Hameed Hussain Sheikh Ismail
Hon. Hameed Hussain Sheikh Ismail MP | |
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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 |
Puttalam | 19 May 1901
Died | 3 August 1974 73) | (aged
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
- ↑ "Ismail, Hameed Hussain Sheikh". Parliament.lk. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
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Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Albert Peries |
Speaker of the Parliament 1956–1959 |
Succeeded by Tikiri Banda Subasinghe |
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