List of Sri Lankan Malays
This is a list of Sri Lankan Malays.
Fashion
- Ramzi Rahaman - fashion designer
Military and police
- Brigadier Tuan Suresh Sallay - Director Military Intelligence Corps.
- Colonel Tuan Nizam Muthaliff - former Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion Military Intelligence Corps
- Brigadier T S B Sally - Chief of Staff, Sri Lanka Army
- Colonel Tuan Rizly Meedin RSP - The former Commanding Officer of the 2nd Battalion Military Intelligence Corps.
- Brigadier Tuan Fadyl Meedin RSP, MMS Osm, Ind, MIT Csturt, Aus - Former Colonel Commandant of Sri Lanka Signal Corps, Chief Signal Officer, Commander Signal Brigade and Chief Controller, Centre for Research & Development, MoD, Sri Lanka
- Brigadier Suraj Bangsajayah, RWP, RSP, USP - Former Director Recruiting - Sri Lanka Army (2009 - 2012),General Officer Commanding 57 Infantry Division (GOC - 57 Div), Presently Defence Attaché - Embassy of Sri Lanka, Beijing, China.
- Lieutenant Colonel Sahardeen Musafer - Former Lieutenant Colonel of the Sri Lankan army and former Head of Army transport.
- Brigadier M. Z. R. Sallay - Present Colonel Commandant, Sri Lanka Ordnance Corps
- Baba Mahil Dole - Senior Superintendent of Police, Sri Lanka Police
- M. R. Latiff - Deputy Inspector General of Police, Commandant Police Special Task Force
- Fathima Ramzina Jappar - Sri lanka civil defence force
- Captain Noor R. Rahim.- Srilanka 1st Engineering Officer (Helicopter Squadron) psc, qfi (RCyAF/SLAF Retired)
- Colonel Nizam Dane - Died on 24 June 1997 at Periyamadu in Omanthai during the initial stages of ‘Operation Jayasikurui’– Commanding Officer of the 10th Battalion of the Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment
Politicians
- Dr. M. P. Drahaman - former nominated Member of Parliament of Ceylon (1956–1960 and 1960–1963)
- B. Zahiere Lye - Former Nominated Member of Parliament of Ceylon (1963–1965)
- M. K. Saldin - Former nominated member of the State Council of Ceylon (1931–1935)
- M. D. Kitchilan - Appointed to the Senate by Government (1965–1971)
- Al Haj M. H. Amit - Nominated as Member of Parliament - 1989
- Dr.Tuan M.Anuwar Ulumudeen - Deputy Leader of Sri Lanka Muslim Congress ( 2005- to date)
- Tuan Branudeen Jayah - State Councillor, Member of Parliament, Minister of State and Ambassador to Pakistan, where the University of Punjab conferred on him the Degree of Doctor of Literature (D. Litt. - Honoris Causa).
Sportsperson
- Tillakaratne Dilshan - member of the Sri Lankan national cricket team since November 1999[1]
- Tillakaratne Sampath - member of the Sri Lankan national cricket team
- Allal Careem[1902-1973]-A veteran Cricketer who Captained the Zahira College Cricket team from 1926–27,former player of the Colombo Malay C.C,Represented the Malays in the Muslim team during various cricket seasons(1928-1935),toured to Madras representing the Ceylon Team in 1930-31,and was a renowned National umpire.
- Roshan Jurangapathy - first Malay to play test cricket in Sri Lanka
- Fazil Marija - Marija was reappointed as the Sri Lankan captain
- Kimiko Raheem - Sri Lankan swimmer who has represented her country at international competitions
- Mayumi Raheem - swimmer from Sri Lanka who won 3 gold medals at the 2006 South Asian Games
- Machiko Raheem - Raheem has broken records many times in her swimming career. In 2007
See also
References
- ↑ Sri Lanka profiles BBC News - November 9, 2003
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