IUML Leader M.K. Muneer In Critical Care Following Cardiac Arrest

Kozhikode: Senior Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) leader and Koduvally MLA Dr. MK Muneer was admitted to Meitra Hospital in Kozhikode on Thursday after suffering a cardiac arrest triggered by hypokalemia, a dangerously low level of potassium in the blood.

According to hospital sources, the swift intervention of a multi-disciplinary medical team proved crucial in saving Dr. Muneer’s life. He is currently undergoing treatment in the critical care unit.

While his condition remains serious, hospital authorities confirmed that he is stable and responding positively to treatment.

Dr. Jijo V. Cherian, the medical director of Meitra Hospital, told The Hindu that Dr. Muneer is under close supervision and is receiving appropriate care.

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M.K. Muneer is a multifaceted public figure from Kerala — a politician, physician, social worker, singer, poet, and author. He has held key ministerial positions in the state and remains one of the most prominent leaders of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML).

Between May 2011 and May 2016, Muneer served as Minister for Social Welfare and Panchayats in the Oommen Chandy-led UDF government. Earlier, he was Minister for Public Works under both A.K. Antony (2001–04) and Oommen Chandy (2004–06).

Representing Kozhikode South for multiple terms, he shifted to Koduvally in the 2021 Assembly elections, where he defeated Karat Razack by a margin of 6,344 votes.

The only son of veteran IUML leader and former Chief Minister C.H. Mohammed Koya and Amina, Muneer studied medicine, completing his MBBS from Government Medical College, Kozhikode.

Beyond politics, he has been active as a writer, authoring books including Fascism and the Sangh Parivar, and is a patron of the MCC-THAS Haemophilia Society. He also chaired the Malayalam television channel Indiavision.