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Sri Lankan politician
Mohamed Shariff Thowfeek (Tamil : முகம்மது சரிப் தௌஃபீக் , romanized: Mukam'matu Carip Tauḥpīk Sri Lankan politician, former provincial councillor, former deputy minister and Member of Parliament .[ 1]
Early life and family [ edit ] Thowfeek was born on 7 January 1971.[ 1] K. M. Thowfeek .[ 2]
Thowfeek contested the 2000 parliamentary election as one of the People's Alliance (PA) electoral alliance 's candidates in Trincomalee District and was elected to the Parliament .[ 3] Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) and PA crumbled in June 2001 and in October 2001 the SLMC joined the opposition United National Front (UNF).[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
Thowfeek contested the 2001 parliamentary election as one of the UNF's candidates in Trincomalee District but failed to get re-elected.[ 8] National List MP representing the UNF.[ 9] [ 10] 2004 parliamentary election as a SLMC candidate in Trincomalee District but failed to get re-elected after coming 3rd amongst the SLMC candidates.[ 11]
Thowfeek contested the 2008 provincial council election as one of the UNF's candidates in Trincomalee District and was elected to the Eastern Provincial Council .[ 12] 2010 parliamentary election as one of the UNF's candidates in Trincomalee District and was re-elected.[ 13] 2015 presidential election and the change in government Thowfeek was appointed Deputy Minister of Internal Transport in January 2015.[ 14] [ 15] [ 16]
Thowfeek contested the 2015 parliamentary election as one of the United National Front for Good Governance (UNFGG) electoral alliance's candidates in Trincomalee District but failed to get re-elected.[ 17] [ 18] A. R. A. Hafeez in January 2016 he was appointed to the Parliament as a National List MP representing the UNFGG.[ 19] [ 20] [ 21] 2020 parliamentary election as a Samagi Jana Balawegaya electoral alliance candidate in Trincomalee District and was re-elected.[ 22] [ 23]
^ a b "Directory of Members: M. S. Thowfeek" . Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka: Parliament of Sri Lanka . Retrieved 14 September 2020 .^ Weerakkody, Kalinga (20 August 2003). "Defence Minister orders: Security strengthened in East" . The Island the original on 29 August 2003. ^ a b "Parliamentary General Election - 2000 - Preferences" (PDF) . Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka: Department of Elections . p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2010.^ Farook, Latheef (23 December 2014). "SLMC: Liability on the Muslim community" . Daily FT the original on 24 September 2015. ^ Satyapalan, Franklin R. (21 June 2001). "SLMC-NUA quit PA coalition" . The Island the original on 3 March 2016. ^ "Sri Lanka govt. faces collapse as Muslims leave" . TamilNet . Retrieved 14 September 2020 .^ "UNP to contest as UNF with elephant symbol" . TamilNet . Retrieved 14 September 2020 .^ Ferdinando, Shamindra (28 July 2002). "The voters could not keep some lucky guys out of parliament" . The Island the original on 29 March 2003. ^ "National List MPs" . Daily News . Retrieved 14 September 2020 .^ "SLMC submits National List" . The Island the original on 22 May 2003.^ a b "Parliamentary General Election - 2004 - Preferences" (PDF) . Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka: Department of Elections . p. 289. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2010.^ "Part I : Section (I) — General - Government Notifications - Provincial Council Elections Act, No. 2 of 1988" (PDF) . The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinarythe original (PDF) on 25 May 2014.^ a b "Parliamentary General Election - 2010 - Trincomalee Preferences" (PDF) . Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka: Department of Elections . Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2010.^ "Part I : Section (I) — General - Appointments & C., by the President" (PDF) . The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. Retrieved 24 January 2015 .^ "Ranjan Social Services Dy Minister" . The Daily Mirror . Retrieved 14 September 2020 .^ "More new ministers sworn in" . The Nation the original on 28 January 2015.^ "Part I : Section (I) — General - Government Notifications - The Parliamentary Elections Act, No. 1 of 1981 - Notice Under Section 24(1) - General Elections of Members of the Parliament" (PDF) . The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. Retrieved 11 August 2015 .^ "Ranil tops with over 500,000 votes in Colombo" . The Daily Mirror . Retrieved 14 September 2020 .^ "Part I : Section (I) — General - Government Notifications - Parliamentary Elections Act, No. 1 of 1981 - Filling of a vacancy under Section 64 (5)" (PDF) . The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. Retrieved 11 August 2020 .^ "Thowfeek sworn in as MP" . The Daily Mirror . Retrieved 14 September 2020 .^ "M.S Thowfeek takes oath as MP" . Daily News . Retrieved 14 September 2020 .^ "Part I : Section (I) — General - Government Notifications - Parliamentary Elections Act, No. 1 of 1981" (PDF) . The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. Retrieved 9 August 2020 .^ "General Election 2020: Preferential votes of Trincomalee District" . Ceylon Today . Retrieved 14 September 2020 .^ "General Election Preferential Votes" . Daily News . Retrieved 20 September 2020 .
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