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Died | 1 August 2009 Malappuram, Kerala (India) | (aged 73)
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | Al-Azhar University Cairo University |
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Muhammad Ali Shihab Tangal (Birth name: Mohammed Ali Shihab bin Ali Al-Hussaini Ba Alavi) (Arabic: محمد علي شهاب بن علي الحسيني با علوي) (4 May 1936 – 1 August 2009), known with the honorific prefix Sayed, was an Indian community leader, Islamic scholar and politician from Kerala.[2][3] He is sometimes regarded as "the most important Mappila leader" of modern Kerala.[4]
Born in the Yemeni-origin sayyid or habib(thangal) Pukkoya family of Panakkad, a Qabila from Ba Alawi house of descendants of Hussayn bin Ali. [5] Shihab Thangal also functioned as the president of the Kerala state committee of the Indian Union Muslim League (1975 - 2009).[6][2]
According to historian Roland Miller, "wisely and sensitively, he led Muslims through the landmines of state politics for over three decades. He also led the way into cordial relationships with members of other religious communities".[4]
There are many khabeelas in India. Khabeelas denote family names. For example Shihab, Mashoor, Jifri, Al Hirdh, etc.