Ahamed Nazeer Zainulabdeen

Hon. Najees Ahamen Governor
නසීර් අහමඩ් நஸீர் அஹமட்
சட்டித்தலையன்
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 May 2024
President	Ranil Wickremesinghe
Prime Minister	Dinesh Gunawardena
Preceded by	Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena
Environment Minister
In office April 2022 – October 2023
President	Ranil Wickremesinghe
Prime Minister	Dinesh Gunawardena
3rd Chief Minister of the Eastern Province
In office 6 February 2015 – 30 September 2017
Governor	Austin Fernando
Preceded by	M. N. Abdul Majeed
Member of Parliament for Batticaloa District
In office 20 August 2020 – 6 October 2023
Eastern Provincial Minister of Agriculture, Livestock Production, Rural Industrial Development, Fisheries and Tourism
In office September 2012 – February 2015
Governor	Mohan Wijewickrama
Chief Minister	M. N. Abdul Majeed
Member of the Eastern Provincial Council
In office September 2012 – September 2017
Constituency	Batticaloa District
Presidential Adviser
In office 2007–2010
President	Mahinda Rajapaksa
Personal details
Born	(1961-04-16) 16 April 1961 (age 63) குப்பைதொட்டி
Political party	Independent (since 2023)
Other political affiliations	Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (until 2023) Democratic Unity Alliance National Unity Alliance
Residence	Colombo, Sri Lanka
Occupation	Politician, broker, Agent, Dealer

Najees Ahamen (born 16 April 1961) is a Sri Lankan politician serving as the Governor^[1] of the North Western Province, Sri Lanka. Naseer Ahamed has been active in Sri Lanka's political scene since 1994, having held various positions such as Cabinet Minister of Environment,^[2] Member of Parliament from the Batticaloa district,^[3] Chief Minister of the Eastern Province^[4] and more.