Education, Koya championed the progress of the Mappila community in secular education. During Koya's tenure as the Minister of Education, the University of Calicut was established in northern Kerala. He also advocated higher standards in the 'Arabic Colleges'. Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly Source: Kerala Legislative Assembly (profile) 1st Assembly (1957–59) – Tanur 2nd Assembly (1960–64) – Tanur (resigned on 6 March 1962) 3rd Assembly (1967–70) – Mankada 4th Assembly (1970–77) – Kondotty (resigned on 5 February 1973) 5th Assembly (1977–79) – Malappuram 6th Assembly (1980–82) – Manjeri 7th Assembly (1982–87) – Manjeri (died on 28 September, 1983) In Kerala council of ministers Works Source: Kerala Legislative Assembly (profile) My Haj pilgrimage Caux-London-Cairo The Malaysia I Saw How Legislative Assembly Works Soviet Union Muslim Rule in India Through Stories Five Days in Sri Lanka Camel to Cadillac Travel Around the World Notes References Further reading External links C. H. Mohammad Koya: Interview with India Today (1979) C. H. Mohammed Koya in Louis Malle's Phantom India Koya, C.H. Mohammed Koya, C.H. Mohammed Chief Ministers of Kerala Malayali politicians Kerala politicians Politicians from Kozhikode Speakers of the Kerala Legislative Assembly Malayalam-language writers Indian Union Muslim League politicians India MPs 1962–1967 Lok Sabha members from Kerala Deputy chief ministers of Kerala Kerala MLAs 1957–1959 Kerala MLAs 1960–1964 Education Ministers of Kerala