Manadath Mohammed Pillay Abdul Khader (27 February 1925 – 10 August 1993) was an Indian lawyer, jurist, and politician who served as the Advocate General of

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 ...

from 1969 to 1979.

Early life and career

Abdul Khader was born on 27 February 1925 in

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to M. K. Mohammed Pillay, the younger brother of prominent industrialist and philanthropist,

M. K. Mackar Pillay Manadath Kunju Mackar Pillay (1880 – 1966) was an Indian industrialist, banker, philanthropist, and politician who served in the Sree Moolam Popular Assembly. He was a leading cashew and lemongrass exporter, and founder of the eponymous Mac ...

. In 1952, Khader was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the newly formed state of Travancore-Cochin from the Aluva constituency, defeating future

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president T. O. Bava. Khader lost re-election in 1954 to the same opponent. Khader's brother,

M. M. Pareed Pillay Manadath Mohammed Pillay Pareed Pillay is an Indian judge, jurist and lawyer who served as the 15th Chief Justice of Kerala. He was also appointed the first Chairman of the Kerala State Human Rights Commission in 1998 by the Governor of Kerala. ...

went on to become the Chief Justice of

and the first chairman of the

Kerala State Human Rights Commission The Kerala State Human Rights Commission was constituted on 11 December 1998 with the appointment of the first Chairperson Justice M.M. Pareed Pillay, a former Chief Justice Kerala High Court along with Dr. S. Balaraman and Shri. T.K. Wilson ...

Electoral history

1952 Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election

1954 Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election

References

Advocates General for Indian states 20th-century Indian lawyers Travancore–Cochin MLAs 1954–1956 People from Aluva Manadath family 1925 births 1993 deaths 20th-century Indian Muslims {{India-law-bio-stub