M. A. M. Maharoof
| Honourable M. A. M. Maharoof MP MPC | |
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| Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for Trincomalee District | |
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Assumed office 17 August 2015 | |
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In office 5 December 2000 – 7 February 2004 | |
| Member of the Eastern Provincial Council for Trincomalee District | |
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In office 2008–2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 April 1957 |
| Political party | All Ceylon Makkal Congress |
| Other political affiliations | United National Front for Good Governance |
| Religion | Islam |
| Ethnicity | Sri Lankan Moor |
Mohamed Abdullah Mohamed Maharoof (born 25 April 1957; also known as Sinna Maharoof) is a Sri Lankan politician and Member of Parliament.
Early life
Maharoof was born on 25 April 1957.[1] He is a cousin of Imran Maharoof, Member of Parliament.[2]
Career
Maharoof contested the 2000 parliamentary election as one of the United National Party's (UNP) candidates in Trincomalee District. He was elected and entered Parliament.[3] He was re-elected at the 2001 parliamentary election as a United National Front (UNF) candidate.[4] He contested the 2004 parliamentary election as a Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) candidate but failed to get re-elected after coming fourth amongst the SLMC candidates.[5]
Maharoof contested the 2008 provincial council election as one of the UNF's candidates in Trincomalee District and was elected to the Eastern Provincial Council.[6] He contested the 2012 provincial council election as a UNP candidate but failed to get re-elected after coming second amongst the UNP candidates.[7]
Maharoof was one of the United National Front for Good Governance's candidates in Trincomalee District at the 2015 parliamentary election. He was elected and entered Parliament.[8][9][10]
Electoral history
| Election | Constituency | Party | Votes | Result |
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| 2000 parliamentary[3] | Trincomalee District | UNP | 21,348 | Elected |
| 2001 parliamentary[4] | Trincomalee District | UNF | 25,264 | Elected |
| 2004 parliamentary[5] | Trincomalee District | SLMC | 16,617 | Not elected |
| 2008 provincial | Trincomalee District | UNF | Elected | |
| 2012 provincial[7] | Trincomalee District | UNP | 9,827 | Not elected |
| 2015 parliamentary[11] | Trincomalee District | UNFGG | 35,456 | Elected |
References
- ↑ "Directory of Members: Abdullah Mahrooff". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
- ↑ Santiago, Melanie (18 August 2015). "General Election 2015: Full list of preferential votes". News First.
- 1 2 "General Election 2000 Preferences" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
- 1 2 "General Election 2001 Preferences" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
- 1 2 "General Election 2004 Preferences" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
- ↑ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications PROVINCIAL COUNCILS ELECTIONS ACT, No. 2 OF 1988 Eastern Province Provincial Council" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1549/17. 15 May 2008.
- 1 2 "Preferences" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
- ↑ "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. 1928/03. 19 August 2015.
- ↑ "Ranil tops with over 500,000 votes in Colombo". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 19 August 2015.
- ↑ "Preferential Votes". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 19 August 2015.
- ↑ Jayakody, Pradeep (28 August 2015). "The Comparison of Preferential Votes in 2015 & 2010". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka).
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