Hameed Hussain Sheikh Ismail

Hon.
Hameed Hussain Sheikh Ismail
MP
Member of the Ceylon Parliament
for Puttalam
In office
1947–1960
Preceded by seat created
Succeeded by M. H. Naina Marikkar
5th Speaker of the Parliament
In office
19 April 1956  5 December 1959
Prime Minister John Kotelawala
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
Wijeyananda Dahanayake
Preceded by Albert Peries
Succeeded by Tikiri Banda Subasinghe
Personal details
Born (1901-05-19)19 May 1901
Puttalam
Died 3 August 1974(1974-08-03) (aged 73)
Political party Independent

Hameed Hussain Sheikh Ismail (19 May 1901 - 3 August 1974) - Lawyer, was the 5th Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[1] (First Muslim Speaker) and first elected Member of Parliament in the first general election held for the Parliament of Independent Ceylon in 1947.

References

  1. "Ismail, Hameed Hussain Sheikh". Parliament.lk. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
Political offices
Preceded by
Albert Peries
Speaker of the Parliament
1956–1959
Succeeded by
Tikiri Banda Subasinghe
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