M. K. Muneer

Muneer is a State secretary of the Indian Union Muslim League and was the Chairman of the Malayalam TV channel Indiavision. He has written ghazals and books including Fascism and the Sangh Parivar. He is a qualified medical doctor and patron of MCC-THAS-Haemophilia Society. Muneer is the only son amongst the three children of C. Mohammed Koya, veteran Muslim League politician and former Chief Minister of Kerala and Amina. In March 2017 he was elected as deputy opposition leader in Kerala Legislative Assembly. He did his MBBS in a private medical college in Karnataka. This became a controversy after he questioned the state aid given to a leader from Nationalist Congress Party.

Muneer studied at Calicut Medical College and St. Joseph's Boy's Hss. The recorded working language is Malayalam, English and Tamil. Residence is recorded at Kozhikode. Positions recorded include Member of the 14th Kerala Legislative Assembly and Member of the 13th Kerala Legislative Assembly.

• Name — Dr. M. K. Muneer • Born — 26 August 1962 • Birthplace — Kozhikode, Kerala, India • Education — Government Medical College, Kozhikode • Office — Minister for Social Welfare and Panchayath Affairs, Government of Kerala • Term Start — 23 May 2011 • Term End — 20 May 2016 • Predecessor — Paloli Mohammed Kutty • Successor — K. T. Jaleel • Office2 — Deputy Leader of Opposition in Kerala Legislative Assembly • Term Start2 — 22 April 2017 • Term End2 — 7 May 2021 • Leader2 — Ramesh Chennithala • Predecessor2 — P. K. Kunhalikutty • Successor2 — P. K. Kunhalikutty • Office3 — Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly • Term Start3 — 24 May 2021 • Term End3 — 23 May 2026 • Predecessor3 — Karat Razak • Successor3 — P. K. Firos • Constituency3 — Koduvally • Term Start4 — 1 June 2011 • Term End4 — 3 May 2021 • Predecessor4 — constituency created • Successor4 — Ahamed Devarkovil • Constituency4 — Kozhikode South • Term Start5 — 1996 • Term End5 — 2006 • Predecessor5 — Younus Kunhu • Successor5 — M. Ummer • Constituency5 — Malappuram • Office6 — Minister For Public Works Department, Government of Kerala • Term Start6 — 26 May 2001 • Term End6 — 12 May 2006 • Predecessor6 — P. J. Joseph • Successor6 — P. J. Joseph • Party — Indian Union Muslim League • Spouse — Nafeesa Vineetha • Children — Two sons and one daughter

• No. — Head of the Ministry — Period — Portfolio • 1 — A. K. Antony — 2001-04 — public work dept • 2 — Oommen Chandy — 2004-06 — public work dept • 3 — Oommen Chandy — 2011-16 — panchyath, social welfare

In the 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, he contested from Koduvally. He defeated Karat Razack by a margin of 6344 votes.

Muneer put a pro-LGBTQ post in Facebook during the pride month in 2021, only to be withdrawn later following severe criticism from party members. Once popular as the progressive face of IUML, Muneer later became a staunch supporter of patriarchal and conservative form of Islam. His strange argument that gender neutrality will make POCSO Act redundant stirred up a massive political controversy. More recently, he is known for delivering negative speeches against the LGBT+ community including a controversial article published in Suprabhatam daily where he accused homosexuals of being violent and demanding rights for child sex abuse. Despite being a former Minister who implemented transgender policy in Kerala; for the first time in an Indian state, Muneer stirred controversy by questioning the gender of the first trans man in India who gave birth to a baby. He also described the 7 October attacks by Hamas as "resistance" at an IUML rally after Shashi Tharoor called it "terrorist act".

His recorded languages were Malayalam, English, Tamil and Arabic. His recorded confession was Islam. He was the child of C.

Recorded positions include Member of the 14th Kerala Legislative Assembly, Member of the 13th Kerala Legislative Assembly and Member of the 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly. He worked at Kozhikode.