Honorific-Prefix: | Hon. |
M. A. Abdul Majeed | |
Honorific-Suffix: | MP |
Constituency Mp1: | Pottuvil |
Parliament1: | Ceylonese |
Term Start1: | 1960 |
Term End1: | 1977 |
Predecessor1: | M. M. Mustapha |
Successor1: | A. M. Mohamed Jalaldeen |
Constituency Mp2: | Sammanthurai |
Parliament2: | Sri Lankan |
Term Start2: | 1977 |
Term End2: | 1988 |
Predecessor2: | M. M. Mustapha |
Constituency Mp3: | National List |
Parliament3: | Sri Lankan |
Term Start3: | 1989 |
Term End3: | 1994 |
Birth Date: | 1926 10, df=yes |
Death Place: | Sammanthurai, Sri Lanka |
Party: | United National Party |
Alma Mater: | Batticaloa Shivananda Vidyalayam Jaffna Central College University of Ceylon |
M. A. Abdul Majeed (15 October 1926 – 29 November 2011) was a Sri Lankan politician, Member of Parliament and deputy minister.
Majeed was born on 15 October 1926.[1] [2] His family hailed from Vanniya in Sammanthurai in south-eastern Ceylon.[3] He was educated at Batticaloa Shivananda Vidyalayam and Jaffna Central College.[3] After school Majeed joined University of Ceylon, Colombo, graduating in 1950 with BA degree in economics.[2]
Majeed married R. Kadeeja and had five children.[1] A. M. M. Naushad was his son-in-law.[4] [5]
In 1954 Majeed entered local politics, serving as chairman of Sammanthurai Town Council until 1960.[3]
Majeed contested the March 1960 parliamentary election as an independent candidate in Pottuvil and was elected to Parliament.[6] He was re-elected at the July 1960 and 1965 parliamentary elections.[7] [8] He contested the 1970 parliamentary election as a United National Party (UNP) candidate and was re-elected.[9] He switched to the Sammanthurai constituency at the 1977 parliamentary election and was elected to Parliament.[10] He was appointed a UNP National List MP after the 1989 parliamentary election.[1]
Majeed served in several deputy ministerial positions when the UNP was in power between 1977 and 1994: Agriculture and Lands (1977–78); Power and Highways (1978–80); Power and Energy (1980–81); Post and Telecommunication (1981–89); and Handloom Industries (1989–94).[3] He was also District Minister for Batticaloa (1981–89).[3]
Majeed died on 29 November 2011 at Sammanthurai Base Hospital.[3] [2]