K. T. Jaleel

K. T. Jaleel (born 30 May 1967) is an Indian politician from Kerala and a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Thavanur and serves as Minister for Higher Education, Welfare of Minorities, Waqf and Hajj in the Left Democratic Front (LDF) -led ministry. He was first elected to Kerala Legislative Assembly in 2006. He is Associate Professor of History in P. S. M. O. College, Tirurangadi.[1]

K. T. Jaleel
Minister for Higher Education, Kerala
Assumed office
14 August 2018
Chief MinisterPinarayi Vijayan
Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2011
Preceded byconstituency established
ConstituencyThavanur
In office
2006–2011
Preceded byP. K. Kunhalikutty
Succeeded byconstituency abolished
ConstituencyKuttippuram
Personal details
Born30 May 1967 (1967-05-30) (age 53)
Political partyIndependent CPI(M)
Spouse(s)Fathima Jaleel
ChildrenAsma beevi,Muhammed Farooq,Sumayya Beegum
EducationPhD in History

He previously served as the Minister for Local Administration, Government of Kerala.[2]

Personal life

Jaleel was born the son of K.T. Kunhi Muhammed and Parayil Nafeesa at Tirur, Malappuram. M.P. Fathima Kutty is his spouse, who is the principal of Valanchery HSS. Asma Beevi, Muhammed Farooq and Sumayya Beegum are his children.

He is also author of book "Oru Kodumkattaya Janapaksha Rashtreeyam" and published many articles in periodicals and newspapers.

Education

He completed his Primary education from GUPS-Painkanur, Valanchery and GUPS-Velimukku. His secondary education was from Government Higher Secondary School, Kuttippuram. He did his pre-degree from Islahiya College, Chenamangalur, and his Graduation and Post-graduation from Pocker Sahib Memorial Orphanage College (PSMO College), Tirurangadi. He owns an M.Phil-degree from University of Calicut and Ph.D. from Kerala University, Thiruvananthapuram for the topic "Role of Variyam Kunjahammed haji and Ali Musliyar in the Malabar Rebellion of 1921". He is currently Associate Professor in History, in Pocker Sahib Memorial Orphanage College (PSMO) College, Tirurangadi and settled at Valanchery.[3]

Political life

He was a former member of the now-banned Islamist organization, Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI).[4] Later he joined the Muslim Students Federation - MSF, the students’ wing of the Indian Union Muslim League.[5] He was ousted from the youth wing of IUML following differences with the leadership.[5] Afterwards he contested independently with LDF support.

He was elected as an MLA for the first time in 2006, from Kuttippuram constituency as LDF supported Independent candidate, defeating the then IUML General Secretary[6] P K Kunhalikutty. In 2011 he was elected from Thavanoor constituency, defeating V. V. Prakash of Indian National Congress for a margin of 6,854 votes.[7] In 2016 he was reelected from Thavanoor, with a majority of 17,064, against P. Ifthiquarudheen of Indian National Congress.[8]

Jaleel had come under fire after being accused of nepotism by P. K. Firos of Indian Union Muslim League over the appointment of his cousin as the general manager of Kerala State Minorities Development Finance Corporation (KSMDFC).[9] Kerala High Court had dismissed the plea regarding the same on July 11, 2019 and criticised the political agendas behind the petition by Firos.[10] Jaleel was accused of links to the 2020 Kerala gold smuggling case and was questioned by Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the National Investigation Agency (NIA).[5] He denied any involvement, saying that the contact with one of the accused Swapna was regarding a charity work as suggested by the Consulate General of UAE.[11]

Positions held

He held positions such as: Chairman, P.S. M.O. College Union; he served as MSF chairman in his education period, Malappuram District Council; Director, Kerala Automobiles Ltd and Malcotex, Karthala Chungam; General Secretary, Kerala State Muslim Youth League; Chairman, Standing Committee on Education and Health, District Panchayat Malappuram; Syndicate member, Calicut University; Director of Norka Roots;[12]

References
  1. "Members - Kerala Legislature". Niyamasabha.org. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  2. Philip, Shaju (26 May 2016). "Pinarayi Vijayan takes oath as Kerala Chief Minister". The Indian Express. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  3. "Department of History". Psmocollege.ac.in. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  4. "10 things to know about the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI)". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  5. Anandan, S. (20 September 2020). "K.T. Jaleel — a giant killer in the dock". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  6. "Kerala News : IUML citadel no more invincible". The Hindu. 14 May 2006. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  7. "Kerala News : A hard fight for UDF, LDF in Thavanur". The Hindu. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  8. http://www.elections.in/kerala/assembly-constituencies/tavanur.html
  9. "K.T. Jaleel accused of nepotism". The News Minute. 12 November 2018.
  10. "കെ.ടി.ജലീലിനെതിരായ ഹര്‍ജി ഫിറോസ് പിന്‍വലിച്ചു; ഹര്‍ജി തള്ളി ഹൈക്കോടതി". Indian Express Malayalam (in Malayalam). 11 July 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  11. "16 calls made between CPI(M) leader KT Jaleel and Kerala gold scam accused Swapna Suresh". The News Minute. 12 November 2018.
  12. "System to verify authenticity of work visas". The Hindu. 20 November 2009. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
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