Rauff Hakeem

Rauff Hakeem
රවුෆ් හකීම්
ரவூப் ஹக்கீம்
Minister of Urban Development, Water Supply and Drainage [a]
In office
12 January 2015 – 3 June 2019
PresidentMaithripala Sirisena
Prime MinisterRanil Wickremesinghe
Minister of Justice
In office
22 November 2010 – 28 December 2014
PresidentMahinda Rajapaksa
Prime MinisterD. M. Jayaratne
Preceded byAthauda Seneviratne
Succeeded byWijeyadasa Rajapakshe
Minister of Posts and Telecommunication
In office
28 January 2007 – 16 December 2007
PresidentMahinda Rajapaksa
Prime MinisterD. M. Jayaratne
Minister of Ports Development and Shipping
In office
December 2001 – April 2004
PresidentChandrika Kumaratunga
Prime MinisterRanil Wickremesinghe
Preceded byMahinda Rajapaksa
Succeeded byMangala Samaraweera
Minister of Internal and International Trade Commerce, Muslim Religious Affairs and Shipping Development
In office
19 October 2000 – 20 June 2001
PresidentChandrika Kumaratunga
Prime MinisterRatnasiri Wickremanayake
Succeeded byRonnie de Mel [b]
Deputy Chairman of Committees of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
In office
25 August 1994 – 18 August 2000
Preceded byAriya B. Rekawa
In office
14 September 2000 – 10 October 2000
Succeeded byLalith Dissanayake
Leader of Sri Lanka Muslim Congress
Assumed office
2000
Preceded byM. H. M. Ashraff
Member of Parliament
for Kandy District
Assumed office
2010
In office
2000–2004
Member of Parliament
for Ampara District
In office
2004–2008
Succeeded byA. M. M. Naushad
Member of Parliament
for National List
In office
2008–2010
Preceded byBasheer Segu Dawood
In office
1994–2000
Member of the Eastern Provincial Council for Trincomalee District
In office
2008–2008
Succeeded byA. U. Razik Fareed
Personal details
Born (1960-04-13) 13 April 1960 (age 64)
Nawalapitiya, Ceylon
Political partySri Lanka Muslim Congress
Alma materRoyal College, Colombo, Sri Lanka Law College
ProfessionAttorney-at-law
Websiterauffhakeem.lk
  1. ^ Minister of City Planning and Water Supply from September 2015.
  2. ^ As Minister of Trade, Industrial Development and Rural Industries

Abdul Rauff Hibbathul Hakeem (born 13 April 1960) is a Sri Lankan politician and current member of parliament, representing the Kandy electorate since 2010. Hakeem is the leader of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC), and a member of the United National Front for Good Governance.