Mohammed Faizal

Some Lesser Known Facts About Mohammed Faizal

• While studying at Sir Syed College, Kerala, he was elected the Secretary of Fine Arts of the College Union in 1996.

• He began his career as a business advisor after completing his MBA. Later, he entered the world of politics.

• He organised ASCEND 99, a South India Business School Management meet at Calicut University in 1999. The event was attended by the top 10 South Indian business schools.

• Mohammed Faizal led multiple protests in 2021 against Lakshadweep administrator, Praful Khoda Patel, claiming that the rules he was implementing were anti-people. In an interview, he requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a new administrator and said,
  

  Praful Khoda Patel is implementing all the anti-people rules and regulations. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah should listen to the outcry of the local people and send in a new Administrator. The Central government should recall this administrator. This is the demand of the people.” ^[10]Hindustan Times

  

• Faizal wrote a petition to the Kerala High Court to suspend his conviction and avoid his disqualification as an MP, as this would result in a by-election. The Kerala High Court, on 25 January 2023, suspended the conviction of Faizal and others involved until the disposal of the appeal, calling the circumstances rare.

• Observing that it is important to decriminalise politics and to avoid expensive by-elections for society’s benefit at the same time, the Kerala High Court said,

  Decriminalisation of politics is an essential requirement of every democracy. As a constitutional court, it is the bounden duty to advance constitutional objectives, including purity in politics. However, those lofty principles cannot be the reason for denying the application of the principles of rule of law. The societal interest in averting an expensive election, that too, when the elected candidate can continue for a limited period alone if the fresh election is conducted, cannot be brushed aside by this court.”

• Supreme Court requested reconsideration of Faizal’s suspension to Kerala High Court in August 2023. Faizal’s conviction was stayed by the High Court on 4 October 2023, disqualifying him as an MP.

• Lok Sabha membership of Mohammed Faizal was restored on 9 October 2023 by the orders of the Supreme Court. ^[11]The Times Of India

• His brother, Sayed Mohammed Noorul Ameen, used to be a government teacher but was dismissed from his position in 2023 as he was found guilty in an attempted murder case. He was also disqualified from holding any government position.

• He likes to travel and has visited Australia, Singapore, Sri Lanka and U.A.E.

• He has a keen desire for the development of Lakshadweep as one of the best tourist destinations in the world.

• He got a seat reserved for Lakshadweep students in various undergraduate courses in the colleges affiliated with the University of Calicut, the University of Kerala, and the Mahatma Gandhi University

• He is the owner of 1/4th shares of MSV Jeeli, a Motor Sailing Vessel.