Former minister, Speaker celebrates 89th b’day

Former Minister, Speaker and Parliamentarian M.H. Mohamed celebrates his birthday on June 15. A born humanist M.H. Mohamed devoted his entire life for the service of the needy and downtrodden masses. That is why a grateful people continuously elected him to be a member of Parliament for 45 years from 1965 to 2010.

M.H. Mohamed had been an able lieutenant of successive Prime Ministers and Presidents including late D.S. Senanayake, Dudley Senanayake, J.R. Jayewardene, R. Premadasa and D.B. Wijetunga. He was once affectionately called the father of Borella.

Mohamed is also internationally well-known as a people’s leader especially the Muslim Community. As Vice President of the World Muslim Organization, he has promoted friendship between Sri Lanka and the Muslim world.

He promoted education among children in distant areas such as Batticaloa, Kinniya, Kaththankudy, Eravur, Vavuniya and Jaffna with the help of International funding.

In 2007 was an important crossroad in his political life.

He decided to part ways with his longstanding political party - the UNP and join hands with President Rajapaksa and the UPFA to support the noble effort of liberating the country from cruel terrorism.

He is today happy to see his decision bearing fruit enabling people of all communities to live in peace and unity. M.H. Mohamed’s name will be etched in the hearts of the people of this country forever.

- J. M. Damitha Shiromani Jayasinghe