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'''Parappil Puthiyapurayil Ummer Koya''' (1 July 1922 – 1 September 2000) was an Indian politician, [[Gandhism|Gandhian]], [[Indian independence movement|freedom fighter]] and [[educationist]].<ref name="tribune_sep00">{{cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000902/nation.htm|title=Ex-Education Minister dead|date=2000-09-02|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|accessdate=2009-08-23}}</ref> He was the second [[Education Minister]] of [[Government of Kerala]] headed by [[Pattom A. Thanu Pillai|Pattom Thanu Pillai]].<ref name="prdKerala">{{cite web|url=http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/ministers49_first.htm|title=SECOND KERALA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY|publisher=Information and Public Relation Department of Kerala|accessdate=2009-08-24|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100108020129/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/ministers49_first.htm|archivedate=2010-01-08}}</ref> He also served as the Minister for Public Works in government headed by [[R. Sankar]].<ref name="KLA">{{cite web|url=http://niyamasabha.org/codes/ginfo_6_2.htm|title=COUNCIL OF MINISTERS SINCE 1957 - SECOND KLA|publisher=Kerala Legislative Assembly|accessdate=2009-08-23}}</ref>

==Political career==
Born in [[Kozhikode|Calicut]], the young Ummer Koya entered public life as an activist of the [[Indian National Congress]]. He played a key role in building up the Congress Party in the [[Malabar (Northern Kerala)|Malabar]] region. He was appointed as the Malabar Youth Congress Convenor in 1952.<ref name="indiainfo_sep00">{{cite news|url=http://news.indiainfo.com/2000/09/01/01omer.html|title=Former Kerala minister P.P. Ummer Koya dies|date=2000-09-01|publisher=Indiainfo.com|accessdate=2009-08-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617063430/http://news.indiainfo.com/2000/09/01/01omer.html|archive-date=17 June 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> Two years later, he was elected to the [[Madras Legislative Council]].<ref name="sok">{{cite web|url=http://www.stateofkerala.in/niyamasabha/p%20p%20ummerkoya.php|title=P.P. UMMER KOYA|publisher=stateofkerala.in|accessdate=2009-08-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721181422/http://www.stateofkerala.in/niyamasabha/p%20p%20ummerkoya.php|archive-date=21 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> Ummer Koya contested 1960 elections as an [[Indian National Congress]] candidate from [[Manjeri#Politics|Manjeri constituency]] and was elected to the [[Kerala Legislature|Kerala Legislative Assembly]].<ref name="KLA2">{{cite web|url=http://niyamasabha.org/codes/mem_1_2.htm|title=MEMBERS OF PREVIOUS ASSEMBLY - SECOND KLA (1960 - 1964)|publisher=Kerala Legislative Assembly|accessdate=2009-08-23}}</ref><ref name="ECI">{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/StatisticalReports/SE_1960/StatRep_Kerala_1960.pdf |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1960 to the Legislative Assembly of Kerala |publisher=Election Commission of India |accessdate=2009-08-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410003406/http://eci.nic.in/StatisticalReports/SE_1960/StatRep_Kerala_1960.pdf |archivedate=10 April 2009 }}</ref>

Koya held the portfolio of Education from February 1960 to September 1962, in the Ministry headed by [[Pattom A. Thanu Pillai|Pattom Thanu Pillai]]. He also handled the Portfolio of Public Works, in the Ministry headed by [[R. Sankar]] from September 1962 to September 1964.<ref name="DGE">{{cite web|url=http://www.education.kerala.gov.in/statsindex.htm|title=The official web site of the Department of General Education, Government of Kerala|publisher=Department of General Education, Govt. of Kerala|accessdate=2009-08-23|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090727183148/http://www.education.kerala.gov.in/statsindex.htm|archivedate=2009-07-27}}</ref> During his political career, he also had served as the Vice President of [[Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee]] (KPCC). He had also a stint as a member of the [[Kerala Public Service Commission]].<ref name="sok" />

Along with [[K. Kelappan]], M. P. Manmadhan, and M. K. Kumaran, Koya was actively involved in the campaign for [[prohibition]].<ref name="hindu_jul08">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/08/stories/2006070804570200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070310191438/http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/08/stories/2006070804570200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-03-10|title=Special issue of 'Prohibition' released |date=2008-07-08|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=2009-08-24}}</ref>

==P.P. Ummer Koya Award==
An award titled ''P.P. Ummer Koya Award'' has been instituted by P.P. Ummer Koya Foundation, Kozhikode in honour of him. The prominent winners of the award include, Justice P. K. Shamsudheen (2007),<ref name="hindu_sep07">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/01/stories/2007090151320300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071210114004/http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/01/stories/2007090151320300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-12-10|title=Death anniversary |date=2007-09-01|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=2009-08-24}}</ref> freedom fighter [[K. E. Mammen]] (2008),<ref name="hindu_aug08">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/30/stories/2008083052510300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080914200736/http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/30/stories/2008083052510300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-09-14|title=Kozhikode Today |date=2008-08-30|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=2009-08-24}}</ref> and noted social activist and environmentalist A. Achyuthan (2009).<ref name="hindu_aug09">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/08/20/stories/2009082053920300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107021053/http://www.hindu.com/2009/08/20/stories/2009082053920300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-11-07|title=Award for Achyuthan |date=2009-08-20|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=2009-08-24}}</ref>

The [[Kerala Legislature|Kerala Legislative Assembly]] paid its homage to him on 21 December 2000.

==References==
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[[Category:Malayali politicians]]
[[Category:Politicians from Kozhikode]]
[[Category:2000 deaths]]
[[Category:Indian Muslims]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Kerala]]
[[Category:1922 births]]
[[Category:Kerala MLAs 1957–1959]]
[[Category:Education Ministers of Kerala]]

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