Personal Information

Date of Birth: 06^th August, 1954

Place of Birth: Bantwal House, Baikampady

Father: Bantwal Abdul Khader

Mother: Mammatiamma

Political Career

• Baikampady Panchayat Member
• Taluk Board Member
• Congress Block Youth President
• District Youth President, BJP
• State Vice President, Janata Party
• District Minority President, Janata Party
• State Executive Committee Member, BJP

Religious Involvement

• President – Moideen Jumma Masjid, Baikampady
• President – Idmatul Islam Association, Baikampady
• President – Mohammed Saliyan Jumma Masjid, Baikampady
• Vice President – Hajj Nirvana Samithi, Mangalore

Community Service

• Member – Karnataka Beary Sahitya Academy, Mangalore
• President – Beary Kalaranga, Mangalore
• President – Akila Beary Parishad, Mangalore
• Secretary – Kendra Beary Parishad, Mangalore
• President – Akila Bharat Beary Mahasabha, Mangalore

Media Contributions

• Publisher – Mustakeem
• Published – Encounter
• Sub Editor – Mandara
• General Secretary – DK District Small and Medium Papers Editors and Publishers Association

Awards

• Dakshina Kannada Karnataka Rajyotsava Award
• Beary Linguistic Prominence Award in Beladingala Kannada Sahitya Samelan
• Honorary Award, Karnataka Beary Sahitya Academy

Literary Contributions

• Kannada Theatre: 2 plays
• Tulu Theatre: 4 plays
• Beary Theatre: 6 plays (First ever Beary theatre)
• Audio Visual Beary Theme Presentation: 1
• Katha Prasanga: 2
• Tele Serials: 2
• Cinema: Story writing, directing, screenplay writing, producing