P. V. Abdul Wahab

P V Abdul Wahab
MP of Rajya Sabha for Kerala
Assumed office
22 April 2015
Constituency Kerala
Personal details
Nationality Indian
Political party IUML
Spouse(s) Yasmine Wahab
Children Jaber Abdul Wahab, Javed Abdul Wahab, Afdhel Abdul Wahab, Ajmal Abdul Wahab

P. V. Abdul Wahab is a social activist and a politician hailing from Kerala state in India. He is currently serving as the Member of Parliament (Rajyasabha) representing Kerala state. He is one of the top leaders of Indian Union Muslim League and the present Treasurer of the party. He has been elected unopposed as Member of Parliament twice to the Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of the Indian Parliament for the years 2004 to 2010[1] and 2015 to the present.[2]

Biography

P V Abdul Wahab is a retired non-resident Indian businessman with business activities in India and the Middle East. His father was P. V. Alavikutty and his mother Varikkodan Fathima.[3] He hails from Nilambur, Malappuram.

His efforts to improve the lives of common citizens, especially women and socially deprived persons, were recognised when he was awarded the Lions Excellence Award in 1997 for outstanding service as an NRI, in the field of social, economic and educational advancement of Kerala.[3] The projects he carried out under the centre government sponsored NGO, Jan Sikshan Sansthan, in Malappuram district has changed the economical and social status of thousands of people. UNESCO has recognised the social changes the organisation has brought, by awarding the prestigious Confucius Prize for Literacy in 2016. The organisation also won the top Indian award in the field of lifelong education, Sakshar Bharat Award, in the year 2014.

P V Abdul Wahab has adopted two villages near his town, Nilambur, under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana project. Through the organisation Keraleeyam, he is helping hundreds of children with their education in the villages of Karulai and Chaliyar. His contributions to the construction of an international airport at Kozhikode also received appreciation from various corners.

Business portfolio

P V Abdul Wahab is a director at Cheraman Financial Services Ltd., Malabar Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd., and Feroke Boards Ltd in Kozhikode.[1] He heads the Peevees and Bridgeway group of companies[1] in India, United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.

Social profile

  • Member of Rajya Sabha, the Upper house of the Parliament of India
  • Chief Patron, Amal College of Advanced Studies
  • Chairman, Nilambur Muslim Orphanage Committee
  • Former Member of Rajiv Gandhi International Sports Foundation
  • Member of Malabar Development Board
  • Member of Malabar Chamber of Commerce
  • Chairman of Malabar Airport Development Action Committee (MADAC)[3]
  • Chairman JSS Malappuram District
  • Chairman Global Kerala Initiative-Keraleeyam
  • Patron excellence of International Media and Publishers LLC, Dubai (UAE)

Awards

  1. House of Commons, London in November 2003
  2. Lions Excellence Award, 1997[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Executive Profile: P. V. Abdul Wahab". Bloomberg.
  2. ↑ "IUML names P V Abdul Wahab as its Rajya Sabha candidate". mathrumbi.com. 4 April 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "NRI businessman, richest MP-aspirant in Kerala's electoral history". NRIInternet.com. 13 March 2004.
  • "Profile on Rajya Sabha website". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30.
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