Indian Union Muslim League

Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), or simply the Muslim League, is a Muslim political party based in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. It is recognised as a State Party in Kerala by the Election Commission of India. After the Partition of India, the first Council of the Indian segment of the All-India Muslim League was held on 10 March 1948 at the south Indian city of Madras (now Chennai). The party renamed itself as the 'Indian Union Muslim League' and adopted a new constitution on 1 September 1951. IUML is a major member of the opposition United Democratic Front, the INC-led pre-poll state level alliance in Kerala. Whenever the United Democratic Front rules in Kerala, the party leaders are chosen as important Cabinet Ministers. The party has always had a constant, albeit small, presence in the Indian Parliament. The party is a part of the INDIA in national level. The League first gained a ministry (Minister of State for External Affairs) in Indian Government in 2004. The party currently has five members in Parliament – E. T. Mohammed Basheer, M. P. Abdussamad Samadani and Kani K. Navas in the Lok Sabha and P. V. Abdul Wahab and Adv. Haris Beeran in the Rajya Sabha – and fifteen members in Kerala State Legislative Assembly.

Infobox

Abbreviation

IUML

President

K. M. Kader Mohideen

Chairman

Sayyid Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal

General Secretary

P. K. Kunhalikutty

Rajya Sabha Leader

P. V. Abdul Wahab

Lok Sabha Leader

E. T. Muhammed Basheer

Founder

M. Muhammad Ismail

Founded

10 March 1948 (1948-03-10) (First Council) 1 September 1951 (1951-09-01) (Constitution)

Preceded by

AIML

Headquarters

Quaid-e-Millath Manzil, No. 36, Maraikayar Lebbai Street, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

Student wing

Muslim Students Federation (msf)

Youth wing

Muslim Youth League (Youth League)

Women's wing

Muslim Women's League

Labour wing

Swatantra Thozhilali Union (STU)

Peasant's wing

Swathanthra Karshaka Sangam (SKS)

Ideology

Islamic democracy Liberal conservatism

Political position

Centre-right to right-wing

Alliance

UDF (Kerala) SPA (Tamil Nadu) INDIA (National)

Seats in Rajya Sabha

2 / 245

Seats in Lok Sabha

3 / 543

Seats in State Legislative Assemblies

24 / 4,036List 22 / 140(Kerala) 2 / 234(Tamil Nadu)

Number of states and union territories in government

1 / 31

Tables

· History › National President of Indian Union Muslim League

M. Muhammed Ismail

No.

Name

M. Muhammed Ismail

Tenure

10 March 1948 — 5 April 1972

Home State

Tamil Nadu

Bafaqy Thangal

No.

Name

Bafaqy Thangal

Tenure

1972 — 19 January 1973

Home State

Kerala

Ebrahim Sulaiman Sait

No.

Name

Ebrahim Sulaiman Sait

Tenure

1973—1994

Home State

Karnataka

G. M. Banatwala

No.

Name

G. M. Banatwala

Tenure

1994— 25 June 2008

Home State

Maharashtra

E. Ahamed

No.

Name

E. Ahamed

Tenure

25 June 2008 — 1 February 2017

Home State

Kerala

K. M. Kader Mohideen

No.

Name

K. M. Kader Mohideen

Tenure

27 February 2017 — present

Home State

Tamil Nadu

No.	Name	Portrait	Tenure	Home State
1	M. Muhammed Ismail		10 March 1948 — 5 April 1972	Tamil Nadu
2	Bafaqy Thangal		1972 — 19 January 1973	Kerala
3	Ebrahim Sulaiman Sait		1973—1994	Karnataka
4	G. M. Banatwala		1994— 25 June 2008	Maharashtra
5	E. Ahamed		25 June 2008 — 1 February 2017	Kerala
6	K. M. Kader Mohideen		27 February 2017 — present	Tamil Nadu

· Composition

Sadiq Ali Thangal (Kerala)

Designation

Chairman- Political Advisory Committee (PAC)

Name

Sadiq Ali Thangal (Kerala)

K. M. Kader Mohideen (Tamil Nadu)

Designation

National President

Name

K. M. Kader Mohideen (Tamil Nadu)

Iqbal Ahmed (Uttar Pradesh)

