Syed Muhammedali Shihab Thangal

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Syed Mohammedali Shihab Thangal
Shihab Thangal in July 2008.jpg
Thangal in July 2008
Born(1936-05-04)4 May 1936
Malappuram, Malabar, British India
Died1 August 2009(2009-08-01) (aged 73)
Malappuram, Kerala, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materAl-Azhar University
Cairo University
OccupationPolitician,[1] Islamic Scholar
ChildrenSayyid Munavvar Ali Shihab Thangal Sayyid Basheer Ali Shihab Thangal[2]
RelativesSayed Hyderali Shihab Thangal (brother)
Syed Sadiqali Shihab Thangal (brother)
Sayyid Abbasali Shihab Thangal (brother)
Sayed Umerali Shihab Thangal (brother)

Panakkad Syed Mohammedali Shihab Ba-Alawi Al-Hussainy Pookoya Thangal (4 May 1936 – 1 August 2009) was a Muslim religious leader and politician from Kerala.[3][4] He was the President of the Kerala state committee of the Indian Union Muslim League and a member of the Pukkoya Thangal family,[5][6][7]


Early life[edit]

Shihab Thangal was born as the eldest son of Panakkad Syed Ahmed Pookoya Thangal, an Islamic leader.[8] His siblings were late Ummerali Shihab Thangal, Sayed Hyderali Shihab Thangal, Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal, Basheer Ali Shihab Thangal and Kunjibeevi, the last three being half-siblings. He attended the M.M. High School, Kozhikode. He continued his religious education at Thalakkadathur and Kananchery Dars under Ponmala Moideen Musliar. In 1958, he left for Egypt for further studies and obtained his master's degree in Arabic literature from Al Azhar University in 1961. He continued his studies in Cairo University and pursued a Doctorate in Arabic Literature in 1966.[9] After spending about eight years in Egypt he returned home in 1966.[citation needed]

Career[edit]

Thangal became the president of the Kerala state committee of Indian Union Muslim League after his father's death in 1975.[10] He remained President until his own death in 2009. He was Qazi to hundreds of mahals in Kerala.[4] He worked with Kerala's Islamic Organisation Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama. He was the president of a numerous Islamic institutions like Jamia Nooriya Arabiya, Jamia Darussalam Al Islamiya, Nandi which are managed by Samastha. He is one of the founding members of MEA Engineering College and Markazu Tharbiyathil Islamiyya, Valancheri. He was behind the proposal to start another campus of Aligarh Muslim University in Kerala.[11]

Death[edit]

Thangal on a 2010 Indian stamp

Thangal died suddenly on 1 August 2009 following a cardiac arrest. He was admitted to a private hospital after he slipped and fell down at his home, Panakkad Kodappanakkal. He was 73 and had suffered from diabetes and hypertension.[citation needed] His body was buried with full state honours at the Panakkad Juma Masjid on the day after his death.[12] He is survived by his second wife Ayisha, whom he married in 2007, and his three children.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ P.V. Nafeesathul Misiriya. Emigration and educational development of Muslim community in Kerala (PDF). Chapter 4: MahathmaGandhi University-Shodhganga.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  2. ↑ web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/161216/munavarali-shihab-thangal-to-head-muslim-youth-league.html
  3. ↑ "President, PM, Sonia pay homage to IUML leader Thangal". The Times of India. 2 August 2009. Archived from the original on 12 June 2012.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Muslim League leader Shihab Thangal dead". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 2 August 2009. Archived from the original on 5 August 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
  5. ↑ "Syed families hold get-together". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 1 May 2006. Archived from the original on 24 May 2007. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
  6. ↑ "President, PM, Sonia pay homage to IUML leader Thangal". The Times of India. 2 August 2009. Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
  7. ↑ "Mohammadali Shihab Thangal: A proud Muslim, a proud Indian". TwoCircles.net. 4 August 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  8. ↑ M. Usman. The role of voluntary agencies in human resource development a case study of orphanages in Malappuram district (PDF). Chapter 4: University of Calicut-Shodhganga. p. 112. Retrieved 6 April 2020.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  9. ↑ "Shihab Thangal passes away". The Peninsula. 2 August 2009. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
  10. ↑ M. Rahim. Changing Identity and Politics of Muslims in Malappuram District Kerala (PDF). Keral University-Shodhganga. p. 79. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  11. ↑ IANS (2 August 2009). "Kerala mourns passing away of Panakkad Thangal". GulfNews. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  12. ↑ "Kerala bids farewell to Panakkad Shihab Thangal". MSN. 12 August 2009. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012.

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