C. N. Ahmad Moulavi

C. N. Ahmad Moulavi
Born1905 (1905)
Cheroor, Eranad, Malappuram district, British India
Died27 April 1993(1993-04-27) (aged 88)
Kozhikode, Kerala
Occupation(s)Essayist, translator, educationist, social reformer
Parents
  • Assan Kutty (father)
  • Khatheeja (mother)
Awards1989 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Fellowship

C. N. Ahmad Moulavi (1905 – 1993) was an Indian writer of Malayalam literature, best known as the translator of the first complete publication of Quran in Malayalam. He was the author of a number of books on Islam and was reported to have contributed to the propagation of education among the Muslims of Malabar region. A member of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi during the period 1959–64, Moulavi was honoured by the academy with the distinguished fellowship in 1989.

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