Designation

Vice Presidents

Name

Iqbal Ahmed (Uttar Pradesh)

P. K. Kunhalikutty (Kerala)

Designation

National General Secretary

Name

P. K. Kunhalikutty (Kerala)

E. T. Mohammed Basheer (Kerala)

Designation

National Organising Secretary

Name

E. T. Mohammed Basheer (Kerala)

P. V. Abdul Wahab (Kerala)

Designation

National Treasurer

Name

P. V. Abdul Wahab (Kerala)

Khorrum Anis Omer (Delhi)

Designation

Secretaries

Name

Khorrum Anis Omer (Delhi)

Abdul Basith (Tamil Nadu)

Designation

Assistant Secretaries

Name

Abdul Basith (Tamil Nadu)

Designation	Name
Chairman- Political Advisory Committee (PAC)	Sadiq Ali Thangal (Kerala)
National President	K. M. Kader Mohideen (Tamil Nadu)
Vice Presidents	Iqbal Ahmed (Uttar Pradesh)
Vice Presidents	Dastagir Ibrahim Aga (Karnataka)
National General Secretary	P. K. Kunhalikutty (Kerala)
National Organising Secretary	E. T. Mohammed Basheer (Kerala)
National Treasurer	P. V. Abdul Wahab (Kerala)
Secretaries	Khorrum Anis Omer (Delhi)
	M. P. Abdussamad Samadani (Kerala)
	Jayanthi Rajan (Kerala)
	S. Naim Akthar (Bihar)
	Siraj Ebrahim Sait (Karnataka)
Assistant Secretaries	Abdul Basith (Tamil Nadu)
Assistant Secretaries	Kausar Hayat Khan (Uttar Pradesh)

· Kerala Legislative Assembly › Early years (1957–1979/80)

Won (Contested)

Election

Won (Contested)

1957

Election

1957

Seats

8 (19) As independents

Vote%

Government/Opposition

Opposition (to Namboodiripad Ministry) 1957–59

1960

Election

1960

Seats

11 (12)

Vote%

Government/Opposition

Government (Pattom Ministry) 1960–62 Formally left the coalition in 1961 as an abstaining Opposition.

Ministers

Excluded from the Pattom Ministry

Abstaining Opposition (to Shankar Ministry) 1962–64

Election

Abstaining Opposition (to Shankar Ministry) 1962–64

1965

Election

1965

Seats

6 (16)

Vote%

Government/Opposition

Inconclusive (no government formed)

1967

Election

1967

Seats

14 (15)

Vote%

Government/Opposition

Government (Namboodiripad Ministry) 1967–69

Ministers

C. H. Mohammed Koya M. P. M. Ahammed Kurikkal (succeeded by K. Avukaderkutty Naha)

Government (Achutha Menon Ministry) 1969–70

Election

Government (Achutha Menon Ministry) 1969–70

Seats

C. H. Mohammed Koya K. Avukaderkutty Naha

1970

Election

1970

Seats

11 (20)

Vote%

Government/Opposition

Government (Achutha Menon Ministry) 1970–77

Ministers

C. H. Mohammed Koya (succeeded by Chakkeeri Ahamed Kutty) K. Avukaderkutty Naha

1977

Election

1977

Seats

13 (16)

