M. K. A. Hameed

M. K. A. Hameed was born in October 1930 to M. K. Khader Pillay, a former President of the Alwaye Municipality, and recipient of the Khan Sahib title. He is also the nephew of prominent industrialist and philanthropist M. K. Mackar Pillay. After graduating from the Madras Institute of Technology, Hameed joined Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore (FACT) as a chemical engineer. Hameed married Sherifa Beevi, a daughter of prominent industrialist and educationalist Thangal Kunju Musliar. == Career ==

M. K. A. Hameed became the vice principal of the newly founded Thangal Kunju Musliar College of Engineering. Later, he pursued his master's degree in mechanical engineering at the Missouri University of Science and Technology, After retiring from politics, Hameed founded the Hycount Group, one of the pioneers of PVC plumbing in Kerala. == References ==