Sayyid Hyderali Shihab Thangal

Thangal

Thangals are the various Muslim communities of Yemeni origin found scattered and isolated in the state of Kerala, India. They migrated to Kerala during the 17th century to expand their business,and propagated Islam as they are muslims, and do not belong to the Mappila Muslim community of Kerala...

is the Kerala State president of the Indian Union Muslim League

Indian Union Muslim League

Indian Union Muslim League is a state political party in the state of Kerala, India. The chief support base of the party falls inside northern and central Kerala...

 (IUML) and current supreme leader of the E. K. Sunni

E. K. Sunni

E. K. Sunni is one of the powerful traditional Sunni factions of Muslims in Kerala, South India under the Chelari Samastha. They belong to Sunni-Shafi school of law. It is largest Muslim faction in Kerala in terms of number of followers and was named after the cleric E.K...

 of Kerala.

He is the third son of PMSA Pookkoya Thangal. Hyderali Shihab Thangal is the brother of Late Sayyid Mohammedali Shihab Thangal

Panakkad Sayeed Mohammedali Shihab Thangal

Panakkad Syed Mohammedali Shihab Ba-Alawi Al-Hussainy was a politician who dominated Kerala politics for over three decades, the former supremo of the E. K. Sunni faction of Muslims of Kerala and one of the most famous Islamic scholars from the Indian state of Kerala. He was the President of the...

 and the late Sayed Umerali Shihab Thangal

Sayed Umerali Shihab Thangal

Panakkad Sayed Umerali Shihab Thangal was an Islamic qazi from Kerala, India. He was the qadi of Wayanad. He was the chairman of the Kerala Waqf Board. He was the president of the Sunni Yuvajana Sangham....

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He has been serving the IUML party as the malappuram District President for past 18 years.
Hyder ali Shihab has a different attitude and views towards the Discipline of the party.Some decisions he has taken as 'Point Blank' has attracted mass attention and are appreciated widely among the public.
He has a good rapport among the lower level of party workers and the desire to strengthen the party may be the inspiration behind.

He has been elected as Qadi

Qadi

Qadi is a judge ruling in accordance with Islamic religious law appointed by the ruler of a Muslim country. Because Islam makes no distinction between religious and secular domains, qadis traditionally have jurisdiction over all legal matters involving Muslims...

 in many Islamic mahal

Mahal

-Geography:* Mahal, India, a small town in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, India* Malé, the capital of Maldives* Mahalle, Turkish language country subdivision or neighbourhood term* Mahalla, an Arabic language country subdivision or neighbourhood term...

s in Kerala due to the death of his elder brother Sayed Umerali Shihab Thangal

Sayed Umerali Shihab Thangal

Panakkad Sayed Umerali Shihab Thangal was an Islamic qazi from Kerala, India. He was the qadi of Wayanad. He was the chairman of the Kerala Waqf Board. He was the president of the Sunni Yuvajana Sangham....

. He has been elected as the successor to Mohammedali Shihab Thangal as the President of the IUML.