K. M. Maulavi is the first president of Kerala Nadvathul Mujahideen, an Islamic organization established in 1950 in the south Indian state of Kerala. The KNM is partly responsible for the social and educational advancement of Muslims in Kerala. The organization which is responsible for fighting social evils like dowry, superstition, and also for promoting education and protecting rights of women among the Muslim population in Kerala. K. M. Maulavi was also an active leader of the Khilafat movement in Kerala.