A. J. M. Muzammil ඒ. ජේ. එම්. මුසම්මිල් ஏ. ஜே. எம். முஸம்மில் | |
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| 14th Governor of Uva | |
| In office 31 August 2020 – 25 September 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Raja Collure |
| Succeeded by | Kapila Jayasekera |
| 11th Governor of North Western Province | |
| In office 21 November 2019 – 31 August 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Peshala Jayarathne |
| Succeeded by | Wasantha Karannagoda |
| 9th Governor of Western Province | |
| In office 4 June 2019 – 20 November 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Azath Salley |
| Succeeded by | Seetha Arambepola |
| Sri LankanHigh Commissioner toMalaysia | |
| In office 1 February 2017 – 1 February 2019 | |
| Mayor of Colombo | |
| In office 17 October 2011 – 31 March 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Uvais Mohamed Imitiyas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1949-01-05)5 January 1949 (age 76) |
| Political party | United National Party Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna |
| Alma mater | Zahira College, Colombo |
| Website | muzammil.org |
Ahamed Jamaldeen Mohamed Muzammil (Sinhala:ඒ. ජේ. එම්. මුසම්මිල්,Tamil:ஏ. ஜே. எம். முஸம்மில்) is aSri Lankan politician, theMayor of Colombo between 2011 and 2016, he also served as Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Malaysia between 2017 and 2019, following which he was appointed the ninthGovernor of the Western Province in 2019, the eleventhGovernor of the North Western Province, and on 31 August 2020, appointed the thirteenth Governor of the Uva Province.
Muzammil was born on 5 January 1949 and hails fromKahawatta,Ratnapura District.[1] He was educated atZahira College, Colombo.[2] He is a long-standing member ofMoors Sports Club, having played for it briefly, and its current president. He was also vice president ofSri Lanka Cricket.[3]
Muzammil joined theUnited National Party in 1970 as a student. Muzammil later joined theSri Lanka Muslim Congress.[4]
Muzammil and other SLMC members left the party in 2004 and formed theDemocratic Unity Alliance.[5][6] He was the DUA's national organiser.[7] Muzammil was a DUA candidate inColombo District at the2004 Western provincial council election. He was elected and enteredWestern Provincial Council.[8] He was the sole DUA provincial councillor in the country.
Muzammil rejoined the UNP in 2009. He was a UNP candidate in Colombo District at the2009 Western provincial council election. He was re-elected.[9] He was a UNP candidate in Colombo District at the2010 parliamentary election but failed to get elected after coming ninth amongst the UNP candidates.[10] In August 2011 Muzammil was chosen to be the UNP'smayoral candidate inColombo.[11][12] He subsequently resigned from the Western Provincial Council to contest thelocal elections.[13][14]
He was appointed the Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Malaysia on 1 February 2017.[15]
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| Preceded by | Governor of Uva 2020–2024 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Governor of North Western Province 2019–2020 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Governor of Western Province 2019 | Succeeded by |
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