{"id":"c-h-mohammed-koya","type":"person","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/c-h-mohammed-koya","language":"en","name":"C. H. Mohammed Koya","name_en":"C. H. Mohammed Koya","name_ne":null,"description":"Indian politician (1927-1983)","headline":"Indian politician (1927-1983)","also_known_as":[],"summary":"Cheriyankandi Muhammad Koya popularly known as C. H. Muhammad Koya was an Indian social reformer, educationist and statesman who served as the 10th Chief Minister of Kerala from October to December 1979. He is more often noted for being the Minister of Education of Kerala from 1967 to 1973 and again from 1977 to 1979. After his stint as chief minister, Koya went on to become the 2nd Deputy Chief Minister of Kerala from 1981 until his death in 1983. He is the first Indian Union Muslim League member to lead a state in independent India.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"15 July 1927","date":"1927-07-15"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5006501#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Atholi","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3512089"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5006501#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"28 September 1983","date":"1983-09-28"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5006501#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Hyderabad","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1361"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5006501#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"British Raj","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q129286","end":"1947-08-14"},{"text":"Dominion of India","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1775277","start":"1947-08-15","end":"1950-01-26"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5006501#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5006501#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Indian Union Muslim League","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3196786"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5006501#P102"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Chief Minister of Kerala (12 October 1979 – 1 December 1979)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26218416","start":"1979-10-12","end":"1979-12-01"},{"text":"Member of the 2nd Kerala Legislative Assembly (22 February 1960 – 10 September 1964)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q100153968","start":"1960-02-22","end":"1964-09-10"},{"text":"Member of the 1st Kerala Legislative Assembly (16 March 1957 – 31 July 1959)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q100153951","start":"1957-03-16","end":"1959-07-31"},{"text":"Member of the Lok Sabha","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16556694"},{"text":"Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29034073"},{"text":"Member of the 3rd Kerala Legislative Assembly","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q100153969"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5006501#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._H._Mohammed_Koya","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5006501"],"faq":[{"q":"When was C. H. Mohammed Koya born?","a":"C. H. Mohammed Koya was born on 15 July 1927 in Atholi."},{"q":"What positions has C. H. Mohammed Koya held?","a":"Positions held by C. H. Mohammed Koya include: Chief Minister of Kerala (1979–1979); Member of the 2nd Kerala Legislative Assembly (1960–1964); Member of the 1st Kerala Legislative Assembly (1957–1959); Member of the Lok Sabha; Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly."}],"related":[{"name":"A. K. Antony","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/a-k-antony"},{"name":"V. D. Satheesan","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/v-d-satheesan"},{"name":"R. Sankar","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/r-sankar"},{"name":"E. M. S. Namboodiripad","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/e-m-s-namboodiripad"},{"name":"Oommen Chandy","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/oommen-chandy"},{"name":"V. S. Achuthanandan","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/v-s-achuthanandan"},{"name":"C. Achutha Menon","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/c-achutha-menon"},{"name":"Pattom A. 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