M. A. Mohammed Jamal

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M. A. Mohammed Jamal (19 January 1940– 21 December 2023) was an Indian politician[1][2][3] and community leader and religious scholar and social worker and caretaker to thousands of orphans[4] from Kerala, South India who was the Kerala State General secretary Indian Union Muslim League[5] from 1983 to 1992. He also served as the general secretary of the Wayanad Muslim Orphanage since 1988.[6]

M. A. Mohammed Jamal
Kerala State General Secretary
Indian Union Muslim League
In office
1983–1992
Preceded byAbdul Rahman Bafaqui Thangal
General secretary
Wayanad Muslim Orphanage
In office
1988 – December 2023
Personal details
BornJanuary 19, 1940
Sulthan Bathery Wayanad, Kerala
Died21 December 2023(2023-12-21) (aged 83)
Kozhikkode
NationalityIndian
SpouseNafessa
Children4
EducationPhD from the University of Calicut
MA from the Jawaharlal Nehru University
OccupationPolitician, PhD, Islamic scholar

Personal life and education edit

M. A. Mohammed Jamal was born in Manikuni in Sulthan Bathery on 1940, He studied in his native place and later on in Guruvayoorappan college in Kozhikode. M.A. started his public life as a member of the Indian Union Muslim League. Mohammed Jamal followed the demise of Abdurahman Bafaqi in 1987. Taking charge of Wayanad Orphanage.[7] He had started working with the Wayanad Muslim Orphanage (WMO) since 1967, his life to the orphanage since 1967, Jamal transformed the lives of numerous orphans,[8] His a significant providing religious and moral education to approximately 9000 students in Wayanad.

Death edit

Mohammed Jamal died of age-related disease at a private hospital in Kozhikode on December 21, 2023, at the age of 83.[9][10]

Award and honours edit

Mohammed Jamal received a PhD from the University of Calicut in recognition of his philanthropic endeavours.[11]

  • In 2006 Kerala Mappila Kala Academy's first Sharifa Fatima Award
  • In 2008 Indira Gandhi Sadbhavana Award for Best Education Worker[12]
  • In 2011 KSTU's first Shihab Thangal Award for Best Social Worker
  • Quaid-E-Millath Foundation's Quaid-E-Millath Award.

References edit

  1. ^ നെറ്റ്‌വര്‍ക്ക്‌, റിപ്പോർട്ടർ (21 December 2023). "ഡബ്ലിയുഎംഒ ജനറൽ സെക്രട്ടറിയും മുസ്ലിം ലീഗ് നേതാവുമായ എം എ മുഹമ്മദ് ജമാൽ അന്തരിച്ചു". Reporter Live (in Malayalam). Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  2. ^ ലേഖകൻ, മാധ്യമം (22 December 2023). "ജമാലുപ്പയെന്ന മഹാപ്രസ്ഥാനം | Madhyamam". www.madhyamam.com (in Malayalam). Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  3. ^ "MA Mohammed Jamal Obituary: revered leader ma mohammed jamal passes away at the age of 83 - Cupstograms.net". 23 December 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  4. ^ TwoCircles.net (17 March 2017). "Mohammed Jamal: A godfather to thousands of orphans in Wayanad". TwoCircles.net. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  5. ^ jinu.narayanan. "എംഎ മുഹമ്മദ് ജമാല്‍ അന്തരിച്ചു; വിട വാങ്ങിയത് വയനാടിന്‍റെ വിദ്യാഭ്യാസ ശാക്തീകരണത്തില്‍ മുഖ്യപങ്കുവഹിച്ച നേതാവ്". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Malayalam). Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Management Committee - WMO College Wayanad". wmocollege.ac.in. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  7. ^ Reporter, Staff (22 May 2021). "WMO offers free education for COVID orphans". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  8. ^ Sankar, Anjana. "Orphanages 'not doing the needful'". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  9. ^ "എം.എ മുഹമ്മദ് ജമാൽ അന്തരിച്ചു". Mathrubhumi. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  10. ^ "വയനാട് മുസ്‌ലിം യത്തീംഖാന ജനറൽ സെക്രട്ടറി എം.എ മുഹമ്മദ് ജമാൽ സാഹിബ് അന്തരിച്ചു". Suprabhaatham. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  11. ^ https://dor.uoc.ac.in/images/phd_awarded/LIST_1.pdf
  12. ^ Staff, Maktoob (21 December 2023). "Kerala: MA Mohammed Jamal, 'beloved godfather of orphans' passes away at 83". Maktoob media. Retrieved 26 December 2023.