MUHAMMAD, DR. V. A. SEYID, M.A., L.L. B., Ph.D (London), Bar-at-Law, Congres, (Kerala—Calicut—1977):  s. of  Shri Abdul Azeez; b. at Edavanakad, Ernakulam District, May 29, 1923; ed. at (i) Maharaja’s College, and (ii) American College, Madurai, (iii) Muslim University, Sligarh, (iv) University College London and (v) Inner Temple, London m. Smt. Sara Beevi; February 16, 1958; 2 s. and 2 d.; Legal Practitioner; detained and arrested for taking, part in the “Quii India Movement”, November, 1942 and was awarded the Tamrapatra for the same by the President on May 27, 1976; Member, All India Congress Committee; special invitee to Congress Working Committee; Member, Executive Committee of the Congress Party in Parliament; Convenor, Standing Committee on Commerce, Congress Party in Parliament; conducted, research In Palais De Nations and G.A.T.T, Secretariats 1953, Standing Counsel for the State of Kerala in the Supreme Court of India, 1961—65, Standing Counsel for the Government of India in the Supreme Court of India, 1967—71, Senior Standing Counsel for the State of Kerala in the Supreme Court of India since, 1971, Advocate-General of Kerala, 1965—67; Member, (i) Research Committee, All India Law Institute, (ii) Faculty of Law, Kerala University, 1966—68, (iii) Eastern Journal of International Law, (Patron Member), (iv) Editorial Board, Malayalam Encyclopaedia, (v) Executive Committee, Indian Society of International Law, 1965, (vi) Executive Committee, International Law Society (Indian Branch), 1968, (vii) Central Wakf Council, 1968-73, (viii) Rubber Board and (ix) Kerala State Planning Advisory Council; former Director, Cochin Shipyard Ltd., Hon. Vice-President, Indian Society of International Law, Member, Rajya Sabha, April, 1973—March, 1977; Union Minister of State for Law, Justice and Company Affairs, 1975—77; presently Member, Privileges Committee; attended Imperial and Commonwealth Law Conference, Australia, 1965, Senior Advisor to the Indian Delegation to the United Nations 1971, visited Iraq as representative of All India Congress Committee at Bath Socialist Party anniversary, Alternate Delegate to the United Nations General Assembly, 1975, visited Iran in June, 1976 with the President of India as Minister-in-waiting, Leader of the Indian Haj Goodwill Delegation, 1976.

Favourite pastime and recreation:  Reading (literature, history, arts, foreign affairs, foreign trade), Walking and Gardening.

Publications:  Joint Editor, “Indian Advocate”, organ of the All India Bar Association, 1962—65, Joint Author, “Judicial Precedents and Codification of Law”, a published paper, author of the books “Legal Framework of World Trade”, (published in London) “Aligarh Muslim University Issue”‘ (English and Malayalam), “Our Constitution for Haves or Have-nots”; articles and book reviews in leading law journals.

Travels abroad:  U.K., U.S.A., U.S.S.R., Canada, Hongkong, Switzerland, France, Lebanon, Kuwait, Australia, Iraq, Iran.

Permanent address:  Valiyavithil, Edavanakad P.O., Ernakulam District, Kerala.