Ameer Ali Shihabdeen

Ameer Ali Sihabdeen
Minister of Disaster Relief Services
In office
2007–2010
Member of Parliament
for Batticaloa District
Assumed office
17 August 2015
In office
2 April 2004 – 9 February 2010
Personal details
BornAmmer Ali Seyed Mohammad Sihabdeen
(1961-03-09) 9 March 1961
PartyUnited National Party
SpouseHayrunnisa Ameer Ali
Alma materSri Lanka Law College
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionTeacher, Lawyer

Ammer Ali Seyed Mohammad Sihabdeen (born 20 December 1961) is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka[1] and a Deputy Minister of Rural Economic Affairs.[2] Ameer Ali is married and has three sons.[3]

At the 13th parliamentary elections in April 2004 he was elected to parliament as a member for Batticaloa. He served as the Non-Cabinet Minister of Disaster Relief Services from 2007 until February 2010. Sihabdeen failed to get re-elected at the subsequent parliamentary elections in 2010.

In 2012 Sihabdeen was elected to the 2nd Eastern Provincial Council, representing United People's Freedom Alliance in the Batticaloa Electoral District.[4]

At the 15th parliamentary elections, held in August 2015, he was re-elected as a member for Batticaloa, representing the All Ceylon Makkal Congress. After his election he was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Rural Economic Affairs.

References

  1. ^ "Hon. Ameer Ali Shihabdeen, M.P." Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Ministry of Rural Economy, Sri Lanka". Office of the Cabinet of Ministers. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  3. ^ "India breathes easy after Sri Lanka calls off hostilitie". The Times of India. 28 April 2009. Retrieved 3 August 2011.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ^ "General Government Notifications - Provincial Councils Election Act, No. 2 OF 1988 - Eastern Province Provincial Council" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 17 September 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2018.