A. L. Abdul Majeed

Abdul Latiff Abdul Majeed (15 November 1933 – 13 November 1987) was a Sri Lankan politician and Member of Parliament.[1]

Hon.

A. L. Abdul Majeed
ஏ. எல். அப்துல் மஜீத்
Member of the Ceylonese Parliament
for Mutur
In office
1960–1977
Personal details
Born(1933-11-15)15 November 1933
Died13 November 1987(1987-11-13) (aged 54)
Political partySri Lanka Freedom Party
Alma materPresidency College, Madras
EthnicitySri Lankan Moor

Early life

Abdul Majeed was born on 15 November 1933.[2] He was educated at Sivananda Vidyalayam, Batticaloa and Trincomalee Hindu College.[3] He later studied at Wadia College, Bombay and Presidency College, Madras.[3]

Abdul Majeed's son Mohamed Najeeb is a provincial councillor and Member of Parliament.[4]

Political career

Abdul Majeed stood as a candidate in Mutur at the March 1960 parliamentary election but failed to get elected.[5] He stood as the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) candidate in Mutur at the July 1960 parliamentary election. He won the election and entered Parliament.[6] He was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works in 1964.[3]

Abdul Majeed was re-elected at the 1965 and 1970 parliamentary elections.[7][8] He served as Deputy Minister of Information and Broadcasting from 1970 to 1977.[3][9]

The 1976 Delimitation Commission created Seruvila Electoral District from parts of Mutur Electoral District. Mutur was demoted from a two-member district to a single-member district. Abdul Majeed lost his seat at the 1977 parliamentary election.[10]

Abdul Majeed was assassinated on 13 November 1987.[2] The militant Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam was widely blamed for the assassination.[11]

References
  1. "Directory of Past Members: Abdul Majeed, Abdul Latiff". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. "தடங்கள் (மர்ஹும் ஏ. எல். அப்துல் மஜீது நினைவிதழ்)" (PDF).
  3. "Family #198 Abdul Majeed Abdul Latiff". Sri Lankan Moor Family Genealogy. rootsweb.
  4. Ahmed, Abu (15 February 1998). "Trinco MP walking a tightrope". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
  5. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-03-19" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2015.
  6. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-07-20" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015.
  7. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2015.
  8. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2009.
  9. "Meelad-un-Nabi celebrations - 2007 in Trinco district". The Island (Sri Lanka). 31 March 2007.
  10. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2011.
  11. Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (22 September 2012). "Najeeb Abdul Majeed makes history as the first muslim CM of Sri Lanka". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka).
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