Biography

 
vappichchi maraikar

Donated his own land to the Govt. of Sri Lanka, free of charge for the establishment of National Museum. (Museum is closed on Friday on his request)Main donor to the Zahira College.

 I L A ABDUL AZEEZ

Engaged in Social Development activities along Sithy Lebbe

Publisher of the Magazine  titled “Muslim Guardian”

M C ABDUL CADER

1st Muslim Graduate in Sri Lanka
He was successful in securing Muslim Identity through approval to wear “Turk Cap” every where, including the court of Law.

http://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2004/05/30/fea24.html

M C ABDUL RAHMAN

    First Muslim Member in the “Ceylon Legislation Council” and Colombo Municipal Council.

                                                     The first un-official Municipal Magistrate.

N H ABDUL GAFFOOR

  

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 Gem merchant during British Ruler time.

A great donor.

Founder of Gafforiya Arabic College.

Founder of Gaffoor Hall in the Colombo Zahira College.

AHMED URABI PASHA

  
Colonel Ahmed ‘Urabi or Ourabi, widely known in English as Ahmad Ourabi, was an Egyptian nationalist, revolutionary and an officer of the Egyptian army.

http://archives.dailynews.lk/2010/01/15/fea15.asp 




JUSTICE AKBAR 



Justice Maas Thajoon Akbar, KC was a Ceylonese, judge and lawyer. He was a judge of the Supreme Court of Ceylon and Solicitor General of Ceylon. Born to M. S. J. Akbar, a wealthy coconut planter, Akbar was educated at the Royal College, Colombo.

http://archives.dailynews.lk/2013/04/25/fea02.asp


M S KARIYAPPER




Most researches had been done by him in Tamil Literature.
More than 2000 books were founded.

http://archives.dailynews.lk/2009/03/13/fea01.asp



M C SIDDI LEBBE 




Muhammad Cassim Siddi Lebbe was born on 11 June 1838 in Kandy was a Ceylonese Lawyer, educationist, scholar, philosopher, Divination, writer, publisher, social reformer, proctor, visionary and Muslim community leader. First Muslim lawyer of Sri Lanka.

http://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2004/08/29/fea24.html


A M A AZEEZ


 

Dr. Azeez was born and had his childhood and entire schooling in Jaffna. He graduated with honours from the University of London. He set out on an academic career as a historian and proceeded to the University of Cambridge on a Government Scholarship, but returned early to pursue an administrative career by joining the prestigious Ceylon Civil Service as the first Muslim civil servant.

http://www.azeezfoundation.com/category/1/news-events/page/2/

http://archives.dailynews.lk/2002/12/30/fea04.html

T B JAYAH






Tuan Burhanuddin Jayah, was a Sri Lankan educationalist, politician, diplomat and Muslim community leader. He started his career as a school teacher and retired after serving 27 years as the principal of Zahira College, Colombo. Under his stewardship, Zahira College became one of the leading schools in the country

http://archives.dailynews.lk/2013/01/15/news30.asp

http://archives.dailynews.lk/2005/06/01/fea05.htm




SIR RAZIK FAREED





Sir Razik Fareed, OBE, JP, UM, was a Ceylonese landed proprietor, politician, diplomat and philanthropist. He was the former Cabinet Minister of Trade, Senator, member of parliament and the state council. He had also served as Ceylon's High Commissioner to Pakistan.

http://archives.dailynews.lk/2010/08/31/fea10.asp




H S ISMAIL




Hameed Hussain Sheikh Ismail - Lawyer, was the 5th Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. and first elected Member of Parliament in the first general election held for the Parliament of Independent Ceylon in 1947.

http://archives.dailynews.lk/2003/05/17/fea03.html



M C M KALEEL





Deshamanya Dr. Mohamed Cassim Mohamed Kaleel was a Ceylonese physician, social worker and politician. Mohammad Cassim Mohammad Kaleel was born on 3 February 1892, the second son of Cassim Lebbe Marikar, a businessman and Moulavi and Yousoof Sulaiha, in Hultsdorf, Colombo

http://archives.dailynews.lk/2002/02/02/fea08.html




BADIUDIN MAHMUD





Deshamanya Badiudin Mahmud was a Sri Lankan politician. He served 10 years as Minister of Education and also held the office of Minister of Health and Housing

http://www.ft.lk/columns/Badi-revolution-and-its-disappointing-aftermath/4-659815

http://archives.dailynews.lk/2009/06/18/fea02.asp

A M M SAHABDEEN

Desamanya (Dr) Abdul Majeed Mohamed Sahabdeen was born on May 19, 1926 in Gampola, The son of E.L.A Majeed and Shaharuwan Majeed . After graduating with Honours from the University of Ceylon he was appointed to the elite Ceylon Civil Service. He held several senior Administrative positions as Secretary, Director, Commissioner and Chairman of important Government organizations until his retirement in 1973.He continued to serve the Government From time to time as member of the Public Service Commission (1989),as a member of Presidential Commission on Delimitation (1988) ,Taxation (1989) Finance & Banking(1990) He now functions as a Chairman of a Group of Companies.

http://www.ammstrustfoundation.org/graduate_studies.htm

http://archives.dailynews.lk/2012/11/21/fea22.asp

M I M NALEEM

Mohamed Ismail Mohamed Naleem called Hajji Naleem was born on 04^th of April in 1933 in an extremely poor family which found it difficult to carry on its day to day existence. His father Mohamed Ismail who was a very pious person, passed away during his early childhood period. However, his mother Shareefa Umma who was a very pious and religious woman was able to bring him up among many hardships in a very pious environment.

Due to extreme poverty, he had to put an end to his studies with Grade Five (Primary Stages). He had only five years of schooling. As he has to meet the family expenses he was compelled to work as a labourer and underwent severe hardship in life.

http://naleemiah.edu.lk/founder/

UVAIS AHAMED




  

Dr. Uvais Ahamed was educated at St. Mathews College, Colombo. He started his professional career as Teacher immediately after school, being trained as a first class English Trained Teacher.

Subsequently, he obtained his BA (English, Economics, Philosophy), receiving second class Honours at the Sri Jayawardenapura University, post – graduate diploma in applied Linguistics from the University of Edinburgh, winning a British Government Scholarship and his PhD from Columbia Pacific University, majoring in Education. He also obtained a Post-Graduate Diploma in School Administration from the Moray House Collage of Education UK, and a Diploma in Educational Media from the Asia - Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development in Malaysia.

http://uvaisahamededfound.com/index.html