Ammer Ali Seyed Mohammad Sihabdeen (born 20 December 1961) is a

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

n politician, a member of the

Parliament of Sri Lanka The Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා පාර්ලිමේන්තුව ''Shri Lanka Parlimenthuwa'', Tamil: இலங்கை நாடாளுமன்றம் ''Ila� ...

and a Deputy Minister of Rural Economic Affairs. Ameer Ali is married and has three sons. At the 13th parliamentary elections in April 2004 he was elected to

parliament In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: Representation (politics), representing the Election#Suffrage, electorate, making laws, and overseeing ...

as a member for

Batticaloa Batticaloa ( ta, மட்டக்களப்பு, ''Maṭṭakkaḷappu''; si, මඩකලපුව, ''Maḍakalapuwa'') is a major city in the Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, and its former capital. It is the administrative capital of the B ...

. He served as the Non-Cabinet Minister of Disaster Relief Services from 2007 until February 2010. Sihabdeen failed to get re-elected at the subsequent parliamentary elections in 2010. In 2012 Sihabdeen was elected to the

2nd Eastern Provincial Council The 2nd Eastern Provincial Council is the current Eastern Provincial Council, with the membership determined by the results of the 2012 provincial council election held on 8 September 2012. The council met for the first time on 1 October 2012. Ac ...

, representing

United People's Freedom Alliance The United People's Freedom Alliance (abbreviated UPFA; si, එක්සත් ජනතා නිදහස් සන්ධානය ''Eksath Janathā Nidahas Sandānaya''; ta, ஐக்கிய மக்கள் சுதந்திரக� ...

in the

Batticaloa Electoral District Batticaloa Electoral District ( ta, மட்டக்களப்பு தேர்தல் மாவட்டம் ''Maṭṭakkaḷappu Tērtal Māvaṭṭam'') is one of the 22 multi-member electoral districts of Sri Lanka created by the 1 ...

. At the 15th parliamentary elections, held in August 2015, he was re-elected as a member for Batticaloa, representing the All Ceylon Makkal Congress. After his election he was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Rural Economic Affairs.

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1961 births Government ministers of Sri Lanka Living people Alumni of Zahira College, Colombo Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka Members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka Members of the Eastern Provincial Council Sri Lanka Muslim Congress politicians Sri Lankan Moor politicians United People's Freedom Alliance politicians Deputy ministers of Sri Lanka {{EasternLK-politician-stub