആര്യാടൻ മുഹമ്മദ് അന്തരിച്ചു". Mathrubhumi (in Malayalam). 25 September 2022. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
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