Vote%

Government/Opposition

Government (Karunakaran Ministry) 1977

Ministers

C. H. Mohammed Koya K. Avukaderkutty Naha

Government (Antony Ministry) 1977–78

Election

Government (Antony Ministry) 1977–78

Seats

C. H. Mohammed Koya (replaced in-between by U. A. Beeran) K. Avukaderkutty Naha

Government (PKV Ministry) 1978–79

Election

Government (PKV Ministry) 1978–79

Seats

C. H. Mohammed Koya K. Avukaderkutty Naha

Government (Koya Ministry) 1979

Election

Government (Koya Ministry) 1979

Seats

C. H. Mohammed Koya

Election	Seats	Vote%	Government/Opposition	Ministers	Sources
	Won (Contested)
1957	8 (19) As independents	4	Opposition (to Namboodiripad Ministry) 1957–59
1960	11 (12)	5	Government (Pattom Ministry) 1960–62 Formally left the coalition in 1961 as an abstaining Opposition.	Excluded from the Pattom Ministry
			Abstaining Opposition (to Shankar Ministry) 1962–64
1965	6 (16)	3	Inconclusive (no government formed)
1967	14 (15)	6	Government (Namboodiripad Ministry) 1967–69	C. H. Mohammed Koya M. P. M. Ahammed Kurikkal (succeeded by K. Avukaderkutty Naha)
			Government (Achutha Menon Ministry) 1969–70	C. H. Mohammed Koya K. Avukaderkutty Naha
1970	11 (20)	7	Government (Achutha Menon Ministry) 1970–77	C. H. Mohammed Koya (succeeded by Chakkeeri Ahamed Kutty) K. Avukaderkutty Naha
1977	13 (16)	6	Government (Karunakaran Ministry) 1977	C. H. Mohammed Koya K. Avukaderkutty Naha
			Government (Antony Ministry) 1977–78	C. H. Mohammed Koya (replaced in-between by U. A. Beeran) K. Avukaderkutty Naha
			Government (PKV Ministry) 1978–79	C. H. Mohammed Koya K. Avukaderkutty Naha
			Government (Koya Ministry) 1979	C. H. Mohammed Koya

· Kerala Legislative Assembly › With the United Democratic Front (1979/80–present)

Won (Contested)

Election

Won (Contested)

1980

Election

1980

Seats

14 (21)

Vote %

Government/Opposition

Opposition (to Nayanar Ministry) 1980–81

Government (Karunakaran Ministry) 1981–82

Election

Government (Karunakaran Ministry) 1981–82

Seats

C. H. Mohammed Koya

1982

Election

1982

Seats

14 (18)

Vote %

Government/Opposition

Government (Karunakaran Ministry) 1982–87

Ministers

C. H. Mohammed Koya (succeeded by K. Avukaderkutty Naha) U. A. Beeran E. Ahamed

1987

Election

1987

Seats

15 (23)

Vote %

Government/Opposition

Opposition (to Nayanar Ministry) 1987–91

1991

Election

1991

Seats

19 (22)

Vote %

Government/Opposition

Government (Karunakaran Ministry) 1991–95

Ministers

P. K. Kunhalikutty E. T. Mohammad Basheer P. K. K C . Ahammed Ali

Government (Antony Ministry) 1995–96

Election

Government (Antony Ministry) 1995–96

Seats

C. T. Ahammed Ali P. K. K. Bava P. K. Kunhalikutty E. T. Mohammad Basheer

1996

Election

1996

Seats

13 (23)

Vote %

Government/Opposition

Opposition (to Nayanar Ministry) 1996–2001

2001

Election

2001

Seats

16 (21)

Vote %

Government/Opposition

Government (Antony Ministry) 2001–2004

Ministers

P. K. Kunhalikutty Nalakath Sooppy Cherkalam Abdullah M. K. Muneer

Government (Chandy Ministry) 2004–2006

Election

Government (Chandy Ministry) 2004–2006

Seats

P. K. Kunhalikutty (replaced by V. K. Ebrahim Kunju) E. T. Mohammad Basheer M. K. Muneer Kutty Ahammed Kutty

2006

Election

2006

Seats

7 (21)

Vote %

Government/Opposition

Opposition (to Achuthanandan Ministry) 2006–11

2011

Election

2011

Seats

20 (23)

Vote %

Government/Opposition

Government (Chandy Ministry) 2011–16

Ministers

P. K. Kunhalikutty P. K. Abdu Rabb M. K. Muneer V. K. Ebrahim Kunju Manjalamkuzhi Ali

2016

Election

2016

Seats

18 (23)

Vote %

Government/Opposition

Opposition (to Vijayan Ministry) 2016–2021

2021

Election

2021

Seats

15 (25)

