Shri. Aryadan Muhammed, the veteran Congress leader, was born on 15 May 1935 as the son of Shri. Unneen and Smt. Kadiyamunni. Entering politics as a Congress member in 1952, Shri. Muhammed, a member of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) since 1958, later served as Secretary, Calicut DCC, President, Malappuram DCC and as General Secretary, KPCC. An active member of the Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) in the fifties, he has been the President of various labour unions as well. Smt. Mariam is his wife and they have two sons and two daughters.