Faisz Musthapha Explained

Faisz Musthapha
Honorific-Suffix:PC
Office1:Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
Term Start1:April 2002
Term End1:February 2005
Predecessor1:Mangala Moonesinghe
Successor1:Kshenuka Senewiratne
Alma Mater:University of Ceylon
Profession:Lawyer

Faisz Musthapha is a Sri Lankan lawyer and diplomat.

Early life and family

Musthapha is the son of S. M. Musthapha, a leading lawyer who practised in Kandy.[1] [2] He was educated at the University of Ceylon.[3]

Musthapha is married to Ameena (Fathima).[1] [4] Their son Faiszer is a lawyer and government minister whilst their daughter Faisza is also a lawyer.[1] [2] [5]

Career

Musthapha has been practising law since the mid 1960s and is a President's Counsel.[1] [6] He served as chairman of the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka between 2000 and 2003.[7] [8] [9]

Musthapha served as High Commissioner to the United Kingdom between April 2002 and February 2005.[10] [11] [12]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Selvanayagam. S. S.. Forth generation of Musthaphas forays into legal domain. Daily FT. 19 December 2011.
  2. News: Faiszer Musthapha on Prime TV’s ‘Celeb Chat’. The Nation (Sri Lanka). 17 October 2010.
  3. News: Sanmuganathan. Muttusamy. Professor Tambyah Nadaraja, a fine legal mind. Daily News (Sri Lanka). 7 April 2004.
  4. News: Fernando. Reggie. Faisz Musthapha presents credentials to Queen. Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka). 2 June 2002. 14 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20050220090829/http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2002/06/02/new19.html. 20 February 2005. live.
  5. News: Faiszer Musthapha appointed as legal adviser to President . . 27 May 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160222113506/http://dailynation.lk/faiszer-musthapha-appointed-presidents-counsel/ . 2016-02-22 .
  6. News: Father and son both President’s counsel. The Island (Sri Lanka). 16 November 2012.
  7. Web site: Members of the Commission. Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka. 2016-02-14. 2019-01-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20190117171117/http://hrcsl.lk/english/about-us/members-of-the-commission/. dead.
  8. Web site: Sri Lanka: Statement by Faisz Musthapha. United Nations.
  9. News: Jeyasinghe. Amal. Sri Lanka rights panel in spin over vote-rigging row. The Island (Sri Lanka). Agence France-Presse. 24 September 2000.
  10. Web site: The History of the High Commission. High Commission of Sri Lanka, London. 2016-02-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20150303003548/http://www.srilankahighcommission.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47&Itemid=71. 2015-03-03. dead.
  11. News: World disaster teams arrive. BBC News. 29 December 2004.
  12. News: Farook. Ruzaik. ‘Celebration of Excellence’ at Bishop’s auditorium. Daily News (Sri Lanka). 6 November 2015.

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