Imran Maharoof ( ta, இம்ரான் மகரூப், translit=Imrāṉ Makarūp; born 1 September 1983) 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, former provincial councillor and

Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...

Early life

Maharoof was born on 1 September 1983. He is the son of former MP M. E. H. Maharoof. He is a cousin of former MP M. A. M. Maharoof (Sinna Maharoof). He was educated at

Royal College, Colombo Royal College, Colombo is a selective entry boys' school located in Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Started as a private school by Rev Joseph Marsh in 1835, it was established as the Colombo Academy by Sir Robert Wilmot-Horton in Janua ...

and holds a diploma in management and banking.

Career

Maharoof contested the 2010 parliamentary election as one of the United National Front (UNF)

electoral alliance An electoral alliance (also known as a bipartisan electoral agreement, electoral pact, electoral agreement, electoral coalition or electoral bloc) is an association of political party, political parties or individuals that exists solely to stand ...

's candidates in

Trincomalee District Trincomalee District ( ta, திருக்கோணமலை மாவட்டம் ''Tirukōṇamalai Māvaṭṭam;'' si, ත්‍රිකුණාමළය දිස්ත්‍රික්කය ''Trikuṇāmalaya distrikkaya'') is one ...

but failed to get elected after coming 2nd amongst the UNF candidates. He contested the 2012 provincial council election as one of the

United National Party The United National Party, often abbreviated as UNP ( si, එක්සත් ජාතික පක්ෂය, translit=Eksath Jāthika Pakshaya, ta, ஐக்கிய தேசியக் கட்சி, translit=Aikkiya Tēciyak Kaṭci), ...

's candidates in Trincomalee District and was elected to the

Eastern Provincial Council The Eastern Provincial Council (EPC ta, கிழக்கு மாகாண சபை ''Kiḻakku Mākāṇa Capai''; si, නැගෙනහිර පළාත් සභාව “Nagenahira Palat Sabava”; EPC) is the provincial council for ...

. Maharoof the 2015 parliamentary election as one of the

United National Front for Good Governance The United National Front (UNF) () later the United National Front for Good Governance (UNFGG) ( si, එක්සත් යහපාලන ජාතික පෙරමුණ ''Eksath Yahapalana Jathika Peramuna''; ta, நல்லாட்ச� ...

electoral alliance's candidates in Trincomalee District and was elected to 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� ...

. He was re-elected at the 2020 parliamentary election.

Electoral history

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maharoof, Imran 1983 births Alumni of Royal College, Colombo Living people Members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka Members of the 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka Members of the Eastern Provincial Council People from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka Samagi Jana Balawegaya politicians Sri Lankan Moor politicians Sri Lankan Muslims United National Party politicians