N P Hafiz Mohamad

'N. P. Hafidsz muhemed is an Indian author, sociologist, social activist, and political commentator, living in Kerala.

Born in Kozhikode (1956) to celebrated Malayalam writer N. P. Mohammed, he had his early education in Kozhikode. He was trained early in the social problems of his society under his illustrious grandfather N. P. Abu Sahib, a famous freedom fighter in Malabar and a vociferous prohibition activist. Hafiz Mohamad completed his post-graduation in sociology from Kerala University with 2nd rank and took MPhil from Bangalore University. His doctoral thesis is on the matrilineal system among the Muslims of Malabar. He headed the Department Sociology at Farook College for three decades till his retirement in March 2011. He is the first recipient of MM Ghani Award for the Best Teacher in Calicut University. He was a participant in the Fulbright September 2002 held at the BOISI Center at Boston College in the United States.

He began his career in writing with the publication of Poovum Puzhayum (1988), a collection of short stories. He received an Edasseri Award for this work in the same year. Since then he has published a number of works and received many prestigious awards including the Kerala Sahitya Academy Award. He was on the jury of the Vayalar Awards in 2004. He is the editor of the Dubai based TAKE:1 magazine.

Along with his position at Farook College, he was an honorary director of the Suraksha De-Addiction and Counselling Centre where he helped hundreds of alcohol addicts and their families to escape their trauma and lead productive lives.

An expert on the problems of Indian expatriates in the Persian Gulf, he has conducted numerous workshops for them,. He is also a well known trainer and counsellor.

He has visited Indonesia, Singapore, Switzerland, United States, Bahrain, KSA, Qatar, UAE, Kuwait, Oman, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Canada and Zambia. Currently he is in charge of the recently started Department of Sociology at the University of Calicut