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List of Sri Lankan Malays

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This is a list of Sri Lankan Malays.

Contents

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
  • Major General Tuan Fadyl Meedin RSP, MMS Osm, Ind, MIT Csturt, Aus, CSMP, M.ISMI - 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.- Sri Lanka 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 - Former captain of the Sri Lankan national cricket team
  • 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 - Captain of the Sri Lanka national rugby union team.
  • 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

    • References

    List of Sri Lankan Malays Wikipedia
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