Alhaj Mohamed Haniffa Mohamed

Member of Parliament
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

Hon. Alhaj M.H. Mohamed has been a Member of Parliament since 1965. At present he is serving as the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs.

During his political career, he has held several ministry posts in Sri Lanka. He began his political career as the Mayor of Colombo in 1960. From 1965 to 1970 he served as the Minister of Labour. In 1977 he was offered the position of Minister of Transport and Muslim Religious and Cultural Affairs, and he continued in that position until 1989. He was fortunate to hold the position of Speaker of Parliament of Sri Lanka till 1994, and he became the Minister of Western Region Development in 2002.

At present he is the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Islamic Centre as well as Vice President of the World Muslim Congress based in Karachi, Pakistan. He is a founding member of the Muslim World League, which meets annually in Mecca, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

As the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, he was privileged to host the first South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation conference organized for the Ministers of Parliamentary Affairs in the association’s history.

He was given the title of "Deshamanya Deshabimani Lanka Ranjana" to coincide with the 63rd anniversary of the founding of the United Nations and the International Day of Peace in honor of his dedication to peace and distinguished public service to the nation of Sri Lanka.