A. J. M. Muzammil
A. J. M. Muzammil ඒ. ජේ. එම්. මුසම්මිල් ஏ. ஜே. எம். முஸம்மில் |
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Mayor of Colombo | |
Assumed office 2011 |
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Born | January 5, 1949 |
Political party | United National Party |
Alma mater | Zahira College, Colombo |
Religion | Islam |
Website | muzammil.org |
Ahamed Jamaldeen Mohamed Muzammil (Sinhalese: ඒ. ජේ. එම්. මුසම්මිල්, Tamil: ஏ. ஜே. எம். முஸம்மில்) is a Sri Lankan politician who has been Mayor of Colombo, Sri Lanka's capital, since 2011.
Early life
Muzammil was born on 5 January 1949 and hails from Kahawatta, Ratnapura District.[1] He was educated at Zahira College, Colombo.[2] He is a long standing member of Moors Sports Club, having played for it briefly, and its current president. He was also vice president of Sri Lanka Cricket.[3]
Political career
Muzammil joined the United National Party in 1970 as a student. Muzammil later joined the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress.[4]
Muzammil and other SLMC members left the party in 2004 and formed the Democratic Unity Alliance.[5][6] He was the DUA's national organiser.[7] Muzammil was a DUA candidate in Colombo District at the 2004 Western provincial council election. He was elected and entered Western Provincial Council.[8] He was the sole DUA provincial councillor in the country.
Muzammil rejoined the UNP in 2009. He was a UNP candidate in Colombo District at the 2009 Western provincial council election. He was re-elected.[9] He was a UNP candidate in Colombo District at the 2010 parliamentary election but failed to get elected after coming ninth amongst the UNP candidates.[10] In August 2011 Muzammil was chosen to be the UNP's mayoral candidate in Colombo.[11][12] He subsequently resigned from the Western Provincial Council to contest the local elections.[13][14]
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External links
- Articles containing Sinhalese-language text
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- 1949 births
- Alumni of Zahira College, Colombo
- Living people
- Mayors of Colombo
- Members of the Western Provincial Council
- People from Colombo
- People from Sabaragamuwa Province
- Sri Lanka Muslim Congress politicians
- Sri Lankan Moor politicians
- Sri Lankan Muslims
- United National Party politicians