Muhammed Hamdullah Sayeed (born 11 April 1982,
Mysore
Mysore (), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern part of the state of Karnataka, India. Mysore city is geographically located between 12° 18′ 26″ north latitude and 76° 38′ 59″ east longitude. It is located at an altitude of ...
) is an Indian politician. He is a leader of the
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British ...
party. He was elected to the
15th Lok Sabha
Members of the 15th Lok Sabha were elected during the 2009 general election in India. It was dissolved on 18 May 2014 by President Pranab Mukherjee.
Indian National Congress-led United Progressive Alliance won 44 more seats than the previou ...
from
Lakshadweep
Lakshadweep () is a union territory of India. It is an archipelago of 36 islands divided into three island subgroups: the Laccadive Islands in the middle with the Amindivi Islands in the north separated roughly by the 11th parallel north and ...
in 2009.
Early life
Muhammed Hamdullah Sayeed was born in
Mysore
Mysore (), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern part of the state of Karnataka, India. Mysore city is geographically located between 12° 18′ 26″ north latitude and 76° 38′ 59″ east longitude. It is located at an altitude of ...
to former Congress leader
P.M. Sayeed
Padanatha Mohammed Sayeed (10 May 1941 – 18 December 2005) was a leader of the Indian National Congress party. He was a member of Lok Sabha for ten consecutive terms from 1967–2004 representing Lakshadweep.
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Early life
P.M. ...
and Rahmath Sayeed.
Political career
Muhammed Hamdullah Sayeed was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha at the age of 26, He was the youngest MP in the 15th Lok Sabha.
References
Indian National Congress politicians from Lakshadweep
Indian Muslims
Malayali politicians
India MPs 2009–2014
People from Lakshadweep district
1982 births
Living people
Lok Sabha members from Lakshadweep
United Progressive Alliance candidates in the 2014 Indian general election
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