E. Ahamed

E. Ahamed (29 April 1938 – 1 February 2017), Edappakath Ahamed in full, was an Indian politician from Kannur (then Cannanore) in northern Kerala. A Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) between 1991 and 2017, he was a key figure in India's diplomatic relations with the Middle East.

E. Ahamed
Ahamed in 2014
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2009–2017
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byP. K. Kunhalikutty
ConstituencyMalappuram
In office
2004–2009
Preceded byG. M. Banatwala
Succeeded byE. T. Mohammed Basheer
ConstituencyPonnani
In office
1991–2004
Preceded byEbrahim Sulaiman Sait
Succeeded byT. K. Hamza
ConstituencyManjeri
Minister of State for External Affairs
In office
23 May 2004 – 26 May 2014
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Minister
  • Natwar Singh
  • Manmohan Singh
  • Pranab Mukherjee
  • S. M. Krishna
  • Salman Khurshid
Preceded byVinod Khanna
Succeeded byV. K. Singh
Personal details
Born(1938-04-29)29 April 1938
Cannanore, Madras Presidency, British India
(now Kerala)
Died1 February 2017(2017-02-01) (aged 78)
New Delhi
Political party Indian Union Muslim League
SpouseZuhara Ahamed
Children2 sons and 1 daughter
Alma materBrennen College, Tellicherry
In this Malayali name, the person is referred to by their given name, Ahamed, and not by their surname, Edappakath.

Educated at Brennen College, Tellicherry and Trivandrum Law College, Ahamed was first elected to Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1967 (from Kannur, with Indian Union Muslim League). He later served as a cabinet minister (Industry) in the U D F ministry headed by Congress-leader K. Karunakaran (1982–87). He was first elected to the Parliament (Lok Sabha) in 1991. Ahamed was appointed Union Minister of State, Ministry of External Affairs, in 2004 (Congress-led U P A ministry headed by Manmohan Singh). He also served as Union Minister of State for Railways and Human Resource Development.

Ahamed served as the National President, Indian Union Muslim League between 2008 and 2017. He was the first Indian Union Muslim League union minister in independent India. In 2004, he was famously dispatched by Atal Bihari Vajpayee to the United Nations (Geneva) to represent India.

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