Azeez Sait

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Azeez Sait
Minister of State for Transport, Tourism, Labour, Wakf Department and Industries & Commerce of Karnataka
In office
1972–1984
Member of 8th Lok Sabha
In office
31 December 1984 – 27 November 1989
Member of Karnataka Legislative Council
In office
1960-1966
Personal details
Born1 January 1921
Mysuru
Died28 December 2001(2001-12-28) (aged 80)
Mysuru
Political partyIndian National Congress (22nd April 1962 to 28 December 2001)
RelativesKubra Sait
(grand-daughter)
Danish Sait (grandson)
Tanveer Sait
(son)

Azeez Sait (1921-2001) was an Indian politician who served as the Minister of State for Transport, Tourism, Labour Wakf Department and Industries and Commerce of Karnataka from 1972 to 1984. A prominent minority leader of the Congress Party, he represented the Narasimharaja constituency in the legislative assembly for a record 6 times between 1967 and his demise in 2001.[1][2]

Career[edit]

Azeez Sait belonged to a family of clothiers whose patrons included the Mysore royal family. His father Abdul Sattar Sait had a Departmental store in Lakshmi complex, opposite the clock tower. Azeez Sait worked in this shop for 17 years before venturing into public life. in 1952, Azeez Sait managed the campaign of advocate Mohammad Shariff in Mandi Mohalla. He was also an active labor leader. He was the founder-president of the Mysore District Beedi Mazdoor Federation. He was the first Muslim to be elected as a Member of Legislative Council (MLC) for Mysore, Mandya, Kodagu and Hassan.[3]

He was first elected to the State Assembly in 1967 after completing his tenure as an MLC. He was an active member and participated in a three-day dharna in the State Assembly. He was the Chairman of the Karnataka Tourism Development Corporation from 1973 to 1977. He contested Lok Sabha Election from Dharwad and won in 1984.[4][5] Sait was considered a stormy petrel of Karnataka politics. served as Minister for Labour, Transport, Tourism, Wakf, and Revenue. Besides being the first Muslim member of the State Legislative Council, he was also a legislator for an uninterrupted tenure of 18 years from 1967 to December 1984.

Sait was a Transport Minister in the Devaraj Urs Ministry. He was a seasoned politician, was a right-hand man of the late Devraj Urs and minister in his Cabinet.[6] He was also a minister in the Bangarappa Cabinet. In 1982, he joined the Janata Party and became a minister in the first non-Congress Government in Karnataka. In the 1994 assembly election, Sait was defeated by Maruti Rao Pawar. In 1999, he avenged the defeat and returned to the State Assembly from same Narasimharaja Constituency.

Azeez Sait was also the National Chairman of AICC Minorities Wing.[7]

Position held[edit]

  • President - Beedi Mazdoor Association, Mysore.
  • President - Bangalore District Beedi Mazdoor Association.[8]
  • President - B. T. Rice and Oil Mills Workers' Association.[9]
  • Member - Labour Advisory Board.[8]
  • Member - Labour Implementation and Evaluation Committee.[9]
  • Municipal Councillor from 1953 to 1962.[8]
  • Member of P.S.P. since 1945; resigned that party and joined Congress on 22 April 1962.[9]
  • Member of Legislative Committee (1960-1966).[8]
  • Founder member and Chairman (i) RIFA UII Muslimeen Education Trust, Mysore, since 1961.[8] (ii) Karnataka Wakf Development Corporation.[8]
  • Chairman (i) Alameen Education Society (1981-1984).[8] (ii) Alameen Charitable Trust (1978-1984).[8] (iii) Tippu Sultan Wakf State till 1983.[8] (iv) Abul Kalam Azad Academy, Karnataka Branch.[8] (v) All India Anjumane-Tariqi-e-Urdu Karnataka Branch[8] (vi) Mysore District School Betterment Committee[8]
  • President, Karnataka Beedi Workers Federation[8]
  • Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly (1967-1984)[8]
  • Member of 8th Lok Sabha from Dharwad South (Lok Sabha constituency) (1984 - 1989)[8]

Death[edit]

In 2001, At the age of 80, Azeez Sait died in a hospital in Mysore following a cardiac arrest. He is survived by wife, four sons, and two daughters.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Krishna wins shadow-boxing round-Bangalore-Cities-The Times of India
  2. ↑ "Karnataka Assembly Polls – 2018: These are hat-trick winning netas". 18 April 2018.
  3. ↑ [1]
  4. ↑ https://eci.gov.in/ByeElection/ByeMay2002/bye_2002MAY_ACnarasim.htm BYE - ELECTIONS - MAY, 2002
  5. ↑ "A Congress bastion for two decades, can party retain Narasimharaja seat? | Mysuru News - Times of India".
  6. ↑ Arora, Ranjana; Grover, Verinder (1995). Indian Government and Politics at Crossroads: Political Instability, Money, Power and Corruption, Punjab and Kashmir Problems, Secularism, Religion and Politics, Development Towards 2000 AD. ISBN 9788171005475.
  7. ↑ Noorani, A. G. (21 May 2004). The Muslims of India: A Documentary Record. ISBN 9780199087747.
  8. ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 "Members Bioprofile". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Azeez Sait". www.kla.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  10. ↑ [2][dead link]
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