126th Ahamed Orabi Pasha Commemoration:

Book launch, annual awards ceremony

A special meeting will be held at Orabi Pasha Cultural Centre Assembly hall, Kandy on August 15 at 10,00 a.m. under the patronage of Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt in Sri Lanka Gehan Amin to commemorate the arrival of Egyptian National hero Ahamed Orabi Pasha and his six companions in Sri Lanka on January 11, 1883.

Director, Muslim Religious Cultural Affairs Y.L.M. Navavi will be the guest of honour, the former State Secretary to the Ministry of Religious and Cultural Affairs S.H.M. Jameel and the President of Dr. A.M.A. Azeez Foundation will be the chief guest.

A book on Ahamed Orabi Pasha as a reproduction of the speech given by late Dr. A.M.A. Azeez, edited by Kalabooshana M.Y.M. Meadh and Published by Director M.H. Saleemdeen Orabi Pasha Cultural Centre in Collaboration with the Dr. A.M.A. Azeez Foundation will be released as part of 126th Anniversary Celebrations. The Annual Awards Ceremony and Exhibition of the Vocational Trainees will also be held along with this Diploma Certificates to the Pre School Teacher Trainees of the 2008 batch will be awarded by Muslim Religious and Cultural Affairs Ministry.