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'''Abdul Latiff Abdul Majeed''' was a |
'''Abdul Latiff Abdul Majeed''' (15 November 1933 – 13 November 1987) was a [[Sri Lanka]]n politician and Member of Parliament.<ref>{{cite web|title=Directory of Past Members: Abdul Majeed, Abdul Latiff|url=http://www.parliament.lk/en/members-of-parliament/directory-of-past-members/viewMember/2003|publisher=[[Parliament of Sri Lanka]]}}</ref> |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Abdul Majeed was born on 15 November |
Abdul Majeed was born on 15 November 1933.<ref name=noolaham>{{cite web|title=தடங்கள் (மர்ஹும் ஏ. எல். அப்துல் மஜீது நினைவிதழ்)|url=http://noolaham.net/project/39/3866/3866.pdf}}</ref> He was educated at Sivananda Vidyalayam, Batticaloa and [[Trincomalee Hindu College]].<ref name=RW>{{cite web|title=Family #198 Abdul Majeed Abdul Latiff|url=http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lkawgw/gen198.htm|work=Sri Lankan Moor Family Genealogy|publisher=rootsweb}}</ref> He later studied at Wadia College, Bombay and [[Presidency College, Madras]].<ref name=RW/> |
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Abdul Majeed's son [[M. N. Abdul Majeed|Mohamed Najeeb]] is a provincial councillor and Member of Parliament and former [[List of Chief Ministers of Eastern Province|Chief Minister]] of [[Eastern Province, Sri Lanka|Eastern Province]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ahmed|first1=Abu|title=Trinco MP walking a tightrope|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/980215/news3.html|work=[[The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)]]|date=15 February 1998}}</ref> |
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==Political career== |
==Political career== |
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Abdul Majeed |
Abdul Majeed stood as a candidate in [[Mutur Electoral District|Mutur]] at the [[March 1960 Ceylonese parliamentary election|March 1960 parliamentary election]] but failed to get elected.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1960_03_19%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF |title=Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-03-19 |publisher=Department of Elections, Sri Lanka |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712194326/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1960_03_19%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF |archivedate=2015-07-12 }}</ref> He stood as the [[Sri Lanka Freedom Party]] (SLFP) candidate in Mutur at the [[July 1960 Ceylonese parliamentary election|July 1960 parliamentary election]]. He won the election and entered [[Parliament of Ceylon|Parliament]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1960_07_20%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF |title=Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-07-20 |publisher=Department of Elections, Sri Lanka |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924115611/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1960_07_20%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF |archivedate=2015-09-24 }}</ref> He was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works in 1964.<ref name=RW/> |
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Abdul Majeed was re-elected at the [[1965 Ceylonese parliamentary election|1965]] and [[1970 Ceylonese parliamentary election|1970]] parliamentary elections.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1965%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF |title=Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965 |publisher=Department of Elections, Sri Lanka |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713003440/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1965%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF |archivedate=2015-07-13 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1970%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091209231958/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1970%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-12-09 |title=Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970 |publisher=Department of Elections, Sri Lanka }}</ref> He served as Deputy Minister of Information and Broadcasting from 1970 to 1977.<ref name=RW/><ref>{{cite news|title=Meelad-un-Nabi celebrations - 2007 in Trinco district|url=http://www.island.lk/2007/03/31/news33.html|work=[[The Island (Sri Lanka)]]|date=31 March 2007}}</ref> |
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⚫ | 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 [[Sri Lankan parliamentary election |
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⚫ | 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 Sri Lankan parliamentary election|1977 parliamentary election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/General%20Election%201977.PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717002624/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/General%20Election%201977.PDF |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-07-17 |title=Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977 |publisher=Department of Elections, Sri Lanka }}</ref> |
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Abdul Majeed was assassinated on 13 November 1987.<ref name=noolaham/> The militant [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam]] was widely blamed for the assassination.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jeyaraj|first1=D. B. S.|authorlink1=|title=Najeeb Abdul Majeed makes history as the first muslim CM of Sri Lanka|url=http://www.dailymirror.lk/22121/najeeb-abdul-majeed-makes-history-as-the-first-muslim-cm-of-sri-lanka|work=[[The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)]]|date=22 September 2012}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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* {{cite web|title=Family #198 Abdul Majeed Abdul Latiff|url=http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lkawgw/gen198.htm|work=Sri Lankan Moor Family Genealogy|publisher=rootsweb}} |
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Latest revision as of 09:10, 17 December 2024
A. L. Abdul Majeed | |
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ஏ. எல். அப்துல் மஜீத் | |
Member of the Ceylonese Parliament for Mutur | |
In office 1960–1977 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 15 November 1933 |
Died | 13 November 1987 | (aged 54)
Political party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
Alma mater | Presidency College, Madras |
Ethnicity | Sri Lankan Moor |
Abdul Latiff Abdul Majeed (15 November 1933 – 13 November 1987) was a Sri Lankan politician and Member of Parliament.[1]
Early life
[edit]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 and former Chief Minister of Eastern Province.[4]
Political career
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Directory of Past Members: Abdul Majeed, Abdul Latiff". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
- ^ a b "தடங்கள் (மர்ஹும் ஏ. எல். அப்துல் மஜீது நினைவிதழ்)" (PDF).
- ^ a b c d "Family #198 Abdul Majeed Abdul Latiff". Sri Lankan Moor Family Genealogy. rootsweb.
- ^ Ahmed, Abu (15 February 1998). "Trinco MP walking a tightrope". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Meelad-un-Nabi celebrations - 2007 in Trinco district". The Island (Sri Lanka). 31 March 2007.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2011.
- ^ 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).
- 1933 births
- 1987 deaths
- Alumni of R. K. M. Sri Koneswara Hindu College
- Assassinated Sri Lankan politicians
- Deputy ministers of Sri Lanka
- Members of the 5th Parliament of Ceylon
- Members of the 6th Parliament of Ceylon
- Members of the 7th Parliament of Ceylon
- Parliamentary secretaries of Ceylon
- People from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
- People killed during the Sri Lankan civil war
- People from British Ceylon
- Presidency College, Chennai alumni
- Sri Lanka Freedom Party politicians
- Sri Lankan Muslims
- Asian politicians assassinated in the 1980s
- Politicians assassinated in 1987