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Mohamed Macan Markar (7 September 1877 – 10 May 1952) was a prominent

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era legislator and businessmen. He was Minister of Home AffairsSir Don Baron Jayatilaka — a great legacy
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, member of the Legislative Council and a

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. Markar was born 5 October 1885 in Galle, the son of Oduma Lebbe Marikar Macan Markar, a wealthy merchant from Galle, and was educated at

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, where he played cricket before going into the family business. Markar was elected as a member of the

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in 1924 and later to the

. He became the Minister of Communications and Works. He was knighted in the

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as a

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. From 1948 to 1952 he was a member of the Senate of Ceylon. He was knighted in 1938. Markar's sons were Ahmed Hussain Macan Markar, former member of parliament 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 ...

;

Muhammad Ajward Macan Markar Muhammad Ajward Macan Markar, FRCP is a Sri Lankan physician, academic. He was the first Professor of Medicine at the University of Ceylon, Peradeniya. Born to Sir Mohamed Macan Markar, he was educated at Royal College Colombo, where he played c ...

, FRCP, Professor of Medicine,

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and Alavi Ibrahim Macan Markar, FCA.

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