M. H. Jawahirullah | |
|---|---|
 Jawahirullah at party office | |
| President ofManithaneya Makkal Katchi | |
| Assumed office 7 February 2009 | |
| Member ofTamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 12 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | R. Doraikkannu |
| Constituency | Papanasam |
| In office 23 May 2011 – 21 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | K. Hussan Ali |
| Succeeded by | Dr. M. Manikandan |
| Constituency | Ramanathapuram |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1959-07-22)22 July 1959 (age 66) Thoothukudi district |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Party | Manithaneya Makkal Katchi |
| Relations | Hithayathulla (father) |
| Residence | Chennai |
| Alma mater | Madras University,Chennai |
| Profession | Professor |
| Website | tmmk.in |
M. H. Jawahirullah (born 1959) is an Indian politician currently elected as a member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly 2021 from Papanasam Constituency and a former member of theTamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from theRamanathapuram constituency. He represents theManithaneya Makkal Katchi party,[1] of which he is a founding member and present leader.[2] He is also a member ofTamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazagham.
Jawahirullah was born inUdangudiThoothukudi District inTamil Nadu. He received his bachelor's degree incommerce from theMadras University. He then obtained masters in business administration (MBA) in 1983 and Master of Philosophy in 2000. He worked as a lecturer at Islamiah College,Vaniyambadi. In 2008, he was awardedPhD by theMadras University for hisdissertation on "Performance Evaluation and Assessment of Service Quality in Islamic Banks: A Study with special reference to Bank Islam Malaysia".[3] He was a member ofSIMI until 1989 and left the organisation due to its involvement in violence.
Jawahirullah has been actively involved in the non-violent struggle for the rights of minorities especiallyMuslims in India. He calls for coordination of all Muslim groups in India for positive development.[4] His Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazagham (TMMK) organization mobilized hundreds of volunteers to help in rescue work when a tsunami struck the coast of Tamil Nadu in 2004 and it also played an important role in 2007 during negotiations to secure reservations for Muslims in government jobs. It has been praised by aChief Minister,M. Karunanidhi, and won an award for recruiting the highest number of blood donors in emergencies. It runs 148 free ambulances in Tamil Nadu.[5]
Jawahirullah, representing 25 Islamic trusts, societies and charities, sought a ban onKamal Haasan's then-unscreened movieVishwaroopam as "it will affect social harmony" and it gave the impression that "all Muslims are terrorists". The Tamil Nadu state government banned the movie from being screened in the state[6] for a little over a week in 2013 until a compromise was agreed.[7][8][9]