Padanatha Mohammed Sayeed | |
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| Minister of Power | |
| In office 22 May 2004 – 18 Dec 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Anant Geete |
| Succeeded by | Sushilkumar Shinde |
| Constituency | Lakshadweep |
| Member of Parliament,Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1967–2004 | |
| Succeeded by | DrP. Pookunhi Koya |
| Constituency | Lakshadweep |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1941-05-10)10 May 1941 Andrott Island,Lakshadweep,British India |
| Died | 18 December 2005(2005-12-18) (aged 64) Seoul, South Korea |
| Cause of death | Cardiac arrest |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | A.B. Rahmath Sayeed |
| Children | 1 son (Muhammed Hamdulla Sayeed) and 7 daughters |
| Residence | Lakshadweep |
| Source: [TOI obituary] | |
Padanatha Mohammed Sayeed (10 May 1941 – 18 December 2005) was a leader of theIndian National Congress party. He was a member ofLok Sabha for ten consecutive terms from 1967 to 2004[1] representingLakshadweep.
P.M. Sayeed was born inAndrott Island,Lakshadweep. He studied at Government Arts College,Mangalore and at Sidhartha College of Law, Mumbai.
P.M. Sayeed was first elected toLok Sabha in 1967 at the age of 26.[1] Late KeraKada Syed Mohammed from 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 fromLakshadweep (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; andDeputy Speaker, Lok Sabha 1998–2004.[1] He was a member of theCongress Working Committee.
Sayeed won theLok Sabha elections in 1967 and continued to win every election till 2004 serving for ten consecutive terms as Member of Parliament forLakshadweep in total. This run was halted when he was defeated by Dr P Pookunhikoya ofJanata Dal (United) in the2004 general election by 71 votes.[2] He then became a member of theRajya 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][6]
His sonMuhammed 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.[7]
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