K. Ali Kutty (born 1945), title Musliyar, is an Islamic scholar from

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, southern India. He currently serves as General Secretary,

Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama Samastha or Samasta may refer to, * Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama, the Shafi'ite scholarly body in northern Kerala (1926–1989) ** Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama (1989–present) ** Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama (Samastha Kerala Sunn ...

, the body of

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scholars in northern Kerala. He also serves as Principal, Jami'ya Nooriya Arabic College,

Perinthalmanna Perinthalmanna is a major town and municipality in Malappuram district, Kerala, India. It serves as the headquarters of the Perinthalmanna taluk, and a block and a Revenue Division by the same name. It was formerly the headquarters of Valluvana ...

(2003–present) and President, Ponnani Maunathul Islam Arabic College.

Life and career

K. Ali Kutty was born in 1945. He completed his Post Graduate degree in Islamic Studies from Jami'ya Nooriya Arabic College,

in 1968 (Moulavi Fazil Faizi). The musliyar was appointed as the

qadi A qāḍī ( ar, قاضي, Qāḍī; otherwise transliterated as qazi, cadi, kadi, or kazi) is the magistrate or judge of a '' sharīʿa'' court, who also exercises extrajudicial functions such as mediation, guardianship over orphans and mino ...

of the village of Thirurkad at the age of twenty (1965).

Career

In 1970, K. Ali Kutty Musliyar was chosen as Perintalmanna Taluk General Secretary,

and in 1976 as Malappuram District Joint Secretary of the Samastha. In 1986 he was inducted to the mushavara of the Samastha and in 1991 he was chosen as the General Secretary, Sunni Yuvajana Sangham (S. Y. S.). In 1979 the Musliyar started teaching at Jami'ya Nooriya (Arabic Literature till 1991 and the

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from 1991) and was appointed as the Principal in 2003. Musliyar currently serves as the General Secretary,

Positions

* Member,

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(from 2008) * Vice President, Sunni Mahallu Federation (S. M. F.) * Vice President, Samastha Kerala Matha Vidyabhyasa Board (from 2009) *

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Qadi (from 2013) * Member, International Fiqh Council, under

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* Controller of Examinations,

Coordination of Islamic Colleges Coordination of Islamic Colleges (CIC), based in Kerala, India, is an Islamic university serving as an academic administrative body. Colleges affiliated with the C. I. C. offer "Wafy" courses for men and "Wafiyya" for women, which combine both I ...

(CIC-Wafy), Kerala * General Secretary, Sunni Yuvajana Sangham (1992 - 2016) *

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and

Qadi A qāḍī ( ar, قاضي, Qāḍī; otherwise transliterated as qazi, cadi, kadi, or kazi) is the magistrate or judge of a '' sharīʿa'' court, who also exercises extrajudicial functions such as mediation, guardianship over orphans and mino ...

, Thirurkad Mahallu (from 1965)

Educational institutions

* President, Ponnani Maunathul Islam Arabic College (from 2000) * Vice President, Kerala State Muslim Orphanage Coordination Committee (from 2004) * General Secretary, Vettattoor Anvarul Huda Islamic Complex * Vice President, Thirurkad Anvarul Huda Islamic Complex * General Secretary, Anvarul Huda Islamic Complex * General Manager, Anvarul Islam Institution, Thiroorkad, Kerala (from 1970) * President,

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Hujjathul Islam Arabic College (from 2005)

Chairman

Haj Committee of Kerala
(2003 - 2006) * Vice chairman,

Haj Committee of India Haj Committee of India (also known as Central Haj Committee (CHC)) is a statutory body of the Indian government which organises Islamic pilgrimages to Saudi Arabia. It was established under ''Haj Committee Act'' in 2002. The committee acts as a noda ...

(2006–09)

Publications

* Vice Chairman, ''Suprabhaatham'' daily (from 2014) * ''Sunni Afkar'' (from 2005) * ''Al-Muallim'' monthly (from 2009) * ''Al-Noor'' monthly, in Arabic (from 2009) * ''Muslim Lokam Year Book''

Seminars

* International Islamic Seminar (1986, Hyderabad) - 'Solutions of Contemporary Problems According to Islamic Fiqh' (Libyan Embassy) * National Seminar (1989, Hyderabad) - 'Re-structuring of Arabic & Persian Syllabi' (Central Institute of English & Foreign Language). * Arabic Language and Literature Refresher Course (1998–99, Kerala) (University College)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ali Kutty, K. 1945 births Living people People from Malappuram district Malayali people Indian Islamic religious leaders Indian Sunni Muslim scholars of Islam Shafi'is Islam in Kerala Kerala Sunni-Shafi'i scholars