Ebrahim Sulaiman Sait
Ebrahim Sulaiman Sait
Born3 November 1922
Bangalore, British India
Died27 April 2005
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
EducationUnder-Graduation (History and Economics)
OccupationPolitician
SpouseMariyam Bai
Parents
  • Muhammed Sulaiman Sait
  • Zainab Bai

Ebrahim Sulaiman Sait (1922 – 2005), known as "Mehboob-e-Millat" , was an Indian politician, born in Bangalore in a Cutchi Memon family, who served as an Indian Union Muslim League Member of Parliament from northern Kerala several times.[1][2] He was also a founding member of All India Muslim Personal Law Board.

In 1994, while serving as its National President, Sait severed ties with the Indian Union Muslim League and formed the Indian National League.[3][4]

Indian Union Muslim League leaders C. H. Mohammed Koya and Ebrahim Sulaiman Sait

Early life

Sait was born to Mohammed Sulaiman and Zainab Bai on 3 November 1922 at Bangalore.[1][2] He obtained his Bachelor of Arts under-graduate degree from St. Joseph's College, Bangalore.[1]

He married Mariyam Bai, from Mattancherry, in 1949.[2]

Member of Parliament

Sait served as the National President of Indian Union Muslim League from 1973 to 1994.[3][1]

Lok Sabha

Election Year Vote share (%) Parliamentary Constituency Party
1991 53.08 Ponnani Indian Union Muslim League
1989 49.84 Manjeri
1984 50.90
1980 53.61
1977 61.27
1971 Kozhikode
1967

Rajya Sabha

Election Year Term Representing State Party
1960 1960 - 66 Kerala Indian Union Muslim League

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d "Ebrahim Sulaiman Sait". Loksabha. Government of India.
  2. ^ a b c Kerala General Secretary, Indian National League (26 April 2020). "Sulaiman Sait Illatha 15 Varsham". Madhyamam.
  3. ^ a b Madampat, Shajahan (11 April 2019). "The Importance of IUML". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  4. ^ Damodaran, A. K. (28 February 1994). "Dethroned I U M L President Ibrahim Sulaiman Sait Threatens to Split Party". India Today.
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