Former higher education minister B A Moideen passed away following brief illness at a hospital in Bengaluru on Tuesday. He was 81.
The body will be shifted to his Sanjaynagara residence and later will he flown to Mangaluru.
He was born to Abdul Khader and Haleema at Pejawar in Bajpe village in May 1938. He entered politics by joining Congress in 1969.
He was the KPCC general secretary between 1975-80. The Congress party denied him the ticket which forced him to joint Janata Dal in the later days.
He won from Bantwal constituency in 1978 and has served as MLC between 1990-2002.
He was minister for higher education between 1995-99.
He was conferred with the Devaraj Urs Award instituted by the State Government in 2016.
His biography "Nannolagina Nanu" was scheduled to be released shortly.
Published 10 July 2018, 07:13 IST