Samastha general secretary Alikutty Musliar passes away
K. Alikutty Musliyar, the general secretary of Samastha Kerala Jamiyaathul Ulama, has passed away at the age of 81. He was a prominent Islamic scholar and religious leader who held several significant positions in Kerala's educational and religious institutions.
Why it matters
His death marks the loss of a major figure in Kerala's religious and social landscape, impacting the leadership of one of the state's largest Islamic organizations.
Samastha Kerala Jamiyaathul Ulama general secretary and prominent Islamic scholar K. Alikutty Musliyar, 81, passed away on Thursday afternoon (July 23, 2026). He was undergoing treatment for age-related ailments.
A respected Sunni religious leader, he served as the qazi of several mahals, including Kasaragod. He was Principal of Jamia Nooriyya Arabic College, the flagship institution of the Samastha at Pattikkad.
He became the general secretary of the Samastha, the biggest organisation of Islamic scholars in Kerala, in 2016 following the death of Cherussery Zainuddin Musliyar.
Born in 1945 at Irumbuzhi in Malappuram district, Alikutty Musliyar completed his religious studies at various dars (mosque-based religious study centres) before joining Jamia Nooriyya Arabic College in 1964, where he earned the Faizy degree in 1968. He became Tirurkkad mahl Khatib when he was 16 and qazi at 20.
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