P. M. Sayeed

Padanatha Mohammed Sayeed (10 May 1941 – 18 December 2005) was a leader of the Indian National Congress party. He was a member of Lok Sabha for ten consecutive terms from 1967–2004[1] representing Lakshadweep.

Padanatha Mohammed Sayeed
Minister of Power
In office
22 May 2004 – 18 Dec 2005
Preceded byAnant Geete
Succeeded bySushilkumar Shinde
ConstituencyLakshadweep
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1967–2004
Succeeded byDr P. Pookunhi Koya
ConstituencyLakshadweep
Personal details
Born(1941-05-10)10 May 1941
Andrott Island, Lakshadweep, British India
Died18 December 2005(2005-12-18) (aged 64)
Seoul, South Korea
Cause of deathCardiac arrest
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseA.B. Rahmath Sayeed
ResidenceLakshadweep
Source: [TOI obituary]

Early life

P.M. Sayeed was born in Andrott Island, Lakshadweep. He studied at Government Arts College, Mangalore and at Sidhartha College of Law, Mumbai.

Political career

P.M. Sayeed was first elected to Lok Sabha in 1967 at the age of 26.[1] Late KeraKada Syed Mohammed fom Andrott, the first graduate and Law graduate from Lakshadweep mentored Shri.Sayeed and made him a candidate in the 1967 Parliament elections. He became the first and only Parliamentarian from Lakshadweep (Lok Sabha constituency) to become a Cabinet Minister. He served as Union Minister of State, Steel, Coal and Mines in 1979–1980; Union Minister of State, Home Affairs 1993–1995; Union Minister of State, Information and Broadcasting 1995–1996; and Deputy Speaker, Lok Sabha 1998–2004.[1] He was a member of the Congress Working Committee.

Sayeed won the Lok Sabha elections in 1967 and continued to win every election till 2004 serving for ten consecutive terms as Member of Parliament for Lakshadweep in total. This run was halted when he was defeated by Dr P Pookunhikoya of Janata Dal (United) in the 2004 general election by 71 votes.[2] He then became a member of the Rajya Sabha representing the National Capital territory of Delhi.[3] He was Union Power Minister when he died of a cardiac arrest in Seoul on 18 December 2005 .[4][5]

Personal life

His son Muhammed Hamdulla Sayeed, a Law graduate from Indian Society College in Pune, was elected from the Lakshadweep constituency at the age of 26. He was the youngest MP in the 15th Lok Sabha.[6]

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References
  1. Sayeed, P.M. "Ten Terms in Lok Sabha". Lok Sabha Secretariat. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
  2. "Statistical report on general elections, 2004 to the Fourteenth Lok Sabha" (PDF). ECI. p. 361. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  3. "Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee". Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee. Archived from the original on 13 August 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  4. "Cabinet condoles PM Sayeed's death". The Times of India. 19 December 2005. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  5. "Power Minister P M Sayeed is dead". IBNLive. 19 December 2005. Archived from the original on 5 June 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  6. "Entry into Parliament is a reward: Hamdulla Sayeed". The Indian Express. 21 May 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
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