Sayeed, Shri P.M. Constituency   : Lakshadweep -ST (Lakshadweep) Party Name     : Indian National Congress (INC) Email Address : sayeedpm[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in

Father’s Name Late Shri A.B. Atta Koya Thangal Mother’s Name Smt. Umma Bi Date of Birth 10 May 1941 Place of Birth Androth Island (Lakshadweep) Marital Status Married Date of Marriage 04 Jan 1967 Spouse’s Name Smt. A.B. Rahmath Sayeed No. of Sons 1 No.of Daughters 7 Educational Qualifications B.Com., LL.B. Educated at Government Arts College, Mangalore (Karnataka) and Sidhartha College of Law, Bombay (Maharashtra) Profession Advocate Social Worker Permanent Address Padannatha House Androth, Lakshadweep- 682551 (04893)32244,32255 Present Address 3, G.R.G. Road, New Delhi – 110001 (011) 23792358 Positions Held

1967 Elected to 4th Lok Sabha

1967-71 Member, Committee on Public Undertakings

1968-69 Member, Joint Committee on Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition), Bill, 1967

1969-70 General-Secretary, All India Youth Congress

1971 Re-elected to 5th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1971-72 Member, Committee on Petitions

1971-74 Member, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament

1972-73 Member, Joint Committee on Companies (Amendment) Bill, 1972

1972-75 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications

1973 Member, Joint Committee on Constitution (Thirty-Second Amendment) Bill, 1973 on Amendment in Ninth Schedule of the Constitution

1973-74 Treasurer, Parliamentary Forum for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

1974-76 Member, Committee on Government Assurance

1976-77 Member, Consultative Committee constituted under Tamil Nadu State Legislature (Delegation of Powers) Act, 1976

1977 Re-elected to 6th Lok Sabha (3rd term)

1977-79 Member, Committee on Government Assurances

1979-80 Union Minister of State, Steel, Coal and Mines

1980 onwards Member, Lakshadweep Territorial Congress Committee

1980 Re-elected to 7th Lok Sabha (4th term)

1984 Re-elected to 8th Lok Sabha (5th term)

1984-86 Member, Joint Committee on Shipping Agents (Licensing), Bill

1984-88 Member, Committee on Estimates

1985-86 Member, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit

1986 onwards Member, All India Congress Committee (Indira)[A.I.C.C.(I)]

1989 Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (6th term)

1990-91 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications

1990-91 Member, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit

1990-96 Member, Rules Committee

1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (7th term)

1991-92 Member, General Purposes Committee

Member, Panel of Chairmen

1991-93 Member, Joint Committee on the Constitution (Seventy-Second Amendment) Bill, 1991

Secretary, Congress Parliamentary Party (Indira)[C.P.P.(I)]

1991-95 Member, Committee on Official Language

1992-93 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Surface Transport

1992-94 Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee to Enquire into Irregularities in Securities and Banking Transactions

1993-95 Union Minister of State, Home Affairs

1995-96 Union Minister of State, Information and Broadcasting

1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (8th term)

1996 onwards Deputy Chief-Whip, Congress Parliamentary Party

1996-97 Member, Panel of Chairmen

1996-97 Member, Committee on Transport and Tourism

1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (9th term)

17 Dec. 1998-99 Deputy Speaker, Lok Sabha

Chairman, Committee on Provision of Computers to Members of Parliament

Chairman, Committee on Private Members`Bills and Resolutions

Chairman, Committee on Budget of Lok Sabha

Chairman, Library Committee

Member, General Purposes Committee

Member, Business Advisory Committee

Member, Committee on Home Affairs

Member, Committee on Transport and Tourism

1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (10th term)

27 Oct.1999- 6 Feb. 2004 Deputy Speaker, Lok Sabha (Second term)

24 Dec. 1999 – 2004 Member, Congress Working Committee

Chairman, Library Committee

Member, General Purposes Committee

Chairman, Committee on Private Members` Bills and Resolutions

Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments Knows eight languages, viz. English, Hindi, Urdu, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, Tulu and Beary Basa Social And Cultural Activities Associated with various social and cultural activities of Lakshadweep; instrumental in conducting inter -state cultural programmes, Lakshadweep festivals in various places and promoting folk arts Parichakkali, Kolkali and Lava dances, etc Special Interests Social Work, labour welfare, upliftment of the poor, the downtrodden and the people belonging to minorities; Favourite Pastime and Recreation Reading, music, public service and computer network Sports and Clubs Football, badminton and chess Countries Visited Widely travelled (30 countries); Member, Indian Delegation to the 24th Session, UN General Assembly, 1969; and 36th Session, UN General Assembly, 1982; represented India at U.N. Special Session on Minicoy Islands 1977; Leader, Goodwill Delegation to erstwhile G.D.R., 1970; Member (i) Indian Parliamentary Delegation to 59th I.P.U. Conference, Paris, 1971; Lome (Togo), 1985; Moscow (former U.S.S.R.), 1988; and to 100th I.P.U. Conference, Moscow, 1998 (ii) International Solidarity Conference of World Peace Council, Basel, Switzerland, 1979; (iii) Government of India Haj Delegation, 1988 and its Leader, 1993; (iv) Indian Delegation to Non-aligned Youth Conference, Algiers; and represented A.I.C.C. (I) to Baghdad on the occasion of Silver Jubilee Celebrations of Arab Baath Socialist Party; Indian Delegation to SAARC Speakers and Parliamentarians Conference, Pakistan and India-China Friendship Society Delegation to China; Led the Indian Parliamentary Delegation to the 3rd International Forum for Parliamentarians and Local Authorities: Tourism Policy Makers in the 21st Century, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 2000 Other Information Chairman, Advisory Board, Non-aligned Congress of Youth; Member (i) Central Haj Committee, 1968-70; (ii) Central Haj Advisory Board, 1970-71; (iii) National Welfare of Seafares Board, 1974-77; (iv) Island Development Authority, 1984-88; and (v) Court, Jamia Millia Islamia, since 1990

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