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M. E. H. Mohamed Ali

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Hon.
M. E. H. Mohamed Ali
MP
எம். ஈ. எச். முகம்மது அலி
Member of theCeylonese Parliament
forMutur
In office
1952–1960
Preceded byA. R. A. M. Abubucker
Succeeded byA. L. Abdul Majeed
In office
1962–1970
Preceded byT. Ahambaram
Succeeded byA. Thangathurai
Personal details
Born(1925-03-27)27 March 1925
Died31 December 2004(2004-12-31)(aged 79)
Political partyUnited National Party
EthnicitySri Lankan Moor

Mohamed Ehuttar Hadjiar Mohamed Ali(27 March 1925 – 31 December 2004) was aCeylonesepolitician and Member of Parliament.

Early life and family

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Mohamed Ali was born on 27 March 1925 nearKinniyain easternCeylon.[1][2]His brother wasM. E. H. Maharoof.[3]

Career

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Mohamed Ali was chairman of Kinniya Village Council.[3]

Mohamed Ali stood as theCommunist Partycandidate inMuturat the1947 parliamentary electionbut was defeated by theUnited National PartycandidateA. R. A. M. Abubucker.[2][4]He stood as anindependentcandidate in Mutur at the1952 parliamentary election.He won the election and enteredParliament.[2][5]He was re-elected at the1956andMarch 1960parliamentary elections as an independent candidate.[6][7]He stood as theUnited National Party(UNP) candidate in Mutur at theJuly 1960 parliamentary electionbut failed to get re-elected.[8]

Mohamed Ali played a leading role in the 1961 satyagraha campaign organised byIllankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi(ITAK).[2]Following the death of ITAK MPT. Ahambaram,Mohamed Ali contested the Muturby-electionon 28 June 1962 as the ITAK candidate and was re-elected to Parliament.[9][10][11]He was re-elected at the1965 parliamentary election.[2][12]He stood as the UNP candidate in Mutur at the1970 parliamentary electionbut failed to get re-elected.[2][13]

Mohamed Ali later served as Ceylonese ambassador to Maldives, and deputy chairman of the Paddy Marketing Board.[14]He died on 31 December 2004 at his home.[2]

References

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  1. ^"Directory of Past Members: Mohamed Ali, Mohamed Ehuttar Hadjiar".Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. ^abcdefg"Trinco veteran Muslim parliamentarian dies".TamilNet.1 January 2005.
  3. ^abde Silva, W. P. P.; Ferdinando, T. C. L.9th Parliament of Sri Lanka(PDF).Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited.p. 272. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 23 June 2015.
  4. ^"Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947"(PDF).Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 24 September 2015.
  5. ^"Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952"(PDF).Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 24 September 2015.
  6. ^"Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956"(PDF).Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 24 September 2015.
  7. ^"Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-03-19"(PDF).Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 12 July 2015.
  8. ^"Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-07-20"(PDF).Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 24 September 2015.
  9. ^"Summary of By Elections 1947 to 1988"(PDF).Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 9 December 2009.
  10. ^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).
  11. ^Sampanthan, R.(20 December 2005)."The need for a political solution - Part-2".Daily News (Sri Lanka).
  12. ^"Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965"(PDF).Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 13 July 2015.
  13. ^"Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970"(PDF).Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 9 December 2009.
  14. ^Collure, Shyamal A. (3 August 1997)."UNP's Trinco choice under fire".The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
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