P. V. Abdul Wahab (born 1 July 1950) is an Indian politician and social worker from

Nilambur Nilambur is a major town, a municipality and a Taluk in the Malappuram district of the Indian state of Kerala. It is located close to the Nilgiris range of the Western Ghats on the banks of the Chaliyar River. This place is also known as 'Teak ...

Malappuram Malappuram (also Malapuram) () is a city in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of including the surrounding suburban areas. The first municipality in the district formed in 1970, Malappuram serves as the administrative headquarter ...

. He currently serves as a

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from

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

in the Rajya Sabha (the Council of States or the Upper House). He is also a non-resident Indian businessman with activities in India and the

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. Wahab also serves as the Treasurer,

Indian Union Muslim League The Indian Union Muslim League (abbreviated as the I. U. M. L. or the League) is an Indian political party primarily based in the Indian state of Kerala. It is recognised as a State Party in Kerala by the Election Commission of India. The first ...

and Leader, Indian Union Muslim League in

Rajya Sabha The Rajya Sabha, constitutionally the Council of States, is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India. , it has a maximum membership of 245, of which 233 are elected by the legislatures of the states and union territories using si ...

. He has been elected as Member of

from

thrice (2004–10, 2015–21, and 2021 to the present). He is currently a member of the Parliamentary Committee on External Affairs.

Life and career

Wahab was born on 1 July 1950 to P. V. (Pulikkal Veettil) Alavikutty and Varikkodan Fathima at

in northern Kerala. He was educated at Government Manavedan High School, Nilambur and M. E. S College, Mampad. He is married to Yasmine from 1976 and the couple has four sons. He was first elected to the

in 2004.

Parliamentary committees

* Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment (2004–2010) * Committee on Rules (2015–2018) * Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers (2015–2019) * Railway Convention Committee (2016–2019) * Committee on External Affairs (2019–2021) * Committee on Industry (2021–2022)

Consultative Committees

* Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Civil Aviation (2004–2010) * Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Human Resource Development (2015–2019) * Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Minority Affairs (2019–2021)

Business portfolio

* Head, Peevees and Bridgeway Group (in India, United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arabia) * Chairman, Indus Motors, Kerala * Director, Malabar Institute of Medical Sciences * Director, Feroke Boards,

Kozhikode Kozhikode (), also known in English as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. It has a corporation limit population of 609,224 and a metropolitan population of more than 2 million, making it the second l ...

* Director, Cheraman Financial Services * Centre Square Shopping Mall, Cochin * Amal College of Advanced Studies, Nilambur

Social profile

* Chairman, Peevees Charitable Trust * Chairman, Keraleeyam (an NGO for

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affected people) * Chairman, Calicut Airport Development Committee, 1994–2004 * Chairman, Jan Sikshan Sansthan (an NGO sponsored by the Ministry of Human Resource Development) *Patron, Nilambur Orphanage *President, Peevees Schools *Member **Islamic Chair,

Calicut University The University of Calicut, also known as Calicut University, is a state-run public university headquartered at Tenhipalam in Malappuram district of the state of Kerala, India. Established in 1968, it is the first university to be set up in nor ...

**Kerala State Haj Committee, Kozhikode. **Kerala Waqf Board, Kochi. **Chairman, Malabar Airport Development Action Committee (MADAC) **Malabar Development Board **Malabar Chamber of Commerce **Rajiv Gandhi International Sports Foundation (former)

Recognitions

* Confucius Prize for Literacy,

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(2016) for Jan Sikshan Sansthan. * Saakshar Bharat Award (2014) for Jan Sikshan Sansthan. Wahab has 'adopted' Karulayi village near his municipality,

, under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) project.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wahab, P. V. Abdul Rajya Sabha members from Kerala Malayali politicians Living people People from Malappuram district Indian Union Muslim League politicians 1950 births