Gate Mudaliyar Mudali (or Mudaliyar) was a colonial title and office in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) which was part of the native headman system. The Portuguese colonials created the Mudaliyar class in the 17th century by enlisting natives of different castes from ...

Mohammed Samsudeen Kariapper was 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. He was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and

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for

Kalmunai Kalmunai ( ta, கல்முனை, translit=Kalmuṉai; si, කල්මුනේ, translit=Kalmunē) is a major city in Ampara District. It is the largest city of Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. It had a total population of 106,780 as of 2011. I ...

Early life

Kariapper was born in 1899 and educated at

Wesley College, Colombo Wesley College, Colombo, popularly known as "Wesley" or "The Double Blues" is a school providing primary and secondary education in Sri Lanka since 1874. Wesley College is a Methodist educational institution. History In 1858, Rev. Joseph Ri ...

. He was also a Chief Headman.

Political career

Kariapper was elected to

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at the 1947 parliamentary election to represent

, as a

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), ...

candidate. He was defeated at the 1952 parliamentary election. Kariapper entered local politics and became chairman of Kalmunai Town Council. He was elected to Parliament at the 1956 parliamentary election to represent

, this time as an

Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi ( ta, இலங்கைத் தமிழரசுக் கட்சி, si, ඉලංගෙයි තමිළ් අරසු කච්චි; ITAK) is a Sri Lankan political party which represents the Sri Lankan ...

candidate. He crossed over to the government within six months of the election. He was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice. He was re-elected to Parliament at the March 1960 parliamentary election, this time as a

Lanka Democratic Party Lanka Prajathanthravadi Pakshaya ('Ceylon Democratic Party') was a political party in Sri Lanka. LPP was led by Dr. Wijeyananda Dahanayake. In the 1960 elections LPP was part of the 'Mahajana Eksath Peramuna' coalition, consisting of the Sri Lanka ...

candidate. Kariapper formed the

All Ceylon Islamic United Front All Ceylon Islamic United Front was a political party in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon ...

in 1960 and contested the July 1960 parliamentary election as an ACIUF candidate. He was defeated. In late 1960 he was found guilty of corruption by the Thalagodapitiya Bribery Commission. Kariapper made a second parliamentary comeback when he was elected to parliament at the 1965 parliamentary election to represent

, this time as an independent candidate. However he lost his seat and his civic rights were suspended for seven years following the enactment of the ''Imposition Of Civic Disabilities (Special Provisions) Act (No. 14 of 1965)'' based on the Thalagodapitiya Bribery Commission Report.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kariapper, M. S. 1899 births 1989 deaths Alumni of Wesley College, Colombo Members of the 1st Parliament of Ceylon Members of the 3rd Parliament of Ceylon Members of the 4th Parliament of Ceylon Members of the 6th Parliament of Ceylon Parliamentary secretaries of Ceylon Sri Lankan Muslims United National Party politicians Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi politicians Sri Lankan politicians convicted of crimes