Sayyid Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal

For other people with same title, see Shihab Thangal.

Sayyid
Sadiq Ali Shihāb Al-Husayni Bā Alawi
Sadiq Ali Thangal (2022)
Kerala State President, Indian Union Muslim League
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from 's Malappuram district
In office
7 March 2022 – Present
PresidentJamia Nooriyya Arabiyya - Pattikkad
Chairman, Political Advisory Committee, Indian Union Muslim League
In office
7 March 2022 – Present
Personal details
Born (1964-05-25) 25 May 1964 (age 60)
Panakkad, (Malappuram), Kerala
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndian Union Muslim League
Relations
Children
  • Sayyid Aseel Ali Shihab Thangal (son)
  • Sayyid Shaheen Ali Shihab Thangal (son)
  • Sayyid Yamin Ali Shihab Thangal (son)
Parent
ResidencePanakkad (Malappuram)
Occupation
  • Community leader
  • Politician

Panakkad Sayyid Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal (Birth name:Habib Sadiq Ali Shihab bin Ali Al-Hussaini Ba Alavi) (Arabic: صادق علي شهاب بن علي الحسيني با علوي)(born 25 May 1964) is a sayyid (thangal) community leader and politician from Kerala, southern India. He currently serves as the Kerala State President, Indian Union Muslim League,[1][2] Chancellor of Darul Huda Islamic University

Sadiq Ali Thangal is a member of the Pukkoya family of Panakkad (south Malabar).[3] He is the son of P. M. S. A. Pukkoya Thangal and the younger brother of Mohammedali Thangal, Umerali Thangal and Hyderali Thangal. He is associated with Samastha Kerala Sunni Students Federation (S. K. S. S. F.) and Sunni Yuvajana Sangam (S. Y. S.), the student and youth wings of the E. K. faction of Samastha Kerala Jam'iyyat al-'Ulama', the principal Sunni-Shafi'i scholarly body in Kerala, and the Youth League, the youth wing of Indian Union Muslim League.[4] [5] He also served as the Malappuram District President, Indian Union Muslim League for over a decade.[6] He later led the party de facto for a short span in the absence of his ailing brother Hyderali Thangal.[4][7]

Sadiq Ali Thangal was chosen as the successor to Hyderali Thangal as the Kerala State President, Indian Union Muslim League in 2022. Sadiq Ali Thangal also serves as the Chairman, National Political Advisory Committee, Indian Union Muslim League.[6] He is also Vice-President, Mounathul Islam Sabha, Ponnani, President, Noorul Huda Islamic College and Chairman, Islamic Centre, Kozhikode. He is also the member of the executive committee of the Samastha Matha Vidyabhyasa Board.[5]

  1. ^ "Sadiq Ali Thangal Takes Over Leadership of Muslim League at the Most Critical Period of its Existence". OnManorama. Kottayam (Kerala): Malayala Manorama. 7 March 2022.
  2. ^ Govind, Biju (7 March 2022). "Sadiqali Has His Work Cut Out". The Hindu.
  3. ^ Philip, Shaju (23 March 2021). "Panakkad Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal: Interview". The Indian Express.
  4. ^ a b "Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal Elected as New State President of IUML". Mathrubhumi. 7 March 2022.
  5. ^ a b Prashanth, M. P. (14 March 2022). "Challenges Galore Before Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal". The New Indian Express.
  6. ^ a b "Sadiq Ali Thangal Takes Over Leadership of Muslim League at the Most Critical Period of its Existence". OnManorama. Kottayam (Kerala): Malayala Manorama. 7 March 2022.
  7. ^ Govind, Biju (10 December 2021). "Sadiqali Shihab Thangal Emerges as de facto Supremo of IUML". The Hindu.