FAROOK, SHRI M.O.H.
CONGRESS (I)- PONDICHERRY (PONDICHERRY)

Father's Name:   Shri M.O. Kuthoos

Date of Birth:   6 September 1937

Place of Birth:   Kaaikal (Pondicherry)

Marital Status:   Married on 9 October 1960

Spouse's Name:   Smt. S.A. Kathiya Nachiyal

Children:   One son and two daughters

Educational Qualifications :
B.A. (Eco.)
Educated at Loyola College, Madras* (Tamil Nadu)

Profession :
   Political and Social Worker, Trader, Industrialist and Diplomat

Permanent Address :
   64, Suffren Street, Pondicherry-605001
Tels. (0413) 31100, 31579 (R), 35868 (O)

Positions Held :
   
1964-91Member, Pondicherry Legislative Assembly
1964-67 &Speaker, Pondicherry Legislative Assembly
1980-85
1967-68,1969-74Chief Minister, Pondicherry
& 1985-90
March-Dec.1990Leader of Opposition, Pondicherry 
Legislative Assembly
1991Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth)
1991-96Member, Joint Committee to Enquire into Irregularities 
in Securities and Banking Transactions
Member,  Consultative Committee,  Ministry  of Science 
and Technology 
Member, Standing Committee on IndiaPress Affairs
June 1991-Union Minister of State, Civil Aviation and Tourism
Dec.1992
1996Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh)

Special Interests :
   Books, women welfare and upliftment of the downtrodden

Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
Reading, sports and social  work and horticulture

Sports and Clubs :
   Tennis; Member, Circle-de-Pondicherry

Countries Visited :
Australia, France,  Malaysia,  Saudi Arabia, Syria, U.K., U.S.A. 
and  U.S.S.R.;  attended  World Tamil Conference at Paris, 1970; 
Disarmament Conference at Vienna; attended a Seminar at Fletcher 
School of Law and  Diplomacy, Harvard University, U.S.A.; Deputy 
Leader  and  Leader, Haj  Goodwill  delegation  in 1987 and 1989 
respectively;  visited  Syria  in 1991 for signing a protocol on 
Tourism

Other Information :
   Participated in Freedom Struggle during 1953-54 when Pondicherry 
was a French colony

Election Result :
   
Pondicherry Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate 6,33,635
Total votes polled 4,77,437
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1) Shri M.O.H. Farook (I.N.C.) 1,83,986
(2) Shri S. Arumugham (D.M.K.) 1,83,702
(3) Shri S. Thiyagarajan (B.J.P.)   20,351
(4) Shri Bavany Madura Cavy (P.M.K.)   19,792