About K. Uppi Saheb
Lived 1891 – 1973 (aged 81–82). K. Uppi Saheb was a politician.
K. Uppi Saheb, or Kottal Uppi Saheb Bahadur, (1891–1972) was an Indian politician and social worker from Kannur, north Kerala.
Kottal Uppi, from an elite Mappila family from north Malabar with a mercantile background, was educated at Tellicherry Brennen College and Mohammedans College, Madras. He was elected to the Madras Legislative Council from a Muslim seat in 1923. He was re-elected to the legislative council in 1926 (as a Congress member supported by the Swaraj Party). He is said to have maintained "tenuous and cautious" links with the Khilafat Movement at this time.
Along with K. M. Seethi Saheb, B. Pocker and M. Mohammed Ismail, Uppi Saheb was one of the principal leaders of All-India Muslim League in Madras Presidency from the mid-1930s.
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Who was K. Uppi Saheb?
Indian politician and social worker
When was K. Uppi Saheb born?
K. Uppi Saheb was born in 1891 in Kuthuparamba.
When did K. Uppi Saheb die?
K. Uppi Saheb died on 11 May 1973.
What was K. Uppi Saheb's occupation?
K. Uppi Saheb was a politician.
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