U. A. Beeran

U. A. Beeran
Minister for Food and Civil Supplies, Kerala
In office 24 May 1982 – 25 March 1987
Preceded by	E. Chandrasekharan Nair
Succeeded by	E. Chandrasekharan Nair
Minister for Education, Kerala
In office 27 April 1977 – 27 October 1978
Preceded by	C. H. Mohammed Koya
Succeeded by	C. H. Mohammed Koya
Minister for Social Welfare, Kerala
In office 27 April 1977 – 27 October 1978
Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly
In office 1970–1977
Preceded by	Chakkiri Ahammed Kutty
Succeeded by	C. H. Mohammed Koya
Constituency	Malappuram
In office 1977–1979
Preceded by	Syed Umar Bafaqi
Succeeded by	E. Ahamed
Constituency	Tanur
In office 1980–1982
Preceded by	C. H. Mohammed Koya
Succeeded by	P. K. Kunhalikutty
Constituency	Malappuram
In office 1982–1987
Preceded by	P. T. Kunju Kutty
Succeeded by	K. Moideen Kutty Haji
Constituency	Tirur
In office 1991 – 22 April 1994
Preceded by	C. P. Kunhalikutty Keyi
Succeeded by	A. K. Antony
Constituency	Tirurangadi
Personal details
Born	(1925-03-09)9 March 1925 Kottakkal
Spouse	A. P. Khadeeja Beevi
Children	Four sons, two daughters

U. A. Beeran (9 March 1925 – 31 May 2001) was an Indian politician from Kottakkal, Malappuram, Kerala, India. Beeran was affiliated with the Indian Union Muslim League and later joined with the Indian National League. Beeran served as Minister in the Government of Kerala.

Life

U.A. Beeran, was born in Kottakkal, India on 9 March 1925.

After serving in the Indian Army during the 1940s, and later working in a British engineering firm in Bombay in the early 1950s, he joined the Muslim League and became its Kozhikode District Secretary. Beeran eventually became State Secretary. He became elected to the Assembly in 1970, 1977, 1980, 1982 and 1991 as a Muslim League candidate.

Beeran served as the Minister for Education and Social Welfare from 27 January 1978, to 3 November 1978, in the Ministry headed by A.K. Antony. Beeran served again, from 24 May 1982, to 25 March 1987, as the Minister for Food and Civil Supplies in the Ministry headed by K. Karunakaran.

Beeran has served as Director of State Co-Operative Bank, and Chairman of Kerala Fishermen Welfare Corporation. He was also a former Sub-Editor and Asst. Editor of "Chandrika" and writer, authoring "Arab World and Europe" as well as publishing other books and articles. Beeran had also served for sometime as State Executive Member, "All Kerala Sahitya Parishad".

U.A. Beeran died on 31 May 2001. The Kerala Assembly paid homage to him on 5 July 2001.