Ebrahim Sulaiman Sait (1922 – 2005), known as "Mehboob-e-Millat" , was an Indian politician, born in

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in a Cutchi Memon family, who served as an

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 fir ...

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from northern

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several times. He was also a founding member of

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. In 1994, while serving as its National President, Sait severed ties with the

and formed the

Indian National League Indian National League (abbreviated as the I. N. L.) is an Indian political party formed in 1994 under the leadership of the then Indian Union Muslim League leader Ebrahim Sulaiman Sait. The party is currently a member of the Communist Party o ...

Early life

Sait was born to Mohammed Sulaiman and Zainab Bai on 3 November 1922 at

. He obtained his

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under-graduate degree from St. Joseph's College, Bangalore. He married Mariyam Bai, from

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, in 1949.

Member of Parliament

Sait served as the National President of

from 1973 to 1994.

Lok Sabha

Rajya Sabha

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sait, Ebrahim Sulaiman 1922 births 2005 deaths India MPs 1971–1977 India MPs 1967–1970 India MPs 1977–1979 India MPs 1980–1984 India MPs 1984–1989 India MPs 1989–1991 India MPs 1991–1996 Lok Sabha members from Kerala Manjeri