Pukkoya family of Panakkad
Yemeni-origin sayyid family in Kerala
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Pukkoya family of Panakkad is a Yemeni-origin sayyid, known locally in Kerala as thangal family based in present-day northern Kerala.[1] The family, descending from the family of Muhammad, is generally revered by the Sunni Shāfiʿī Kerala Muslims.[2] The thangals are respected as religious and political leaders amongst the Muslims of Kerala.[2]
| Pukkoya family of Panakkad | |
|---|---|
| Parent family | al-Shihabuddin of the Ba 'Alawi sada |
| Country | India |
| Current region | Kerala |
| Place of origin | Hadhramaut |
| Founded | End of 18th century |
| Founder | Sayyid Ali al-Shihabuddin Ba 'Alawi |
| Connected families | other Thangal families in Kerala |
| Distinctions | Political and religious prominence |
| Traditions | Ba 'Alawiyya Shafi'i Madhhab |
The Panakkad family descended from Sayyid Ali Al-Shihabuddin who emigrated from the Ḥaḍramawt region of Yemen to Kerala in the 18th century along with his family.[1][3][4] By the 19th century, the ethnic Yemenis came to occupy a powerful position within the north Kerala Muslim community.[4] They were eventually recognized as the theological, juridical, and political community leaders of Kerala Muslims.[4]
Kodappanakal House is the ancestral house of the family. Sayyid Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal (born 1964) is the head of the Panakkad Thangal family at present.[5][6]
Prominent members
- Sayyid Ali Al-Shihabuddin (18th century)[1]
- Sayyid Hussain ibn Muhlar Al-Shihabuddin (1812–1882)[1]
- P. M. S. A. Pukkoya Thangal (died 1975)[1]
- Sayyid Muhammedali Shihab Thangal (1936–2009)[1]
- Sayyid Hyderali Shihab Thangal (1947–2022)
- Sayyid Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal (born 1964)
- Sayed Abbas Ali Shihab Thangal (born 31 May 1971)
