O. Abdurahman

O. Abdurahman is a prominent Indian journalist, and respected author from Kerala. He is the Group Editor of Madhyamam Daily,one of the most widely circulated newspapers in Malayalam&Mediaone Channel. He has authored many books on Islam and contemporary issues facing the Mappila community in India. He has also been consulted by the Government of Kerala as an expert on issues related to social and educational affairs of the Muslims of Kerala.

Early life

Abdurahman was born to Odungat Moin Musliar and Mambekkatt Fatima in 1944 at Chennamangalor in Kozhikode district, Kerala. He did his initial studies at Al Madrasathul Islamiya Chennamangalore (1960–64) and later joined the Prabodhanam Weekly, an official mouthpiece of the Kerala chapter of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind. Later he moved to Qatar and pursued his higher studies at the Al Ma'had ul Deen, Qatar University, Qatar (1972–74). After his education from Qatar, he worked for the Indian Embassy at Qatar and later joined the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Government of Qatar. He then moved back to India and joined the Chennamagalore Islahiya College as its Principal in 1982.