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P.P. Umer Musliyar Koyyode selected as Samastha general secretary

Source: The Hindu · 23 Sep 2026, 16:54 UTC
P.P. Umer Musliyar Koyyode selected as Samastha general secretary
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P.P. Umer Musliyar Koyyode has been chosen as general secretary of Samastha, according to The Hindu. The Sunni scholars’ forum has also formed an eight-member consultative committee to consider important matters, although the supplied report gives no further details about its membership.

P.P. Umer Musliyar Koyyode has been chosen as the general secretary of Samastha, according to a report by The Hindu. The report also says the Sunni scholars’ forum has formed an eight-member consultative committee.

The committee is expected to deliberate on important matters concerning the organisation. The supplied material does not provide details about the circumstances of Umer Musliyar Koyyode’s selection, the date of the decision or the responsibilities attached to the general secretary’s post. It also does not name the members of the consultative committee or explain how its decisions will relate to the work of Samastha’s general secretary and other bodies within the forum.

The available information therefore establishes two developments: Umer Musliyar Koyyode has been selected for the general secretary position, and an eight-member committee has been created to consider significant issues. No further decisions, statements or matters before the committee are identified in the source material.

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