Mariam Alexander Baby is an Indian politician and member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) from Kerala.He was elected to the Politburo of CPI(M) in the 20th Congress held at Kozhikode, Kerala, in 2012.M.A. Baby was born to P.M. Alexander and Lilly Alexander on April 5, 1954 at Prakkulam in Kollam district of Kerala. Baby did his schooling from Prakkulam Lower Primary School and Prakkulam NSS High School. It was during his high school days where he was first acquainted with politics. After completing basic schooling, Baby went to SN College, Kollam for pre- degree(plus two). Later, Baby joined for BA in Political Science in SN College itself. However, he was unable to finish his bachelor's degree.He is married to Betty Louis and has a son Ashok Betty Nelson.
