K. M. Kader Mohideen

He was born into a family engaged in leather business. Right from an early age he showed no interest to involve in the family business. On the other hand, he had a desire for learning and education which pulled him away from the family vocation. While his kin went into the family business, he continued his studies all the way up to college education.

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 Students Federation.

He began his career as a journalist and later became a college teacher. He worked as a professor of history in Jamal Mohamed College, Tiruchirapalli. He was the head of the department and would have become the principal in the future had he continued in his profession. He quit his job and entered full-time political and social work. He contested the state assembly election as an IUML candidate and lost. He suffered a string of losses in the assembly elections and failed to become an MLA in the Tamil Nadu state legislature. He then contested and won the more prestigious Lok Sabha election and became a member of parliament (MP) in his maiden attempt. All his electoral losses were in his native Tiruchirapalli and while his victory came in Vellore. He won as a DMK candidate which formed an electoral alliance with the IUML party.

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 (way of life) as well hundreds of poems in Tamil language. He was the editor of the fortnightly Tamil magazines such as Mubarak and Darul Quran.

He organised the Mohalla Jamaths Federation of Tamil Nadu.

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. He was elected as National President of Muslim League after the sad demise of Former Central Minister E.Ahamed.

His wife name is G Latheefa Begum. They have three sons, three grand sons and three grand daughters. The sons are KMK Khaleelur Rahman, KMK Habibur Rahman and KMK Fyzur Rahman. The grand sons are K Mohamed, F Mohamed Hanif and F Mohamed Zia. The grand daughters are H Azeema Begam, H Nazeela Begam and K Safa.

• Members of Fourteenth Lok Sabha - Parliament of India website