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Keralam Government Reconstitutes Waqf Board and Appoints Mayin Haji as Chairman
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News18•17-10-2026, 11:00
Keralam Government Reconstitutes Waqf Board and Appoints Mayin Haji as Chairman
- •The Keralam government has dissolved the previous State Waqf Board headed by K S Hamsa and formed a new nine-member committee.
- •IUML leader M C Mayin Haji has been appointed as the new chairman of the Waqf Board.
- •The decision comes while a petition challenging the reconstitution filed by the former chairman is pending before the Kerala High Court.
- •The new board includes representatives from the Mujahid faction, but lacks representation for the A P Sunni faction led by Kanthapuram A P Aboobacker Musliyar.
- •Two non-Muslim members have not been appointed yet, pending a final Supreme Court verdict on the amended Waqf law.
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The Kerala government reconstituted the State Waqf Board and named IUML leader M C Mayin Haji as its new chairman.
The reconstitution drew attention because it included representatives of the Mujahid faction while leaving out representation for the A P Sunni faction led by Kanthapuram A P Aboobacker Musliyar. Additionally, non-Muslim members were not appointed pending a final Supreme Court verdict.
The decision to reconstitute the board was made while a petition filed by former chairman K S Hamsa challenging the move was already pending before the Kerala High Court.
