A. L. Abdul Majeed | |
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ஏ. எல். அப்துல் மஜீத் | |
Member of the
Ceylonese Parliament for Mutur | |
In office 1960–1977 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 15 November 1933 |
Died | 13 November 1987 | (aged 54)
Political party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
Alma mater | Presidency College, Madras |
Ethnicity | Sri Lankan Moor |
Abdul Latiff Abdul Majeed (15 November 1933 – 13 November 1987) was a Sri Lankan politician and Member of Parliament. [1]
Abdul Majeed was born on 15 November 1933. [2] He was educated at Sivananda Vidyalayam, Batticaloa and Trincomalee Hindu College. [3] He later studied at Wadia College, Bombay and Presidency College, Madras. [3]
Abdul Majeed's son Mohamed Najeeb is a provincial councillor and Member of Parliament. [4]
Abdul Majeed stood as a candidate in Mutur at the March 1960 parliamentary election but failed to get elected. [5] He stood as the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) candidate in Mutur at the July 1960 parliamentary election. He won the election and entered Parliament. [6] He was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works in 1964. [3]
Abdul Majeed was re-elected at the 1965 and 1970 parliamentary elections. [7] [8] He served as Deputy Minister of Information and Broadcasting from 1970 to 1977. [3] [9]
The 1976 Delimitation Commission created Seruvila Electoral District from parts of Mutur Electoral District. Mutur was demoted from a two-member district to a single-member district. Abdul Majeed lost his seat at the 1977 parliamentary election. [10]
Abdul Majeed was assassinated on 13 November 1987. [2] The militant Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam was widely blamed for the assassination. [11]