Thalekunnil Basheer (7 March 1945 – 25 March 2022) was an Indian politician from Indian National Congress. Basheer first entered politics in 1977, when he was elected to the Kazhakuttam Legislative Assembly. After Congress named A.K. Antony as Chief Minister, Basheer resigned his seat to allow Antony to run for the Assembly. He was a member of Rajya Sabha from 1977 to 1979 and from 1979 to 1984, and a member of Lok Sabha from 1984 to 1989 and 1989 to 1991 when he was elected in the Chirayankeezhu Lok Sabha seat. He later served as District Congress Committee president, Thiruvananthapuram and general secretary, and vice president of KPCC. He was a brother in law of Malayalam actor Prem Nazir, having married Nazir's younger sister Suhra. Basheer died from a heart attack at his home in Vembayam on March 25, 2022, at the age of 77. References External links 1945 births 2022 deaths Malayali politicians Indian National Congress politicians from Kerala 20th-century Indian Muslims India MPs 1984–1989 India MPs 1989–1991 Lok Sabha members from Kerala Rajya Sabha members from Kerala Politicians from Thiruvananthapuram