M. E. H. Mohamed Ali
Mohamed Ehuttar Hadjiar Mohamed Ali (27 March 1925 – 31 December 2004) was a Ceylonese politician and Member of Parliament.
M. E. H. Mohamed Ali MP | |
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எம். ஈ. எச். முகம்மது அலி | |
Member of the Ceylonese Parliament for Mutur | |
In office 1952–1960 | |
Preceded by | A. R. A. M. Abubucker |
Succeeded by | A. L. Abdul Majeed |
In office 1962–1970 | |
Preceded by | T. Ahambaram |
Succeeded by | A. Thangathurai |
Personal details | |
Born | 27 March 1925 |
Died | 31 December 2004 79) | (aged
Political party | United National Party |
Ethnicity | Sri Lankan Moor |
Early life and family
Mohamed Ali was born on 27 March 1925 near Kinniya in eastern Ceylon.[1][2] His brother was M. E. H. Maharoof.[3]
Career
Mohamed Ali was chairman of Kinniya Village Council.[3]
Mohamed Ali stood as the Communist Party candidate in Mutur at the 1947 parliamentary election but was defeated by the United National Party candidate A. R. A. M. Abubucker.[2][4] He stood as an independent candidate in Mutur at the 1952 parliamentary election. He won the election and entered Parliament.[2][5] He was re-elected at the 1956 and March 1960 parliamentary elections as an independent candidate.[6][7] He stood as the United National Party (UNP) candidate in Mutur at the July 1960 parliamentary election but failed to get re-elected.[8]
Mohamed Ali played a leading role in the 1961 satyagraha campaign organised by Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK).[2] Following the death of ITAK MP T. Ahambaram, Mohamed Ali contested the Mutur by-election on 28 June 1962 as the ITAK candidate and was re-elected to Parliament.[9][10][11] He was re-elected at the 1965 parliamentary election.[2][12] He stood as the UNP candidate in Mutur at the 1970 parliamentary election but 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
- "Directory of Past Members: Mohamed Ali, Mohamed Ehuttar Hadjiar". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
- "Trinco veteran Muslim parliamentarian dies". TamilNet. 1 January 2005.
- de Silva, W. P. P.; Ferdinando, T. C. L. 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka (PDF). Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited. p. 272. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 June 2015.
- "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015.
- "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015.
- "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015.
- "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-03-19" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2015.
- "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-07-20" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015.
- "Summary of By Elections 1947 to 1988" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2009.
- 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).
- Sampanthan, R. (20 December 2005). "The need for a political solution - Part-2". Daily News (Sri Lanka).
- "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2015.
- "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2009.
- Collure, Shyamal A. (3 August 1997). "UNP's Trinco choice under fire". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).