Alhaj S. Z. M. Mashoor Moulana (மசூர் மௌலானா, 31 January 1932 – 4 December 2015), born in

Maruthamunai Maruthamunai ( ta, மருதமுனை, translit=Marutamuṉai; si, බුරුතමුන්න, translit=Burutamunna, si, මරදමුනේ, translit=Maradamunē) is a coastal village located along the eastern coastline, about 358 ...

, Eastern Province, 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 began his political career alongside the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi leader,

S. J. V. Chelvanayakam Samuel James Veluppillai Chelvanayakam ( ta, சாமுவேல் ஜேம்ஸ் வேலுப்பிள்ளை செல்வநாயகம், translit=Cāmuvēl Jēms Vēluppiḷḷai Celvanāyakam; 31 March 1898 – 26 Ap ...

, with whom he was very closely associated in all his political activities. He addressed on the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi platform and contested the 1960 General Election and lost the seat by a narrow margin of 112 votes. In 1966 he became the chairman of the Karaivakupattu Village Council, a position that he remained in until 1974. Moulana served as the chairman of the Hotels Corporation during President

J.R. Jayewardene Junius Richard Jayewardene ( si, ජුනියස් රිචඩ් ජයවර්ධන, ta, ஜூனியஸ் ரிச்சட் ஜயவர்தனா; 17 September 1906 – 1 November 1996), commonly abbreviated in Sri Lanka as ...

& Prime Minister

R. Premadasa Sri Lankabhimanya Ranasinghe Premadasa ( si, රණසිංහ ප්‍රේමදාස ''Raṇasiṃha Premadāsa'', ta, ரணசிங்க பிரேமதாசா ''Raṇaciṅka Pirēmatācā''; 23 June 1924 – 1 May 1993) was th ...

's time, and thereafter as a member of the Eastern Provincial Council. Moulana was also then Mayor of the

Kalmunai Municipal Council Kalmunai Municipal Council (KMC) is the local authority for the city of Kalmunai in south-eastern Sri Lanka. KMC is responsible for providing a variety of local public services including roads, sanitation, drains, housing, libraries, public parks a ...

between 2009 and 2011.

References

*https://www.parliament.lk/uploads/documents/hansard/PUBDOC2725_document.pdf {{DEFAULTSORT:Moulana, S. Z. M. Mashoor 1932 births 2015 deaths Alumni of Zahira College, Colombo Members of the Senate of Ceylon Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi politicians United National Party politicians Sri Lanka Muslim Congress politicians Members of the Eastern Provincial Council Mayors of places in Sri Lanka Maruthamunai People from Maruthamunai Sri Lankan expatriates in India