K. Anvar Sadath

For others with similar name, see Anwar Sadath.

K. Anvar Sadath
Anvar Sadath in 2023
Born	K. Anvar Sadath (1973-09-24) 24 September 1973 (age 52) Malappuram, Malappuram district, Kerala), India
Office	State Office. KITE IT Division, Poojapura. Thiruvananthapuram
Awards	AECT's International Contributions Award

K. Anvar Sadath (born 24 September 1973) is a Malayalam science writer and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE), ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} a state-owned company in Kerala, India. Anwar received AECT's International Contributions Award for his contributions to the field of digital education. ^{[5] [6] [4]}

Early life and education

Anwar was born on September 24, 1973, in Karuvarakundu, Malappuram district, Kerala. He studied physics in Government Victoria College, Palakkad, and got MCA (Master of Computer Applications) from Government Engineering College, Thiruvananthapuram.

Career

Anwar has worked at the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Information Kerala Mission and the Kerala State IT Mission. ^[7] He is the Executive Director of IT @ School Project in Kerala. ^{[8] [9]} which was operated under the Education Department of Kerala.

He later joined as CEO of Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education. Some of his major work include starting 45,000 high-tech classrooms in Kerala, ^{[4] [10] [11] [12]} setting up 16,000 high-tech labs in schools, ^[13] starting School Wiki, ^[14] Samagra resource portal, ^[15] "First Bell", digital classes for students in Kerala ^{[4] [16] [17] [18]} etc.

Published Books

• Internet Prayogavum Sadhyathayum ^[19]
• Cyber crime and Indian cyber rule ^[20]
• Nano technology: athisookshmathalathile sadyathayam prayogavum ^{[21] [22]}
• The tech world closer look ^[23]

Awards

• 2005: Award for Best Science Writing from the Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment. ^[24]
• 2012: Dr. C. P. Menon Memorial Award for Best Science Book. ^[25]
• 2022: Prof. N. A. Kareem Award from the Vakkam Moulavi Foundation Trust for his contributions to the field of digital education. ^[26]
• AECT International Award: He received an international award from the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) for his contributions to the field of digital education. ^{[5] [6] [11]}

References

1. "IIT Palakkad". iitpkd.ac.in. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
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3. Asia, EDUtech (16 February 2023). "In Conversation With… K Anvar Sadath, KITE, Governmnet of Kerala - EDUtech_talks" . Retrieved 16 September 2025.
4. "Program Schedule | Big Data and Artificial Intelligence Conference 2025" . Retrieved 16 September 2025.
5. Reporter, Staff (1 August 2018). "KITE chief wins global award". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 15 September 2025.
6. "Kerala IT Administrator Becomes First Indian To Receive AECT Award" . Retrieved 26 October 2018.
7. "ആർക്കൈവ് പകർപ്പ്". Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
8. "Kerala IT@School to dispose one crore Kg e-Waste". The Financial Express. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
9. Network, digitalLEARNING (31 December 2010). "IT Education @Kerala : K Anvar Sadath, Govt of Kerala, India - Elets digitalLEARNING - Elets Digital Learning". Elets digitalLEARNING. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
10. IANS (23 November 2017). "45,000 classrooms to go hi-tech in Kerala" . Retrieved 13 August 2025.
11. Bharathi, Vartha. "Kerala IT administrator Anvar Sadath gets global recognition". english.varthabharati.in. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
12. "K. Anvar Sadath- Speaker in Kerala Architectural Festival KAF –2019| Keralaarchitecturalfestival.com". www.keralaarchitecturefestival.com. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
13. migrator (12 October 2020). "Kerala becomes first state to go digital in public education". DT Next . Retrieved 13 August 2025.
14. migrator (12 October 2020). "SchoolWiki to be re-launched". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
15. "Chief Minister to launch Samagra portal tomorrow". The Hindu. 29 May 2018. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 15 September 2025.
16. "US to West Asia, Kerala govt's digital classes find learners across continents". The Indian Express. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
17. "Digital is future, KITE is here to stay: Anvar Sadath". 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
18. "COVID-19: 81000 teachers to be trained online in Kerala". www.thehawk.in. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
19. Anvar sadath, K. ഇന്റർനെറ്റ് പ്രയോഗവും സാധ്യതയും. Libray catalogue, University of Calicut: Chintha Publishers.
20. Anvar sadath, K. Cyber Kuttakrithyangalum Indian Cyber Niyamavum. kottayam: D.C. Books.^{[ dead link ]}
21. Sadat, K. Anvar (2005). Nano technology:athisookshmathalathile sadyathayam prayogavum. Kottayam: D.C. Books. ISBN   978-81-264-1015-6.
22. Sadath, Anwar (2006). Nanotechnology: Athisookshmathalathile Sadhyathayum Prayogavum. Kottayam: D.C. Books.
23. "About Author K Avar Sadath" (in Malayalam). Retrieved 13 August 2025.
24. "ആർക്കൈവ് പകർപ്പ്". Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
25. "K. Anvar Sadath- Speaker in Kerala Architectural Festival KAF –2019| Keralaarchitecturalfestival.com" . Retrieved 13 August 2025.
26. "എൻ.എ.കരീം അവാർഡ് അൻവർ സാദത്തിന്". 8 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.