Imthiaz Bakeer Markar

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National List
Assumed office
2020
Personal details
Born (1953-08-08) 8 August 1953 (age 70)
Mohammed Abdul Bakeer Markar (father)
  • Sithy Kadija Muhammad Raffai (mother)
    • EducationHoly Cross College, Kalutara
    Zahira College, Gampola
    Ananda College
    Alma materUniversity of Kelaniya
    Sri Lanka Law College
    OccupationPolitician
    ProfessionAttorney-at-Law

    Imthiaz Bakeer Markar (

    Housing from 1989 to 1993 and member of the parliament from the Kalutara District from 1989 to 2004. Bakeer Markar had served as the former Chairman of the National Media Centre and the former Vice President of the United National Party (UNP).[1][2][3][4]

    Personal life

    Imthiaz was born on 8 August 1953 in

    Governor of the Southern Province from 1988 to 1993. His mother Sithy Kadija Muhammad Raffai was a housewife.[5] His ancestry can be traced to Sheik Jamaluddeen-Al-Maghdoomi, Arab settler who settled down in Beruwala.[6] His grandfather Hakeem Alia Marikkar belonged to a family of local physicians, whose ancestors were local physicians.[7]
    Imthiaz has four siblings: Haseeba, Faseeha, Faheema and Yazir, from his father's second marriage with Jazeela.

    He was educated at Holy Cross College, Kalutara,

    Zahira College, Gampola before completing his secondary education at Ananda College, Colombo. He graduated from the University of Kelaniya with a Bachelor of Arts in mass communication and thereafter he entered the Sri Lanka Law College and qualified as an Attorney-at-Law
    in 1981.

    Markar is married to Ummu Fareeda in 1981 and they have five children: Asaf, Azam, Fadhil, Adhil and Insaf.[citation needed][8]

    Political career

    In 1981, he became the Deputy Chairman on the

    National List
    in August 2020.

    Works

    • Imthiaz, Bakeer Markar (2008). Mage Hade Gasma (My Heartbeat) - Collection of Parliamentary Speeches. Buddhi Prakashakayo.
    • Imthiaz Bakeer Markar (2009). Maa akamethiva siti JR. J.R. Jayawardena Centre.
    • Imthiaz Bakeer Markar (2014). Deshapremeya Kadepatha - Biography of T.B. Jayah. Godage and Brothers.[15]

    See also

    References

    1. ^ "Imthiaz Bakeer Markar". Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
    2. ^ "UNP is not against raising loans for development - Imthiaz Bakeer Markar". Archived from the original on 2016-08-09. Retrieved 2015-01-04.
    3. ^ Imthiaz Bakeer Markar appointed National Media Centre Chairman. Daily News (Sri Lanka), Retrieved on 20 September 2016.
    4. ^ "Parliament of Sri Lanka - Imthiaz Bakeer Markar".
    5. ^ "First Ancestry : Wairooshi".
    6. ^ Alhaj A. H. M. Azwer. "Historic Beruwela - the entry point of Arabs". rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
    7. ^ "Sons and daughters of Sri Lanka". Sunday Observer. Archived from the original on 2005-02-05. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
    8. ^ "First Ancestry : Wairooshi".
    9. ^ "2001 Parliamentary Elections" (PDF). Department of Elections. 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-09. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
    10. ^ "Housing Minister Premadasa meets Imtiaz Bakeer Markar". FT Daily. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
    11. ^ "Journalists granted full freedom under UNF Govt. - Media Minister". Daily News. 15 October 2003. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
    12. ^ "We are now entering an era of peace and prosperity - Minister Bakeer Markar". Daily News. 21 June 2002. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
    13. ^ "To coincide with Universal Postal Day : Programme to regularise communication services in Matale district". Daily News. 3 July 2003. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
    14. Sunday Observer. Archived
      from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
    15. ^ "Book on T. B. Jayah". newslanka.net. Retrieved 28 January 2015.

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