K. C. Abdullah Moulavi

Abdullah Moulavi was an Islamic scholar and leader of Jamate Islami in Kerala. He was known as the leader of Jamaat-e-Islami and Muslim educationist. After the demise of Haji Sahib, Abdullah Moulavi was the leader of Jamaat-e-Islami Kerala for 22 years between 1959 and 1990. K.C. Abdulla Moulavi was born on 22 February 1920 in Kodiyathur in Kozhikode District. Kunnathuchalil Hussain Musliyar and Atiyya were the parents. After completing his native schooling till the fifth grade, he completed his preliminary studies in Pallidars and studied in the dars of Poonur and Peringadi and in the Vellore Baqiyathussalihat. In 1943, the M.F.B. Graduated from Vellore. Later, KC returned home. At the invitation of MCC Abdurrahman Moulavi, Principal of Vazhakkad Darul Uloom and Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulema, he became a teacher there. When the college was shifted to Tirurangadi, KC moved there. In the meantime, he received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Madras. From 1946 to 1949, he served as a lecturer at Kasargod Aliya (now Alia Arabic College). In July 1947, he left the Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama and became an activist. He became a member of the Jamaat-e-Islami Kerala in January 1948. In August of the same year, he was elected to the State Consultative Committee. He served as the Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Kerala for 22 years from 1959–1972, 1979-1982 and 1984–1990.