Umerali Shihab AlHussainy Pookoya Thangal was an

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Life

The second son of the eminent Muslim League Leader Pookoya Thangal, Umerali Shihab Thangal was a judge in Wayanad, Kerala. He was the chairman of the Kerala Waqf Board and president of the Sunni Yuvajana Sangham. Thangal died of cancer at

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on 3 July 2008, aged 68.The Hindu : Kerala News : Umerali Shihab Thangal dead
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