Alexander Francis Molamure

Sir Alexander Francis Molamure
A. F. Molamure as Speaker of the State Council
1st Speaker of the State Council
In office
7 July 1931 – 10 December 1934
Succeeded byForester Augustus Obeysekera
1st Speaker of the Parliament of Ceylon
In office
14 October 1947[1] – 25 January 1951
Prime MinisterD. S. Senanayake
Preceded byWaithilingam Duraiswamy
Succeeded byAlbert Peries
Member of the Ceylon Parliament
for Balangoda
In office
14 October 1947[1] – 25 January 1951
Preceded byConstituency created
Succeeded byJayaweera Kuruppu
Personal details
Born(1888-07-02)2 July 1888
Died25 February 1951(1951-02-25) (aged 62)
NationalityCeylonese
Political partyUnited National Party
SpouseAdeline Meedeniya
ChildrenSeetha Molamure
Alma materS. Thomas' College
ProfessionAdvocate
AwardsKnight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Sir Alexander Francis Molamure, KBE (7 February 1888 – 25 January 1951; commonly known as Sir Francis Molamure or A. F. Molamure) was a Ceylonese politician. He became the first speaker of both the State Council of Ceylon and Parliament of Ceylon. He was a controversial figure due to his departure from the State Council due to a court conviction and for organising the Panamure Elephant Kraal in 1950.

  1. ^ a b "Speakers". parliament.lk. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 May 2018.