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Padanatha Mohammed Sayeed Power Minister in Government of India Preceded by Anant Geete Succeeded by Sushilkumar Shinde Constituency Lakshadweep Personal details Born 10 May 1941
Andrott Island, LakshadweepDied 10 December 2005 (aged 64)
SeoulPolitical party Indian National Congress Spouse(s) A.B. Rahmath Sayeed Residence Lakshadweep Religion Islam As of March 29, 2007
Source: Lok Sabha sketchTOI obituaryPadanatha 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 ten terms,[1] representing Lakshadweep.
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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 (ten times). 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.[2] He defeated Dr P Pookunhikoya of NCP by 2198 votes to become the youngest member of the 15th Lok Sabha.
References
- ^ Sayeed, P.M. "Ten Terms in Lok Sabha". Lok Sabha Secretariat. http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=546. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
- ^ http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Entry-into-Parliament-is-a-reward--Hamdulla-Sayeed/463815
P.M.Sayeed was brought tp political arena by Late K.K.Syed Mohammad the first graduate from Andrott island.
External links
- Cabinet condoles death of P.M. Sayeed. The Times of India. Retrieved on March 29, 2007.
- P.M. Sayeed Dies of Cardiac Arrest in Seoul
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