It runs about 20 educational institutions apart from the charity outfits and small scale industrial firms.

WMO was established in 1967 under the leadership of Syed Abdul Rahman Bafaqi with a few children as a branch of the Mukkam Muslim Orphanage.

In an article about its 40th anniversary in 2007, The Hindu wrote that the orphanage has been playing a vital role in improving the social and economical status of the Muslim community and the society at a whole in Wayanad district.

This institution is managed and looked after by General Secretary M.A Mohammed Jamal for over decades.

The current vice-president is Mayan Manima and Muhammed sha Master.Treasurer is P P Abdul kader.