M. A. Bakeer Markar

Deshamanya M. A. Bakeer Markar
Governor of Southern Province
In office 13 June 1988 – December 1993
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	Leslie Mervyn Jayaratne
Minister without Portfolio
In office September 1983 – June 1988
President	J. R. Jayewardene
Prime Minister	Ranasinghe Premadasa
12th Speaker of the Parliament
In office 21 September 1978 – 30 August 1983
President	J. R. Jayewardene
Prime Minister	Ranasinghe Premadasa
Preceded by	Anandatissa de Alwis
Succeeded by	E. L. Senanayake
Deputy Speaker of the Parliament
In office 4 August 1977 – 7 September 1978
Preceded by	I. A. Cader
Succeeded by	Norman Waidyaratne
Member of Parliament for Beruwala
In office April 1965 – March 1970
Preceded by	I. A. Cader
Succeeded by	I. A. Cader
In office March 1960 – April 1960
Preceded by	Constituency Created
Succeeded by	I. A. Cader
Personal details
Born	Mohammed Abdul Bakeer Markar 12 May 1917 Beruwala, Ceylon
Died	10 September 1997(1997-09-10) (aged 80) Beruwala, Sri Lanka
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Political party	United National Party
Spouse(s)	Sithy Kadija Muhammad Raffai, Jazeela
Children	8 including Imthiaz Bakeer Markar
Residence	Beruwala
Education	St. Sebastian's College, Hulftsdorp, Zahira College, Colombo
Alma mater	Ceylon Law College
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Proctor

Deshamanya Marhoom Al Haj Mohammed Abdul Bakeer Markar (12 May 1917 – 10 September 1997) was a Sri Lankan politician and civil servant.^[1] He was the Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka^[2] and Governor of the Southern Province.