After serving in the Indian Army during the 1940s, and later working in a British engineering firm in Bombay in the early 1950s, he joined the Muslim League and became its Kozhikode District Secretary.
Beeran served as the Minister for Education and Social Welfare from 27 January 1978 to 3 November 1978 in the Ministry headed by A.K.
Beeran served again, from 24 May 1982 to 25 March 1987, as the Minister for Food and Civil Supplies in the Ministry headed by K. Karunakaran.
Beeran has served as Director of State Co-Operative Bank, and Chairman of Kerala Fishermen Welfare Corporation.
Editor of “Chandrika” and a gifted writer, authoring “Arab World and Europe” as well as publishing other books and articles.