M.P. Abdussamad Samadani (born 1 January 1959) is an Indian politician,orator,writer and scholar. He knows Malayalam,English,Urdu,Hindi,Arabic,Persian and Sanskrit languages.[2] Samadani was awarded Doctor of Philosophy degree from JNU.[3]
M.P. Abdussamad Samadani was born as son of M.P. Abdul Hameed Haidari and Ottakath Zainab on 1 January 1959 at Kottakkal,Malappuram district.[2][4][5] He was instrumental in convincing Kamala Surayya to convert to Islam[6].
Samadani is a two time Parliament member (Rajya Sabha:1994-2000,2000-2006). He was a member of Kerala Legislative Assembly (Kottakkal constituency) from 2011 to 2016.[7] He was nominated as the Convenor of the Parliamentary Sub-committee on Universities and Higher Education and Member of Central Advisory Board of Education,Government of India. He was also a member of India's official and parliamentary delegations to Saudi Arabia,Egypt,Syria and Jordan,appointed by the Union government.[4] He also worked as a member of Kerala Sahitya Academy and Kerala Kalamandalam.[2] He was elected as Member of parliament,Lok Sabha representing Malappuram (Lok Sabha constituency) through by - election held in 2021.[8]
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