Nationality Sri Lankan Profession Landed Proprietor Education Royal College, Colombo Allegiance Sri Lanka Occupation Politician, Diplomat Role Politician Rank Lieutenant | Name Razik Fareed Battles and wars World War I Religion Islam Party United National Party | |
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Died August 23, 1984, Colombo, Sri Lanka | ||
Alma mater Royal College, Colombo Political party United National Party | ||
Sir Razik Fareed, OBE, JP, UM (29 December 1893 - 23 August 1984), was a Ceylonese (Sri Lankan) landed proprietor, politician, diplomat and philanthropist. He was the former Cabinet Minister of Trade, Senator, member of parliament and the state council. He had also served as Ceylon's High Commissioner to Pakistan.
He was educated at the Royal College, Colombo; he was a landed proprietor. In 1915 he joined the Moorish Section of the Colombo Town Guard as a Corporal and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in 1916 having served during the 1915 Riots.
Moving into politics in 1930 Razik, entered the Colombo Municipal Council where he was a member for 15 years. Thereafter he was voted into the State Council of Ceylon before being appointed to the Senate of Ceylon after independence in 1948. A founding member of the United National Party he retained his seat for Colombo central in the House of Representatives of Ceylon for three times running.
In 1968 he was sent as Ceylon's High Commissioner to Pakistan. Razik is remembered for the establishment of the Muslim Ladies College with his own land.
Razik is the son of Wapchi Marikar Abdul Rahman, ex-MLC (1868–1933), and paternal grandson of the famous Ceylon Moor building contractor in Colombo, Arasi Marikar Wapchi Marikar (Bass) (1829–1925), who was descended from the Sheiq Fareed family who arrived in Ceylon in 1060 AD.