A. J. M. Muzammil
A. J. M. Muzammil ඒ. ජේ. එම්. මුසම්මිල් ஏ. ஜே. எம். முஸம்மில் | |
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11th Governor of North Western Province | |
Assumed office 21 November 2019 | |
Preceded by | Peshala Jayarathne |
9th Governor of Western Province | |
In office 4 June 2019 – 20 November 2019 | |
Preceded by | Azath Salley |
Succeeded by | Seetha Arambepola |
Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Malaysia | |
In office 1 February 2017 – 1 February 2019 | |
Mayor of Colombo | |
In office 17 October 2011 – 31 March 2016 | |
Preceded by | Uvais Mohamed Imitiyas |
Personal details | |
Born | January 5, 1949 |
Political party | United National Party |
Alma mater | Zahira College, Colombo |
Website | muzammil.org |
Ahamed Jamaldeen Mohamed Muzammil (Sinhala: ඒ. ජේ. එම්. මුසම්මිල්, Tamil: ஏ. ஜே. எம். முஸம்மில்) is a Sri Lankan politician who was the Mayor of Colombo between 2011 and 2016, he subsequently served as Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Malaysia (2017-2019), following which he was appointed the ninth Governor of the Western Province in 2019 and then the eleventh Governor of the North Western Province.
Early life
Muzammil was born on 5 January 1949 and hails from Kahawatta, Ratnapura District.[1] He was educated at Zahira College, Colombo.[2] He is a long-standing member of Moors Sports Club, having played for it briefly, and its current president. He was also vice president of Sri Lanka Cricket.[3]
Political career
Muzammil joined the United National Party in 1970 as a student. Muzammil later joined the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress.[4]
Muzammil and other SLMC members left the party in 2004 and formed the Democratic Unity Alliance.[5][6] He was the DUA's national organiser.[7] Muzammil was a DUA candidate in Colombo District at the 2004 Western provincial council election. He was elected and entered Western Provincial Council.[8] He was the sole DUA provincial councillor in the country.
Muzammil rejoined the UNP in 2009. He was a UNP candidate in Colombo District at the 2009 Western provincial council election. He was re-elected.[9] He was a UNP candidate in Colombo District at the 2010 parliamentary election but failed to get elected after coming ninth amongst the UNP candidates.[10] In August 2011 Muzammil was chosen to be the UNP's mayoral candidate in Colombo.[11][12] He subsequently resigned from the Western Provincial Council to contest the local elections.[13][14]
He was appointed the Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Malaysia on 1 February 2017.[15]
See also
References
- ^ "Lanka moves to withdraw Emergency ahead of crucial UNHRC session". newsfirst.lk. 28 August 2011. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012.
- ^ "Biography". muzammil.org. Archived from the original on 25 September 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
- ^ Jabbar, Zacki (7 February 2009). "Muzammil to contest WPC on UNP ticket". The Island.
- ^ "The politics of violence". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 27 August 2000.
- ^ Gunatilleke, Nadira (17 June 2004). "Unity, peace and development our goals - Democratic Unity Alliance". Daily News (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 11 December 2004.
- ^ "Govt. stands for talks based on ISGA". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 13 June 2004.
- ^ "SLMC Trincomalee District candidate Hassan Azhari joins DUA". The Island. 27 October 2004.
- ^ "Results of Provincial Council Elections 2004" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 January 2009.
- ^ "Preferences Colombo" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2009.
- ^ "Parliamentary General Election - 2010 Colombo Preferences" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2010.
- ^ Thambiah, Mirudhula (28 August 2011). "Nominations closed: Off to the hustings". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
- ^ Perera, Yohan (2 September 2011). "Muzammil confident of capturing Colombo". Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 3 May 2012.
- ^ Perera, Yohan (25 August 2011). "UNP fields Muzammil". Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 3 May 2012.
- ^ Zacki Jabbar; Franklin R. Sathyapalan (24 August 2011). "Muzammil to meet Milinda in the fray". The Island.
- ^ http://www.dailymirror.lk/114487/Muzammil-nominated-for-high-commissioner-post
External links
- 1949 births
- Alumni of Zahira College, Colombo
- Living people
- Mayors of Colombo
- Members of the Western Provincial Council
- People from Colombo
- People from Sabaragamuwa Province
- Sri Lanka Muslim Congress politicians
- Sri Lankan Moor politicians
- Sri Lankan Muslims
- United National Party politicians
- Sri Lankan justices of the peace
- High Commissioners of Sri Lanka to Malaysia