M. L. A. M. Hizbullah

Hon.
M. L. A. M. Hizbullah
MP MPC
எம்.எல்.ஏ.எம். ஹிஸ்புல்லாஹ்
M. L. A. M. හිස්බුල්ලා
Hizbullah in 2024
Deputy Leader
of Sri Lanka Muslim Congress
Incumbent
Assumed office
2023
4th Governor of Eastern Province
In office
3 January 2019 – 3 June 2019
Preceded byRohitha Bogollagama
Succeeded byShan Wijayalal De Silva
Ministerial posts
Minister
of City Planning and Water Supply
In office
9 November 2018 – 15 December 2018
State Minister
of Highways and Road Development
In office
1 November 2018 – 15 December 2018
In office
2 May 2018 – 26 October 2018
State Minister
of Rehabilitation and Resettlement
In office
9 September 2015 – 2 May 2018
Deputy minister (Sri Lanka)
of Economic Development
In office
28 January 2013 – 9 January 2015
Deputy Minister
of Child Development & Woman’s Affairs
In office
23 April 2010 – 27 January 2013
Parliamentary offices
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
In office
2015 – 4 January 2019
ConstituencyNational List
In office
2010–2015
ConstituencyBatticaloa District
In office
2001–2004
ConstituencyBatticaloa District
In office
1989 – 2000
Provincial offices
ConstituencyBatticaloa District
Health Minister
of Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
In office
2008–2010
Member of the Eastern Provincial Council
In office
2008–2010
Succeeded byK. L. M. Fareed
ConstituencyBatticaloa District
Member of the North Eastern Provincial Council
In office
1988–1989
ConstituencyBatticaloa District
Personal details
Born (1963-02-02) 2 February 1963 (age 61)
Kattankudy, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
NationalitySri Lankan Moors
Political partySri Lanka Muslim Congress
Alma materUniversity of Peradeniya (BA) University of Madras (MA)
Occupation

Mahmood Lebbe Aalim Muhammad Hizbullah (born 2 February 1963) is one of Sri Lankan most senior and prominent Muslim politicians, with a career spanning over 37 years since 1989. Hizbullah has held multiple significant Government positions, including Governor of the Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, Cabinet Minister, State Minister, Deputy Minister, and Chairman of various Government departments. He has also represented South Asia as a member of The Muslim League, contributing to both national and regional political landscapes. He was a minor presidential candidate in the 2019 presidential elections.