E. T. Mohammed Basheer
E. T. Mohammed Basheer (born 1 July 1946) is an Indian politician and social worker who serves as the Member of Parliament from Ponnani Parliament Constituency of the Indian state Kerala. Basheer was first elected to Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1985. He served as the Kerala state Education Minister (1991–96 and 2001–06) under K. Karunakaran, A. K. Antony and Oommen Chandy. He has been a member of Parliament from 2009 (three terms, 2009, 2014 and 2019). Basheer is the National Organising Secretary and Kerala State Party Secretary of Indian Union Muslim League. He also leads the  League in Lok Sabha (Lower House). Life and career. Baheer was born on 1 July 1946 to E. T. Moosakutty and Fathima at Mapram, Vazhakkad, in present-day Malappuram District. He entered politics through Muslim Students Federation (M. S. F.), the student wing of Indian Union Muslim League. He later served as the Kondotty Mandalam Committee President, Malappuram District Committee Secretary and State Secretariat Member of Indian Union Muslim League. He is married to Rukhiya Basheer. Political career. Basheer actively engaged in trade union field and became Kerala State Secretary of STU. He also worked as president of various trade  unions affiliated to STU in industrial firms like: He was also Member in Kerala Agricultural University Senate, Kerala State Orphanage Control Board and Industries Relationship Committee. As Minister for Education (1991–96 and 2001–06). As Minister for Education, Basheer was instrumental in promoting the concept of Self-financing Colleges.