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Dr Fazal Ghafoor(born 1956) is an Indian doctor, educationalist, political thinker and social activist.Currently he is the president of the Muslim Educational Society, which is the biggest secular social organization and modern educational agency of the Muslim community in India.

Personal life Dr Fazal Ghafoor was born on 15 May 1956 to Dr Abdul Ghafoor(Founder of Muslim Educational Society) and Fathima Ghafoor. He did his MBBS at Govt Medical College, Calicut, MD (GM) at Govt Medical College, Hyderabad and DM(Neurology)at Govt Medical College, Madras. He is married to Shameela Fazal and has three sons- Ghafoor Fazal, Raheem Fazal and Hameed Fazal.

Professional .Founder Director of MES Medical College, Perinthalmanna, since 2002 .Associate Professor of Neurology, MES Medical College, Perinthalmanna .Grade A Consultant- Ministry of Health, U.A.E,since 2004 .Medical Consultant, Gulf Cooperation Council(GCC)since 1984

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

	The President of the Muslim Educational Society (Regd) [MES]. o	An educational organization having more than 150 educational institutions, which is the biggest educational agency of the Muslim community in India. o	Running 31 colleges including Medical, Dental, Engineering and B.Ed Training Colleges o	Running 72 schools including CBSE, ICSE, Higher Secondary & High schools. o	Total student strength of over 1 lakh and staff strength of over 10,000. o	40% of the staff and students belong to other communities. o	65% Muslim students o	60% of students studying at concessional fee or no fee. o	Muslim boy girl ratio 4:6 o	Established MES Medical College, Dental College, Nursing College and 4 Engineering colleges and 10 Arts & Sciences colleges and 20 schools during his tenure as the President & General Secretary of MES including PG medical college having MD & MS courses. 	Was instrumental in enforcing the 50:50 formula proclaimed by the A.K.Antony Government in the private professional colleges as the President of the Kerala Private Medical College Management Association (KPMCMA), which was a real boon to the poor but brilliant students as it enabled them to pursue medical education at government fee. 	Signing an MoU with the Human Welfare Foundation, New Delhi to plan and set up Schools in educationally and economically backward areas of North Indian States Uttar Pradesh and Bihar is another project initiated by Dr. Fazal Ghafoor. The first project of this joint venture was inaugurated by him in December 2014 by opening a Health Centre at the Harinkola village in the 24 pargaras District of the West Bengal. The project which was commissioned on 21st December 2014 is a great boon for the very poor minority people living in and around the District. 	Actively worked and contributed generously for the rehabilitation of the Tsunami victims in the coastal areas of Kerala. 	Instrumental in sending a team of doctors of MES Medical College, Perinthalmanna, for giving medical aid to riot hit people in the refugee camps at Bodoland in Assam 	Established a health centre at Attappadi in 2016 offering free treatment and medicines to Adivasi’s in the area.

Positions Held Government 	Member, Governing Council, Kerala University of Health Sciences, Thrissur. 	Member, Paloli Committee for implementing Sachar Commission Report in Kerala. 	Panel Member – Kerala Text Book Review Committee. 	Member, Working Group on Technical Education for the formulation of the XII Five Year Plan (2012-2017), Dept. of Higher Education, Govt. of India 	Member, Industrial Relations Committee (IRC), Govt. of Kerala 2012 	Member, National Monitoring Committee for Minorities’ Education (NMCME), Dept. of Higher Education, Minority Cell, Govt. of India 	Member, Medical Council of India 	Member, Finance Committee, Medical Council of India Others 	General Secretary, Samvarana Samudaya Munnani 	President, Kerala Film Chamber of Commerce (2010-2012) – Brought in wide release 	President of the Kerala Private Medical College Management Association (KPMCMA),

AWARDS 	Kerala State Award for the Best Doctor 2011. 	Kerala State Award for the Best Social Worker in 2010. 	K. Karunakaran Award in 2012 	Shah Award – 2005 	Sir Syed Award – 2012 Instituted by the Sir Syed Alumni Foundation of Aligarh University. 	Life Time Achievement Award - Instituted by the Association of Minority Institution of India. 	"Doyen of Education Award 2013" instituted by the ERD Foundation, Guwahati 	“Best Socio-Educational worker Award 2014”– instituted by the American Muslims of Indian Origin (AFMI). 	Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar Award 2015 (MMAJ Award-2015) - instituted by the Maulana Muhammed Ali Jauhar Academy (Regd.), Delhi. 	Rotary Youth Excellence Award, Calicut in 1980

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES 	Champion in Inter collegiate-Medical Quiz Competition 1972 to 1980 	Master of the Quiz Competition organized by the Association of Indian Universities 1980,1992 1995 and 2002. 	Mastered Inter university South Zone Quiz contest on ‘ HIV/AIDS’ organized by Sri Chandra Shekharendra Saraswathi Viswa Maha Vidyalaya (deemed university), Kanchipuram. Selection Committee Chairman, Indian Quiz team for SAARC 1995 Authored books such as Quiz For All, Cinema Quiz, The Brain, Manorama year Book, etc

TV Programmes Jackpot in Asianet (100 episodes), Brain of Kerala on Kairali TV Channel (11 episodes), Cultural Quiz on Dooradarsan and Telequiz  on ACV (100 episodes) Compered – “Yaadien” – A Hindi music programme on Media One channel