A. R. A. Hafeez Explained

A. R. A. Hafeez
Honorific-Suffix:Hon.
Constituency Mp1:National List
Parliament1:Sri Lankan
Term Start1:2015
Term End1:19 January 2016
Successor1:M. S. Thowfeek
Birth Date:22 April 1952
Party:Sri Lanka Muslim Congress
Otherparty:United National Front for Good Governance
Profession:Physician

Abdul Rauff Abdul Hafeez (born 22 April 1952) is a Sri Lankan politician and former Member of Parliament.

Early life and family

Hafeez was born on 22 April 1952 and is a medical doctor.[1] He is the brother of Rauff Hakeem, leader of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC).[2] [3] [4]

Career

Hafeez is media secretary of the SLMC.[5] He was a media consultant to the Ministry of Ports and Shipping whilst his brother was Minister of Ports and Shipping.[6] He was Media Secretary to the Ministry of Justice whilst his brother was Minister of Justice.[7] [8]

Hafeez was appointed as a United National Front for Good Governance National List MP in the Sri Lankan Parliament following the 2015 parliamentary election.[9] [10] Hafeez resigned from Parliament on 19 January 2016.[11] [12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Directory of Members: A. R. A. Hafeez. Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. News: Family jewels on parade in new parliament. The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 23 August 2015.
  3. News: Ferdinando. Shamindra. Palihawadana. Norman. Grandpass Mosque attack: Govt. under pressure to nab culprits. The Island (Sri Lanka). 12 August 2013.
  4. News: Razak. Azhar. Intra-party rifts over NL nominees. The Nation (Sri Lanka). 22 August 2015. 23 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150824190752/http://nation.lk/online/2015/08/22/intra-party-rifts-over-nl-nominees/. 24 August 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  5. News: Prison Exchange Agreement between Sri Lanka and Iraq. Ceylon Today. 16 December 2012. 23 August 2015. 23 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923202051/http://www.ceylontoday.lk/16-19730-news-detail-prison-exchange-agreement-between-sri-lanka-and-iraq.html. dead.
  6. News: Eventful week at Colombo port . . 23 June 2003 .
  7. News: Jayakody. Ruwan Laknath. SLMC will quit government if President so requests. Ceylon Today. 5 March 2014. 23 August 2015. 29 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160129073806/http://ceylontoday.lk/51-57811-news-detail-slmc-will-quit-government-if-president-so-requests.html. dead.
  8. News: Five Labour Tribunal offices relocated. Daily FT. 28 April 2012.
  9. PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION — 2015 Declaration under Article 99A of the Constitution . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923223732/http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2015/PDF/Aug/1928_25/1928_25%20E.pdf . dead . 23 September 2015 . 21 August 2015 . The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary . 1928/25 .
  10. News: UNP national list. The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 21 August 2015.
  11. News: Perera. Yohan. UNP MP Hafeez resigns. The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 19 January 2016.
  12. News: UNP MP Hafeez resigns. adaderana.lk. 19 January 2016.

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