Sri Lanka
Moor Family Genealogy
ABDUL LATIFF, Abdul Majeed -
Family #198
Born:15-Nov-1932. Educated at Sivananda
Vidyalaya, Batticaloa,
Hindu College, Trincomalee. Later entered Wadia College, Bombay and
Presidency College, Madras. Awarded Gold Medal for
oratory in Tamil. Principal, Kinniya
Senior School, Trincomalee. Contested Muttur multi-member constituency as an Independent
candidate in 1960 and lost. Won seat as second member under the SLFP in July
1960. Retained seat at the March 1960 and may 1970
elections. Parliamentary Secretary, Minister of Public Works 1964 and Ministry
of Information and Broadcasting 1970-1977. District Parliamentary Authority, Trincomalee, 1974. Represented Sri Lanka
at the second World Islamic Tamil Literature Conference, Madras. Died:14-Nov-1987