Hon.
A. M. M. Naushad
MP
Member of Parliament
for Ampara District
In office
2008–2010
Preceded byRauff Hakeem
Personal details
BornSammanthurai
Political partySri Lanka Freedom Party
Other political
affiliations		United People's Freedom Alliance
RelationsM. I. M. Abdul Majeed (father)

Abdul Majeed Mohammed Naushad also known as Mohamed Naushad Majeed (born 1958) is a Sri Lankan politician and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[1]

Biography

Naushad was born in Sammanthurai in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka in 1954. He is the son of former Nintavur MP M. I. M. Abdul Majeed, and the son-in-law of former Deputy Minister and former Pottuvil MP M. A. Abdul Majeed.[2][3] Pre-destined to enter politics, he began his political career in 1989 for the United National Party.[4] He was the UNP's convener for the Eastern Province and a member of the UNP working committee.[2] In 2001, he served as Deputy Secretary of the UNP.[4] In this position, he created a problem for party leader Ranil Wickremasinghe when he stated his view that "his community came first and the party next".[3]

Naoshaad left the UNP in 2001 after it formed an electoral alliance with the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress.[3] He then contested the 2001 parliamentary election from an independent group but failed to get elected.

Naoshaad later joined the SLMC and became a member of the SLMC High Command.[2] At the 2004 parliamentary election, Naoshaad was a SLMC candidate in Ampara District but failed to get elected again after coming third amongst the SLMC candidates.[4][5] However, Naushad entered Parliament in April 2008 following the resignation of SLMC leader Rauff Hakeem.[4][6]

Following a meeting at Temple Trees, Naushad defected from the SLMC to the governing United People's Freedom Alliance during the 2010 parliamentary election campaign and became a member of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party.[7] He was subsequently made a UPFA candidate in Ampara District but failed to get elected after coming in eighth amongst the UPFA candidates.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Two new Members of Parliament". The Official Government News Portal of Sri Lanka. April 10, 2008. Retrieved December 5, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "Muslims have never clamoured for regional power - Naushad". The Nation, Sri Lanka. 9 March 2008.
  3. ^ a b c "Rows over the poll MoUs". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 28 October 2001.
  4. ^ a b c d "Naushad to take oaths as new parliamentarian". Colombo Times. April 3, 2008. Retrieved December 5, 2010.
  5. ^ "General Election 2004 Preferences" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-03-04.
  6. ^ "Two new parliamentarians sworn in". TamilNet. 9 April 2008.
  7. ^ Jalaldeen, Rafik (23 February 2010). "Former SLMC MP joints SLFP". Daily News, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 26 February 2010.
  8. ^ "Parliamentary General Election - 2010 Digamadulla Preferences" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-05-13.
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