A. H. M. Fowzie | |
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| Member of Parliament forColombo District | |
| In office 9 February 2023 – 24 September 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Mujibar Rahuman |
| Minister of Highways | |
| In office 2000–2001 | |
| Minister of Environment & Natural Resources | |
| Minister of Petroleum & Petroleum Resources Development | |
| Minister of Disaster Management | |
| In office 2010–2015 | |
| Member of Parliament forNational List | |
| In office 2015–2020 | |
| Mayor of Colombo | |
| In office 1974–1977 | |
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| Born | Abdul Hameed Mohamed Fowzie (1937-10-13)13 October 1937 (age 88) |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | Samagi Jana Balawegaya |
| Other political affiliations | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
Abdul Hameed Mohamed Fowzie (born 13 October 1937) is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of theParliament of Sri Lanka and a former government minister. He served asMayor of Colombo between 1974 and 1977. Fowzie was a parliament member from 1996,[1] representing theUnited National Party, but later joined theSri Lanka Freedom Party.
In 2009 he was injured while walking with a crowd in theAkuressa suicide bombing. He joined the National Government ofSri Lanka led by theUnited National Party as the Minister of Disaster Management.
He re-entered parliament in 2023, after being elected as theSamagi Jana Balawegaya representative from theColombo District, following the resignation of Mujibur Rahman, who ran for Colombo mayor.[2]
On 27 August 2024, theColombo High Court sentenced Fowzie to two years of rigorous imprisonment, which was suspended for ten years after he pleaded guilty to misusing a company vehicle belonging to the Ministry of Disaster Management. The court also imposed a fine of Rs. 400,000.[3]
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