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M. P. M. Ahammed Kurikkal

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M. P. M. Ahammed Kurikkal
M. P. M. Ahammed Kurikkal
Minister for Panchayath and Community Development
In office
6 March 1967 – 24 October 1968
Chief MinisterE.M.S. Namboodiripad
Preceded byP. P. Ummer Koya
Succeeded byK. Avukader Kutty Naha
Personal details
Born(1921-08-23)23 August 1921
Died24 October 1968(1968-10-24) (aged 47)
Political partyIndian Union Muslim League

M. P. M. Ahammed "Bapu" Kurikkal (1921 - 1968) was an Indian politician and social worker who served as the Minister for Local Self Governments in Kerala Government from 1967 to 1968.[1][2] He conceived the creation of the Malappuram District in central Kerala in the late 1960s.[2]

He was the Indian Union Muslim League representative to the Kerala Legislative Assembly from Kondotty (1957 and 1960) and Malappuram (1967).[1][2] Along with C. H. Mohammed Koya, Kurikkal was the first two Indian Union Muslim League ministers in Kerala Government (1967- 69 Namboodiripad Ministry).[1]

Kurikkal died in October, 1968 while serving as the Minister of Panchayat and Community Development in the 1967- 69 Namboodiripad Ministry (United Front Government).[1] He was succeeded by K. Avukaderkutty Naha (who oversaw the creation of the Malappuram District in 1969).[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "M. P. M. Ahammed Kurikkal (profile)". Kerala Legislative Assembly. 28 October 1968. Archived from the original on 21 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Malappuram Owes a Lot to Popular Leader Bapu Kurikkal". Malayala Manorama. Malappuram. 28 October 2018. Archived from the original on 21 June 2020.
  3. ^ James Chiriyankandath (1996) Changing Muslim politics in Kerala: identity, interests and political strategies, Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs, 16:2, 257-271.