M. E. H. Mohamed Ali

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

Hon.

M. E. H. Mohamed Ali

MP
எம். ஈ. எச். முகம்மது அலி
Member of the Ceylonese Parliament
for Mutur
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

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
  1. "Directory of Past Members: Mohamed Ali, Mohamed Ehuttar Hadjiar". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. "Trinco veteran Muslim parliamentarian dies". TamilNet. 1 January 2005.
  3. 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.
  4. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015.
  5. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015.
  6. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015.
  7. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-03-19" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2015.
  8. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-07-20" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015.
  9. "Summary of By Elections 1947 to 1988" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the 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 from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2015.
  13. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the 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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