The Kerala Muslim Educational Association (KMEA) was established way back in the year 1957, with the noble aim of setting up of Educational and Social Institutions, promoting Education and Training among all the sections of the Community, by providing financial assistance to the deserving students. The late Shri. Poker Sahib, an eminent Parliamentarian and Philanthropist, and late Shri. K. M. Seethi Sahib, the former speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly, were the key forces behind the KMEA movement. The former Chief Minister of the Kerala, late Shri C. H. Mohammed Koya, had also actively participated in the formation and promoting this Association. The Association aims at promoting Quality Education and Philanthropy , with the special emphasis on uplifting the down trodden classes and empowering the weaker sections of the society.

At present KMEA runs KMEA College of Arts and Science, KMEA Engineering College, and KMEA College of Architecture , all in the Kuzhivelipady Campus, Seethi Sahib Memorial Polytechnic College at Tirur, Malappuram and Abdulla Haji Ahmed Sait Memorial KMEA Al Manar Higher Secondary School,Kuzhivelippady, Edathala , Aluva. Ever since of establishment, KMEA has been extending Financial Assistance and Scholarships to the needy, meritorious and talented students, for their Higher Education, especially in the Professional and Technical Fields. KMEA had been providing Scholarships and Stipends,amounting to more than one crores of rupees , during the last five years. In addition to Scholarships and Stipends ,the Association is implementing "FEE WAIVER SCHEME", in each year ,in all the Educational Instituitions ,among all the classes of students,irrespectinve of Caste,Creed ,Religion and Gender.