K. M. Kader Mohideen

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name = K.M. Kader Mohideen


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birth_date =Birth date and age|1940|1|5|df=y
birth_place =Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu
residence =Tiruchirapalli
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office = Member of Parliament
constituency = Vellore
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party =DMK
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spouse = Latheefa Begum
children = 3 sons
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date = September 22
year = 2006
source = http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=4148

K.M. Kader Mohideen (born 5 January, 1940) is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Vellore constituency of Tamil Nadu and is a member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) political party.

Early life

Mohideen graduated in M.A (History) from the University of Madras. He also received a diploma in Arabic and Urdu.

As a student attracted by Quaid-e-Millat Mohamed Ismail Sahib, Mohideen worked for the student`s wing of IUML and became the statewide organiser of Muslim Student Federation.

1965-1990

He began his career as a journalist and later moved on to full-time political and social work. He was a member of the Senate at, his alma mater, University of Madras as well the Standing Committee at Bharathidasan University in the late 1970s.

He has published several books on comparative religion including Vazhum Neri as well hundreds of poems in Tamil language. He was the editor of the fornightly vernacular magazines such as "Mubarak" and "Darul Quran".

He organised the Mohalla Jamats Federation of Tamil Nadu.

1990-Present

In 2003, he became the member of Tamil Nadu Haj Committee The next year, he was appointed as a member of the Committee on Home Affairs as well as the Consultative Committee at the Ministry of Power. In early 2006, he became the member of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Wakf.

External links

* [http://164.100.47.134/newls/homepage.aspx?mpsno=4148 Members of Fourteenth Lok Sabha - Parliament of India website]