Draft:Abdul Salam (BJP politician)
Dr M Abdul Salam | |
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| Vice Chancellor of the University of Calicut | |
| In office 2011–2015 | |
| Preceded by | Anwar Jahan Zuberi |
| Succeeded by | K. Mohammed Basheer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1952 (age 71–72) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) |
| Education |
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| Profession | Educationist, Agricultural scientist |
| Website | drmabdulsalam |
Dr. M Abdul Salam (born 1952)[1] is an Indian professor of Agronomy who was the Vice Chancellor of Calicut University from 2011 to 2015. He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and was considered an only Muslim candidate who got the Lok Sabha election ticket in the first list of 195 people declared on 2 March 2024.[2][3]
Biography[edit]
Education[edit]
Salam had his BSc in Agriculture from the University of Kerala in 1973. He subsequently began his MSc in Agronomy in Kerala Agricultural University in 1976. He later completed his Ph.D. from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University in 1984, and postdoctoral study in 1991 at the University of Aberdeen in the UK.[4]
From 2011 until 2015, he served as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calicut.[5][6]
Politics[edit]
After being nominated by the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) in 2019, he became a member of the BJP at a time when the party was trying to expand its ranks among people of colour.
He is the BJP's nominee for the predominantly Muslim Malappuram constituency, where he will face V Vaseef of the CPI(M) and E T Muhammed Basheer of the IUML in the 2024 Lok Sabha election.[6]
Controversy[edit]
In a report by On Manorama, the finance committee of the University of Calicut held an investigation over the financial irregularities and favouritism allegatiins against Abdul Salam, who was the then Vice Chancellor. The investigation report were incorporated in the letter sent by the University's registrar to the India Higher Educational Secretary. In total, there were 19 charges which later was announced Abdul as non guilty.[7]
Publication[edit]
- Mammen, M.K.; Sreekumar, D.; Abdul, Salam, M. (1990). "Mixed farming on homestead agriculture - an economical approach". Indian Farming. 5: 14–16.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Mohan, M.; Manohar, M.; Muthuraj, S.; Vijayalakshmi, G.S.; Ganesh, P.; Abdul Salam, M. (2022). "Vermifiltration: A Novel Sustainable and Innovative Technology for Wastewater Treatment". In Arora, S.; Kumar, A.; Ogita, S.; Yau, Y.Y. (eds.). Innovations in Environmental Biotechnology. Singapore: Springer. pp. 597–611. doi:10.1007/978-981-16-4445-0_24. ISBN 978-981-16-4444-3.
- Salam, M.A.; Subramaniam, S. (1987). "Root activity of rice as influenced by urea-insecticide combinations by a32P-absorption technique". Plant and Soil. 102 (1): 123–126. Bibcode:1987PlSoi.102..123S. doi:10.1007/BF02370911.
- Salam, MA; Babu, KS; Mohanakumaran, N. (1995). "Home Garden Agriculture in Kerala Revisited". Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 16 (3): 1–4. doi:10.1177/156482659501600306.
References[edit]
- ^ "Who Is Abdul Salam, BJP's Lone Muslim Candidate In 1st List For Lok Sabha Elections 2024?". TimesNow. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Meet sole Muslim face in BJP LS list so far: Controversial ex-VC of Calicut Univ". The Indian Express. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ Bureau, The Hindu (2 March 2024). "2024 Lok Sabha polls | BJP first list of 195 candidates is out; PM Modi keeps Varanasi". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ "Dr. Abdul Salam M(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- TIRUR(MALAPPURAM) – Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ "M Abdul Salam new VC of Calicut Varsity". News18. 12 August 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Former Calicut University V-C is BJP's LS candidate from Malappuram seat". The Indian Express. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ "Calicut varsity again presses for Vigilance probe against former VC". On Manorama. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
Further reading[edit]
- Innovations in Environmental Biotechnology. Springer Nature Singapore. 2022. ISBN 9789811644450.
External links[edit]
News
- Calicut Varsity VC offers to quit; Madhyamam, Accessed: 22 October 2014.
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