Muslim Students Federation
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Abbreviation | msf |
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Nickname | MSF |
Motto | educate, empower, emancipate |
Successor | Quaid-e-millath Ismail Sahib |
Formation | 1 September 1937 |
Founder | M. Muhammad Ismail |
Founded at | Chennai, India |
Type | Student Organization |
Legal status | Active |
Purpose | Communal amity and Secular solidarity |
Headquarters | Quaide Millath Manzil, No.36, Maraikayar Lebbai Street , Chennai, 600001, Tamil Nadu |
Location |
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Owner | Indian Union Muslim League |
President | T. P. Asharafali |
General Secretary | S. H. Muhammed Harshad |
Treasure | Noushad Malar |
Vice President | Vacant [1] |
Parent organization | Indian Union Muslim League |
Subsidiaries | Muslim Youth League, Kerala State Muslim Students Federation, Msf Haritha |
Affiliations | Indian Union Muslim League,Student organisations in India |
Website | msfindia |
The Muslim Students Federation (MSF) is the Kerala state based students' organisation affiliated to the Indian Union Muslim League. The Muslim Students Federation was officially started at 1 September 1937 at Chennai, Tamil Nadu.[citation needed] The first National Committee was formed at 28 February 1942.[citation needed] The MSF First National Conference was held at Palakkad, Kerala, on 17 December 2016. T. P. Asharafali was elected as the National President, Adv. Fathima Thahiliya as the National Vice President, and S. H. Muhammed Arshad as the National General Secretary.[2] [self-published source?] [3][4]
Vision[edit]
The Muslim Students Federation upholds the vision of the late Qaide Millath M. Muhammad Ismail Sahib who master-minded the political movement of the minorities of India for their honorable existences. Muslim Students Federation prepares the students to carry on the mission of making a vibrant community participate in the nation-building activities. It gives paramount importance to education as a way of liberation and also as a solution to social deprivations and evils. Muslim Students Federation emphasizes the need for communal amity and secular solidarity to save guard the rich composite culture of our great nation and also thrives to attain competency and excellence in all the spheres of national life. Muslim Students Federation envisages programs of action to uplift the community from social and educational backwardness. The MSF has strong presence and networks in States of Kerala, Tamil Nadu,[5] Karnataka, Assam, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Punjab, West Bengal, Bihar and Union Territory of Delhi and Puducherry.
CAA Protests[edit]

The Muslim Students Federation organized Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests on 23 December 2019 in Kozhikode Beach to Muthalakkulam. Thousands of students belonging to the MSF took part in a rally titled Desh Hamara.[6][7] The students marched chanting slogans against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and holding placards. Earlier, the valedictory meeting of the state conference of the MSF was inaugurated at Kozhikode Beach by the IUML national general secretary, P. K. Kunhalikutty.
National Office Bearers[edit]
No. | Name of the Persons | Designation | State |
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1 | T. P. Asharafali | President | Kerala |
2 | S. H. Muhammed Arshad | General Secretary | Tamil Nadu |
3 | Noushad Malar | Treasurer | Karnataka |
4 | Adv. K. Fathima Thahaliya | Vice President | Kerala |
5 | Arshad Masood | Vice President | Madhya Pradesh |
6 | P. V. Ahammed Saju | Vice President | Delhi |
7 | Sirajudheen Muhammed Nadwi | Vice President | Uttar Pradesh |
8 | E. Shameer | Joint Secretary | Kerala |
9 | Adv. N. A. Kareem | Joint Secretary | Kerala |
10 | C. Muhammad Arafan | Joint Secretary | Puduchery |
11 | M. Muhammad Ameen | Joint Secretary | Tamil Nadu |
12 | Ateeb Maaz Khan | Joint Secretary | Delhi |
Activities & Aims[edit]
Protests
- Citizenship Amendment Act protests[8]
- Protest against Kerala CM[9]
Volunteering
- White Guard Volunteers[10]
MSF Aims
- Formulate and implement programs for the social, cultural, educational, and economic uplift of the students especially of Muslims, Dalits, and other socially marginalised communities.
- Envisage scholarship projects and other schemes to assist students who are poor and needy.[11]
- Ensure the representation of the student community in various forums, academic and otherwise, to make it helpful to improve their lot.
- Equip the students with a religious way of life and inculcate in them the values of peaceful coexistence and secular outlook.
- Agitate for, and safeguard, the educational rights of minorities and other deprived sections.[12]
- Formulate various programs to ensure friendship and camaraderie among students and to motivate them to attain excellence and all-round efficiency.
Notable leaders[edit]
- C. H. Mohammed Koya Former (8th) Chief Minister of Kerala and Deputy Chief Minister of Kerala
- E. Ahamed Former Minister of State for External Affairs India
- P. K. Kunhalikutty Former Minister for Industries and Information Technology, Kerala and Member of Parliament
- E. T. Mohammed Basheer Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha and Former Minister of Education, Kerala
- K. M. Kader Mohideen member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Vellore constituency of Tamil Nadu
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "'യു.ഡി.എഫിനെ ലീഗ് നിയന്ത്രിച്ചാൽ തനിക്ക് എന്താണ് പ്രശ്നം മിസ്റ്റർ പിണറായി വിജയൻ?'; മറുപടിയുമായി എം.എസ്.എഫ് ദേശീയ വൈസ് പ്രസിഡന്റ്". 19 December 2020.
- ↑ "Muslim Students Federation National Committee Office Bearers". msfindia.net. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ↑ "Adv. Fathima Thahliya the Vice President of National msf elected as First in 10 most influential student leaders in India". aapkatimes.com.
- ↑ "Adv. Fathima Thahliya the Vice President of National msf slams CM Pinarayi Vijayan". mediaoneonline.com. 19 December 2020.
- ↑ "Students Federation of India protests in Madurai". The Hindu. 16 December 2019.
- ↑ "Thousands take part in MSF's 'Desh Hamara' rally | Kozhikode News - Times of India".
- ↑ "പ്രതിരോധ മതിലായി 'ദേശ് ഹമാരാ' റാലി".
- ↑ "പ്രതിരോധ മതിലായി 'ദേശ് ഹമാരാ' റാലി".
- ↑ "Protest against CM at Calicut University; police resort to lathi charge".
- ↑ "Whiteguard volunteers reach out with vital drugs". The Hindu. 31 March 2020.
- ↑ "Yahoo Search - Web Search".
- ↑ "Opposition plans joint petition to President against Lakshadweep admin Patel".