Parliamentary question: Maulana Azad Education Foundation This marks the latest dated record available here, not necessarily the latest activity in public life.
The educational qualifications recorded in the cited source are: BA, MA, M Phil, LLB & Ph.D in Philosophy Educated at Farook College, Calicut, Kerala, Govt. Law College, Calicut, University of Calicut, Kerala, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.. The professional background is listed as EDUCATIONIST.
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BA, MA, M Phil, LLB & Ph.D in Philosophy Educated at Farook College, Calicut, Kerala, Govt. Law College, Calicut, University of Calicut, Kerala, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
(i)“Bharatiya Gitam” (Malayalam with Foreword by Dr. Sukumar Azhikode); (ii) “Chandrodayam” (Collection of Articles in malyalam); (iii) “Urdu Sahitya Manjari” (Compilation of Malayalam Articles on Urdu Poets as Editor); (iv) Translation of ‘Fuyud al-Haramain’ (Book on Sufism in Arabic) into Malayalam; (v) “Chitariya Chintakalile Ratnashatakam” (Foreworded by Jnanpith Winner Shri M.T. Vasudevan Nayar)
(i)Jnanpith S.K. Pottekkatt Award (For the Book “Bharatiya Gitam’ in 2010); (ii) K.K. Rahulan Award (2015); (iii) Babu Rajendra Prasad Award for National Integraton (2012); (iv) The Leadership Award of International Gurukula Yoga Bhavan (2008); (v) The Mumbai Art Center Award for Innovative Contribution to Education (2000); (vi) Human Fraternity Award of Trichur Dist. Souhrda Vedi (2009); (vii) Communal Harmony Award of K.A.T.F. (2011); (viii) Maulana Azad Award of KPCC Minority Dept. (2018); (ix) Secularism Award in the name of Freedom Fighter Muhammed Abdu Rahman (2015)
(i) Chairman, The Compassion; (ii) Chairman, Indianness Academy; (iii) Chairman, Maulana Azad National Foundation; (iv) Chairman, Dr. Sukumar Azhikod Foundation; (v) Vice-President, IUML; (vi) Director, Mahatma Gandhi Center for Indology; (vii) Director, Sir Isaac Newton Center for Philosophy; (viii) President, Anjuman Tarqi-e Urdu, Kerala Branch; (ix) Patron, Kerala Sanskrit Prachara Samiti; (x) Rector, Maulana Azad Institute of Ethics, Aesthetics and Metaphysics.
(i) Philosophy: Eastern and Western especially Indian Philosophy; (ii) Indian History and Culture, Freedom Movement; (iii) North Indian and South Indian Literature and Literary Heritiage
(i) Member, Indian Parliamentary Delegation to Saudi Arabia led by Shri P.A. Sangama (1996); (ii) Member, Indian Official Delegation to Egypt, Syria and Jordan led by Shri R.L. Bhatia; (iii) Member, Haj Delegation appointed by Prime Minister, Shri H.D. Deve Gowda (1997); (iv) Member, Haj Delegation appointed by Prime Minister, Shri A.B. Vajpayee (2002) Visited: Middle East Countries: like UAE, Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain; Also: Malaysia and Singapore
(i) Translated the speeches of celebrated poets as well as cultural and intellectual figures from English, Urdu and Hindi Padma Bhushan Bhishma Sahni; Jnanpith Winner Padma Shri Ali Sardar Jafri; Padma Shri Shamshu Rahman Faruqi; Padma Vibhushan Pandit Jasraj; Kuldip Nayar, Gulzar, Dr. Karan Singh etc.; (ii) Honoured by Zamorin P.K. Ettanunny Raja in the traditional and historical assembly `Revathi Pallathanain`; (iii) Columnist in Malayalam dailies and Periodicals
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Regarding need to ensure protection of academic ecosystem in Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar University in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh- laid
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Regarding need for diplomatic intervention to restore peace in West Asia, safe repatriation of stranded Indian nationals and uninterrupted household LPG supply in the country-Laid
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BA, MA, M Phil, LLB & Ph.D in Philosophy Educated at Farook College, Calicut, Kerala, Govt. Law College, Calicut, University of Calicut, Kerala, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi..
M P Abdussamad Samadani is listed as Lok Sabha MP for Ponnani, Kerala.
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