Padanatha Mohammed Sayeed
Born | 10 May 1941 Andrott Island, Lakshadweep |
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Died | 10 December 2005 Seoul (aged 64) |
Padanatha Mohammed Sayeed (May 10, 1941 - December 10, 2005) was a leader of the Indian National Congress party. He was a member of Lok Sabha for eight terms, representing Lakshadweep.
Father's Name Late Shri A.B. Atta Koya Thangal
Date of Birth 10 May 1941
Place of Birth Androth Island (Lakshadweep)
Marital Status Married on 4 January 1967
Spouse's Name Smt. A.B. Rahmath Sayeed
Children One son and seven daughters
Educational Qualifications
B.Com., LL.B.
Educated at Government Arts College, Mangalore (Karnataka)
and Sidhartha College of Law, Bombay (Maharashtra)
Profession
Lawyer, Political and Social Worker
Positions Held
1967 Elected to 4th Lok Sabha
1967-71 Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
1968-69 Member, Joint Committee on Contract Labour
(Regulation and Abolition), Bill, 1967
1969-70 General-Secretary, All India Youth Congress
1971 Re-elected to 5th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
1971-72 Member, Committee on Petitions
1971-74 Member, Joint Committee on Salaries and
Allowances of Members of Parliament
1972-73 Member, Joint Committee on Companies (Amendment)
Bill, 1972
1972-75 and Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications
1990-91
1973 Member, Joint Committee on Constitution
(Thirty-Second Amendment) Bill, 1973 on Amendment
in Ninth Schedule of the Constitution
1973-74 Treasurer, Parliamentary Forum for Scheduled
Castes and Scheduled Tribes
1974-76 and Member, Committee on Government Assurances
1977-79
1976-77 Member, Consultative Committee constituted under
Tamil Nadu State Legislature (Delegation of Powers)
Act, 1976
1977 Re-elected to 6th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
1979-80 Union Minister of State, Steel, Coal and Mines
1980 Re-elected to 7th Lok Sabha (4th term)
1980 Member, Lakshadweep Territorial Congress Committee
onwards
1984 Re-elected to 8th Lok Sabha (5th term)
1984-86 Member, Joint Committee on Shipping Agents
(Licensing), Bill
1985-86 and Member, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit
1990-91
1984-88 Member, Committee on Estimates
1986 Member, All India Congress Committee (Indira)[A.I.C.C.(I)]
onwards
1989 Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (6th term)
1990-96 Member, Rules Committee
1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (7th term)
1991-92 Member, General Purposes Committee
1991-92 and Member, Panel of Chairmen
1996-97
1991-93 Member, Joint Committee on the Constitution
(Seventy-Second Amendment) Bill, 1991
Secretary, Congress Parliamentary Party (Indira)[C.P.P.(I)]
1991-95 Member, Committee on Official Language
1992-93 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
Surface Transport
1992-94 Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee to Enquire
into Irregularities in Securities and Banking Transactions
1993-95 Union Minister of State, Home Affairs
1995-96 Union Minister of State, Information and Broadcasting
1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (8th term)
1996 Deputy Chief-Whip, Congress Parliamentary Party
onwards
1996-97 Member, Committee on Transport and Tourism
1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (9th term)
17 Dec. 1998 Deputy Speaker, Lok Sabha
onwards
Chairman, Committee on Provision of Computers to Members
of Parliament
Chairman, Committee on Private Members' Bills and
Resolutions
Chairman, Committee on Budget of Lok Sabha
Chairman, Library Committee
Member, General Purposes Committee
Member, Business Advisory Committee
Member, Committee on Home Affairs
Member, Committee on Transport and Tourism*
Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments
Knows seven languages, viz. English, Hindi, Urdu, Malayalam, Kannada,
Tamil and Tulu
Early life
P.M. Sayeed was born in Andrott Island, Lakshadweep. He studied at Government Arts College, Mangalore and at Sidhartha College of Law, Mumbai .
Political career
P.M. Sayeed was first elected to Lok Sabha in 1967 at the age of 26. He served as Union Minister of State, Steel, Coal and Mines in 1979-1980; Union Minister of State, Home Affairs 1993-1995; Union Minister of State, Information and Broadcasting 1995-1996; and Deputy Speaker, Lok Sabha 1998-2004. He was a member of the Congress Working Committee.He won the Lok Sabha elections in 1967 and continued to win every election till 2004. Then he became a member of the Rajya Sabha representing the National Capital territory of Delhi. He was Union Power Minister when he died in Seoul on 18 December 2005.
His son Muhammed Hamdulla Sayeed, 26, a Law graduate from Indian Society College in Pune, was elected May 16, 2009 to the Lok Sabha. He defeated Dr P Pookunhikoya of NCP by 2198 votes to become the youngest member of the 15th Lok Sabha.
Source : Wikipedia
Social and Cultural Activities
Associated with various social and cultural activities of
Lakshadweep; instrumental in conducting inter-state cultural
programmes, Lakshadweep festivals in various places and
promoting folk arts Parichakkali, Kolkali and Lava dances, etc.
Special Interests
Social Work, labour welfare, upliftment of the poor, the downtrodden and
the people belonging to minorities
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading, music, public service and computer network
Sports and Clubs
Football, badminton and chess
Countries Visited
Widely travelled (30 countries); Member, Indian Delegation to the
24th Session, UN General Assembly, 1969; and 36th Session, UN General
Assembly, 1982; Leader, Goodwill Delegation to erstwhile G.D.R.,
1970; Member (i) Indian Parliamentary Delegation to 59th I.P.U.
Conference, Paris, 1971; Lome (Togo), 1985; Moscow (former U.S.S.R.),
1988; and to 100th I.P.U. Conference, Moscow, 1998 (ii) International
Solidarity Conference of World Peace Council, Basel, Switzerland, 1979;
(iii) Government of India Haj Delegation, 1988 and its Leader, 1993;
(iv) Indian Delegation to Non-aligned Youth Conference, Algiers; and
represented A.I.C.C. (I) to Baghdad on the occasion of Silver Jubilee
Celebrations of Arab Baath Socialist Party; Indian Delegation to SAARC
Speakers and Parliamentarians Conference, Pakistan and India-China
Friendship Society Delegation to China
Other Information
Chairman, Advisory Board, Non-aligned Congress of Youth;
Member (i) Central Haj Committee, 1968-70; (ii) Central
Haj Advisory Board, 1970-71; (iii) National Welfare of
Seafares Board, 1974-77; (iv) Island Development
Authority, 1984-88; and (v) Court, Jamia Millia Islamia,
since 1990
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