M. H. Mohamed | |
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14th Speaker of the Parliament | |
In office 9 March 1989 – 24 June 1994 | |
President | Dingiri Banda Wijetunga Ranasinghe Premadasa |
Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe Dingiri Banda Wijetunga |
Preceded by | E. L. Senanayake |
Succeeded by | Kiri Banda Ratnayake |
Minister of Western Region Development | |
In office 2001–2004 | |
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | |
In office 2007–2010 | |
Preceded by | Wiswa Warnapala |
Succeeded by | Sumedha G. Jayasena |
Member of Parliament for Colombo | |
In office 1989–2010 | |
Mayor of Colombo | |
In office 1960–1962 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Maligawatta, Colombo | 15 June 1921
Died | 26 April 2016 Colombo, Sri Lanka | (aged 94)
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Political party | United National Party |
Spouse | Noor Naseema |
Relations | Ajwad Hashim, Saaraa Hameed, Shahir Haniffa, Atheek Mohamed, Faheem Hameed, Salma Hashim, Shahima Ariff, Hafsa Haniffa, Fayyad Hameed, Mariam Ahamed. |
Children | Ummu Haniffa, Thufa Hameed, Shaha Ariff, Shaul Mohamed, Hussain Mohamed, Hussan Mohamed, Haniffa Mohamed, Azahim Mohamed |
Residence | Colombo |
Alma mater | Wesley College |
Profession | Politician |
Mohamed Haniffa Mohamed (15 June 1921 – 26 April 2016) was a Sri Lankan politician. Mohamed served as the 14th Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka as well as being a former member of Parliament and government minister. Mohamed was the first Sri Lankan Moor to hold office as Mayor of Colombo from 1960 to 1962.[1][2]