A. Nafeesath Beevi

A. Nafeesath Beevi (1924-2015) was the Deputy Speaker of Kerala Legislative Assembly from 15 March 1960 to 10 September 1964.

She was born on 22 March 1924 to Abdul Karim and Hawa Umma. She rests at Palayam Jumma Masjid, Trivandrum.

Political life The political life of A. Nafeesath Beevi can be traced from 1954 through Indian National Congress. She was quite active during the ‘Vimochana Samaram’ (liberation struggle) and was even imprisoned for being a part of the agitations. By being active in the organisational work of the Congress party, she rose to prominence in both Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee and All India Congress Committee. For the first time, two Muslims from two different parties came to control the house. Nafeesath Beevi got elected to the assembly from Alappuzha State Assembly constituency in 1960. She had also served as a Member of the Kerala State Women's Commission. She had failed attempts to enter Lok Sabha from Kerala.