Vote %

Government/Opposition

Opposition (to Vijayan Ministry) Incumbent

Election	Seats	Vote %	Government/Opposition	Ministers
	Won (Contested)
1980	14 (21)	7	Opposition (to Nayanar Ministry) 1980–81
			Government (Karunakaran Ministry) 1981–82	C. H. Mohammed Koya
1982	14 (18)	6	Government (Karunakaran Ministry) 1982–87	C. H. Mohammed Koya (succeeded by K. Avukaderkutty Naha) U. A. Beeran E. Ahamed
1987	15 (23)	7	Opposition (to Nayanar Ministry) 1987–91
1991	19 (22)	7	Government (Karunakaran Ministry) 1991–95	P. K. Kunhalikutty E. T. Mohammad Basheer P. K. K C . Ahammed Ali
			Government (Antony Ministry) 1995–96	C. T. Ahammed Ali P. K. K. Bava P. K. Kunhalikutty E. T. Mohammad Basheer
1996	13 (23)	7	Opposition (to Nayanar Ministry) 1996–2001
2001	16 (21)	7	Government (Antony Ministry) 2001–2004	P. K. Kunhalikutty Nalakath Sooppy Cherkalam Abdullah M. K. Muneer
			Government (Chandy Ministry) 2004–2006	P. K. Kunhalikutty (replaced by V. K. Ebrahim Kunju) E. T. Mohammad Basheer M. K. Muneer Kutty Ahammed Kutty
2006	7 (21)	7	Opposition (to Achuthanandan Ministry) 2006–11
2011	20 (23)	7	Government (Chandy Ministry) 2011–16	P. K. Kunhalikutty P. K. Abdu Rabb M. K. Muneer V. K. Ebrahim Kunju Manjalamkuzhi Ali
2016	18 (23)	7	Opposition (to Vijayan Ministry) 2016–2021
2021	15 (25)	8	Opposition (to Vijayan Ministry) Incumbent

· Kerala Legislative Assembly › Current members

Kerala

Legislative Constituency

Kerala

Kasaragod

Legislative Constituency

Kasaragod

Manjeshwaram

Legislative Constituency

Manjeshwaram

Member

A. K. M. Ashraf

Kasaragod

Legislative Constituency

Kasaragod

Member

N. A. Nellikkunnu

Kozhikode

Legislative Constituency

Kozhikode

Koduvally

Legislative Constituency

Koduvally

Member

M. K. Muneer

Malappuram

Legislative Constituency

Malappuram

Kondotty

Legislative Constituency

Kondotty

Member

T. V. Ibrahim

Eranad

Legislative Constituency

Eranad

Member

P. K. Basheer

Manjeri

Legislative Constituency

Manjeri

Member

U. A. Latheef

Perinthalmanna

Legislative Constituency

Perinthalmanna

Member

Najeeb Kanthapuram

Mankada

Legislative Constituency

Mankada

Member

Manjalamkuzhi Ali

Malappuram

Legislative Constituency

Malappuram

Member

P. Ubaidulla

Vengara

Legislative Constituency

Vengara

Member

P. K. Kunhalikutty

Vallikkunnu

Legislative Constituency

Vallikkunnu

Member

P. Abdul Hameed

Tirurangadi

Legislative Constituency

Tirurangadi

Member

K. P. A. Majeed

Tirur

Legislative Constituency

Tirur

Member

Kurukkoli Moideen

Kottakkal

Legislative Constituency

Kottakkal

Member

K. K. Abid Hussain Thangal

Palakkad

Legislative Constituency

Palakkad

Mannarkkad

Legislative Constituency

Mannarkkad

Member

N. Samsudheen

Legislative Constituency	Member
Kerala
Kasaragod
Manjeshwaram	A. K. M. Ashraf
Kasaragod	N. A. Nellikkunnu
Kozhikode
Koduvally	M. K. Muneer
Malappuram
Kondotty	T. V. Ibrahim
Eranad	P. K. Basheer
Manjeri	U. A. Latheef
Perinthalmanna	Najeeb Kanthapuram
Mankada	Manjalamkuzhi Ali
Malappuram	P. Ubaidulla
Vengara	P. K. Kunhalikutty
Vallikkunnu	P. Abdul Hameed
Tirurangadi	K. P. A. Majeed
Tirur	Kurukkoli Moideen
Kottakkal	K. K. Abid Hussain Thangal
Palakkad
Mannarkkad	N. Samsudheen