IUML History

Indian Union Muslim League was formed in March, 1948 at the south Indian city of Madras (now Chennai). The party is a major member of the United Democratic Front in the Indian National Congress lead state level alliance in Kerala. Whenever the United Democratic Front rules in Kerala, the party leaders are chosen as important Cabinet Ministers. The party is a part of the India Alliance in national level. The League first gained a ministry (Minister of State for External Affairs) in Indian Government in 2004. The party currently has four members in Parliament – E.T. Mohammed Basheer, Dr. Abdusamad Samadani, and K. Navas Kani in the Lower House and P. V. Abdul Wahab and Adv. Haris Beeran in the Upper House and members in State Legislative Assemblies (Kerala and Tamil Nadu). Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) is a political party recognized by the Election Commission of India which has prominent presence in the state of Kerala. The IUML operates on the political ideology of a strong emphasis on minority community interests in India, while at the same time maintaining harmony, mutual cooperation and unity between the Muslims and other communities.