List of Sri Lankan Moors

20th century Sri Lankan Moors

This is a list of Sri Lankan Moors, Arab traders who settled in Sri Lanka between the 8th and 15th centuries and now comprise 8% of the Sri Lankan population. They speak Tamil and Sinhalese and mainly live around the coastal areas of the island.

Musicians

• Mohideen Baig - popular Sri Lankan musician

Politicians

• Hasen Ali - Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
• Ali Ameer - Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
• M. H. M. Ashraff - former Minister of Ports Development and Eastern Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
• S.E.M. Assenkudhoos - former MP for Puttalam; deceased
• A. M. A. Azeez - first Moor civil servant; former GA of Eastern Province (present Amparai); late Zahira College (Colombo) Principal
• Rishad Bathiudeen - Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
• Hussain Ahamed Bhaila - Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
• M.A.Mohamed Mohideen - Sri Lanka late President of Grandpass Welfare Association and great philanthropist
• Cassim Faizal - Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
• Rauff Hakeem - leader of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress
• Razik Fareed - politician, ambassador, founder of the Moors Islamic Cultural Society
• Abdul Baiz Kamardeen - Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
• A. M. M. Naoshad - Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
• S. Nijamudeen - Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
• Mohamed Rajabdeen - Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
• Imran Maharoof - Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka

Athletes

• N. Hara Anzil - Sri Lankan former basketball player of Kandy Girls' High School
• Farveez Maharoof - Sri Lankan cricketer, in the 2004 World Cup in which he captained the Sri Lankan team

Physicians

• Dr. A. L. M. M. Hameem - Unani physician ^[1]

Lawyers & Judges

• Saleem Marsoof - Sri Lankan judge and lawyer. He is a judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
• Nizam Kariapper - Sri Lankan renowned lawyer from eastern part of Sri Lanka

Diplomats

• Abdul Cader Shahul Hameed - Sri Lankan diplomat and He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka
• A.M.J. SADIQ - Sri Lankan Ambassador to The Kingdom of Netherlands
• Ferial Ashraff - Sri Lankan former Ambassador to Republic of Singapore
• Omer Kamil - Sri Lankan former Ambassador to Iran, accredited to Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan
• Faisz Musthapha - Sri Lankan former Ambassador to United Kingdom
• Javed Yusuf - Sri Lankan former Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• SACM Zuhyle - Former Ambassador to Kuwait

References