Parappil Puthiyapurayil Ummer Kwaja (1 July 1922 – 1 September 2000) was an Indian politician, Gandhian, freedom fighter and educationist.
[3] Born in Calicut, the young Ummer Koya entered public life as an activist of the Indian National Congress.
[6][7] Koya held the portfolio of Education from February 1960 to September 1962, in the Ministry headed by Pattom Thanu Pillai.
[8] During his political career, he also had served as the Vice President of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC).
The prominent winners of the award include, Justice P. K. Shamsudheen (2007),[10] freedom fighter K. E. Mammen (2008),[11] and noted social activist and environmentalist A. Achyuthan (2009).