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{{Short description|Sri Lankan politician and Member of Parliament}}
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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/>
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/>


Abdul Majeed's son [[M. N. Abdul Majeed|Mohamed Najeeb]] is a provincial councillor and Member of Parliament.<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>
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>


==Political career==
==Political career==
Abdul Majeed stood as a candidate in [[Mutur Electoral District|Mutur]] at the [[Ceylonese parliamentary election, March 1960|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 |deadurl=yes |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 [[Ceylonese parliamentary election, July 1960|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 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204000000/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1960_07_20%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF |archivedate=2016-02-04 }}</ref> He was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works in 1964.<ref name=RW/>
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/>


Abdul Majeed was re-elected at the [[Ceylonese parliamentary election, 1965|1965]] and [[Ceylonese parliamentary election, 1970|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 |deadurl=yes |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 |title=Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970 |publisher=Department of Elections, Sri Lanka }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</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>
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>


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, 1977|1977 parliamentary election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/General%20Election%201977.PDF |title=Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977 |publisher=Department of Elections, Sri Lanka }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
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>


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=D. B. S. Jeyaraj|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>
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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Latest revision as of 09:10, 17 December 2024

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

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

Early life

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Directory of Past Members: Abdul Majeed, Abdul Latiff". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. ^ a b "தடங்கள் (மர்ஹும் ஏ. எல். அப்துல் மஜீது நினைவிதழ்)" (PDF).
  3. ^ a b c d "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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