A. J. M. Muzammil
ඒ. ජේ. එම්. මුසම්මිල්
ஏ. ஜே. எம். முஸம்மில்
14th Governor of Uva
Assumed office
31 August 2020
Preceded byRaja Collure
11th Governor of North Western Province
In office
21 November 2019 – 31 August 2020
Preceded byPeshala Jayarathne
Succeeded byWasantha Karannagoda
9th Governor of Western Province
In office
4 June 2019 – 20 November 2019
Preceded byAzath Salley
Succeeded bySeetha Arambepola
Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Malaysia
In office
1 February 2017 – 1 February 2019
Mayor of Colombo
In office
17 October 2011 – 31 March 2016
Preceded byUvais Mohamed Imitiyas
Personal details
Born (1949-01-05) January 5, 1949 (age 75)
Political partyUnited National PartySri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Alma materZahira College, Colombo
Websitemuzammil.org

Ahamed Jamaldeen Mohamed Muzammil (Sinhala: ඒ. ජේ. එම්. මුසම්මිල්, Tamil: ஏ. ஜே. எம். முஸம்மில்) is a Sri Lankan politician, the Mayor of Colombo between 2011 and 2016, he also served as Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Malaysia (2017-2019), following which he was appointed the ninth Governor of the Western Province in 2019, the eleventh Governor of the North Western Province, and on 31 August 2020, appointed the thirteenth Governor of the Uva Province.

Early life

Muzammil was born on 5 January 1949 and hails from Kahawatta, Ratnapura District.[1] He was educated at Zahira College, Colombo.[2] He is a long-standing member of Moors Sports Club, having played for it briefly, and its current president. He was also vice president of Sri Lanka Cricket.[3]

Political career

Muzammil joined the United National Party in 1970 as a student. Muzammil later joined the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress.[4]

Muzammil and other SLMC members left the party in 2004 and formed the Democratic Unity Alliance.[5][6] He was the DUA's national organiser.[7] Muzammil was a DUA candidate in Colombo District at the 2004 Western provincial council election. He was elected and entered Western Provincial Council.[8] He was the sole DUA provincial councillor in the country.

Muzammil rejoined the UNP in 2009. He was a UNP candidate in Colombo District at the 2009 Western provincial council election. He was re-elected.[9] He was a UNP candidate in Colombo District at the 2010 parliamentary election but failed to get elected after coming ninth amongst the UNP candidates.[10] In August 2011 Muzammil was chosen to be the UNP's mayoral candidate in Colombo.[11][12] He subsequently resigned from the Western Provincial Council to contest the local elections.[13][14]

He was appointed the Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Malaysia on 1 February 2017.[15]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Lanka moves to withdraw Emergency ahead of crucial UNHRC session". newsfirst.lk. 28 August 2011. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Biography". muzammil.org. Archived from the original on 25 September 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
  3. ^ Jabbar, Zacki (7 February 2009). "Muzammil to contest WPC on UNP ticket". The Island.
  4. ^ "The politics of violence". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 27 August 2000.
  5. ^ Gunatilleke, Nadira (17 June 2004). "Unity, peace and development our goals - Democratic Unity Alliance". Daily News (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 11 December 2004.
  6. ^ "Govt. stands for talks based on ISGA". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 13 June 2004.
  7. ^ "SLMC Trincomalee District candidate Hassan Azhari joins DUA". The Island. 27 October 2004.
  8. ^ "Results of Provincial Council Elections 2004" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 January 2009.
  9. ^ "Preferences Colombo" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2009.
  10. ^ "Parliamentary General Election - 2010 Colombo Preferences" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2010.
  11. ^ Thambiah, Mirudhula (28 August 2011). "Nominations closed: Off to the hustings". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
  12. ^ Perera, Yohan (2 September 2011). "Muzammil confident of capturing Colombo". Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 3 May 2012.
  13. ^ Perera, Yohan (25 August 2011). "UNP fields Muzammil". Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 3 May 2012.
  14. ^ Zacki Jabbar; Franklin R. Sathyapalan (24 August 2011). "Muzammil to meet Milinda in the fray". The Island.
  15. ^ "Muzammil nominated for high commissioner post - Breaking News | Daily Mirror".
Political offices Preceded byWasantha Karannagoda Governor of Uva 2020-present Incumbent Preceded byPeshala Jayarathne Governor of North Western Province 2019-2020 Succeeded byWasantha Karannagoda Preceded byAzath Salley Governor of Western Province 2019 Succeeded bySeetha Arambepola

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