Political Party

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB)

District

Mahanuwara

Date of Birth

1960-04-13

Religion

Islam

Civil Status

Married

Legislative Service

28 years, 9 months, 4 days

Profession

Attorney-at-Law

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Address (Sitting Days)

263,Galle Road,Colombo 03.

Address (Non-Sitting Days)

51,Vauxhall Lane,Colombo 02.

Phone (Sitting Days)

0112436752

Email

hakeem_r@parliament.lk

Fax

0112396699

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LLM, University of Colombo

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Attorney-at-Law

Ninth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka (2020-08-05 - to date)
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka (2015-08-17 - 2020-03-02)
Seventh Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka (2010-04-20 - 2015-06-26)
Sixth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka (2010-03-09 - 2010-04-08)
Sixth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka (2008-07-09 - 2010-02-09)
Sixth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka (2004-04-02 - 2008-04-02)
Fifth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka (2001-12-05 - 2004-02-07)
Fourth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka (2000-10-10 - 2001-10-10)
Third Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka- (2000-09-14 - 2000-10-10)
Third Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka- (1994-08-18 - 2000-08-18)

Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka

Minister of City Planning, Water Supply and Higher Education (2019-07-29)
Minister of City Planning, Water Supply and Higher Education (2018-12-20)
Minister of City Planning and Water Supply (2015-09-04)

Seventh Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka

Minister of Urban Development, Water Supply and Drainage (2015-01-12)
Minister of Justice and Labour Relations (2010-11-22)

Sixth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka

Central Ceylon Muslim Ladies Union (Incorporation) [57/2007]

Minister of City Planning, Water Supply and Higher Education (2019-07-29 - 2019-11-21)
Minister of City Planning, Water Supply and Higher Education (2018-12-20 - 2019-06-03)
Minister of City Planning and Water Supply (2015-09-04 - 2018-10-26)
Minister of Urban Development, Water Supply and Drainage (2015-01-12 - 2015-06-26)
Minister of Justice and Labour Relations (2010-11-22 - 2014-12-28)
Minister of Posts & Telecommunication (2007-01-28 - 2007-12-12)
Minister of Port Development and Shipping ; Minister of Eastern Development and Muslim Religious Affairs, (2001-12-12 - 2004-02-07)
Minister of International Trade & Commerce, Muslim Affairs & Shipping Development (2000-10-19 - 2001-06-19)
Deputy Chairman of Committees (2000-09-14 - 2000-10-10)
Deputy Chairman of Committees (1994-08-25 - 2000-08-18)

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Fourth Session

Third Session

Second Session

First Session

Fourth Session

Third Session

Second Session

First Session

First Session

2015-12-21

Petitioned By: Siththi Ramsa Rafael
Petition Status: Follow Up Response Receive

Legislature	Session	Questions Asked
Ninth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka	Fifth Session	3	Details
Ninth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka	Fourth Session	10	Details
Ninth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka	Second Session	4	Details
Ninth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka	First Session	14	Details
Seventh Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka	First Session	13	Details

Legislature	Session	Questions Answered
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka	Third Session	6	Details
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka	First Session	2	Details
Seventh Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka	First Session	9	Details

Legislature	Days Present	Days Absent
Ninth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka	335	73	Details
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka	344	99	Details
Seventh Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka	218	96	Details

Committee of Selection

Legislature	Days Present	Days Absent
Ninth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Fifth Session	2	1	Details
Ninth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Fourth Session	6	5	Details
Ninth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Third Session	5	4	Details
Ninth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Second Session	3	6	Details
Ninth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - First Session	7	4	Details
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Third Session	0	8	Details
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Second Session	3	8	Details
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - First Session	0	1	Details

Committee on High Posts

Legislature	Days Present	Days Absent	Days Absent (Informed)
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Second Session	4	14	0	Details

Committee on Parliamentary Business

Legislature	Days Present	Days Absent
Ninth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Fifth Session	11	10	Details
Ninth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Fourth Session	12	14	Details
Ninth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Third Session	10	6	Details
Ninth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Second Session	8	7	Details
Ninth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - First Session	26	9	Details
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Fourth Session	1	2	Details
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Third Session	5	18	Details
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Second Session	6	16	Details
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - First Session	26	55	Details

Committee on Public Enterprises

Legislature	Days Present	Days Absent
Ninth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Fifth Session	1	11	Details
Ninth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Fourth Session	8	45	Details
Ninth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Third Session	1	13	Details
Ninth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Second Session	10	18	Details
Ninth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - First Session	13	28	Details
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Fourth Session	2	2	Details
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Third Session	2	38	Details
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Second Session	2	21	Details
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - First Session	1	30	Details

Committee on Public Finance

Legislature	Days Present	Days Absent
Ninth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Fifth Session	11	10	Details
Ninth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Fourth Session	12	24	Details
Ninth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Third Session	1	1	Details

Ministerial Consultative Committee on Water Supply

Legislature	Days Present	Days Absent	Days Absent (Informed)
Ninth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Third Session	0	1	0	Details
Ninth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - First Session	0	1	0	Details

Ministerial Consultative Committee on Water Supply and Estate Infrastructure Development

Legislature	Days Present	Days Absent	Days Absent (Informed)
Ninth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Fifth Session	1	0	0	Details
Ninth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Fourth Session	0	2	0	Details

National Council

Legislature	Days Present	Days Absent	Days Absent (Informed)
Ninth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Fourth Session	3	4	0	Details

Sectoral Oversight Committee on Just and Law-Abiding Society

Legislature	Days Present	Days Absent	Days Absent (Informed)
Ninth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Fourth Session	5	8	0	Details

Sectoral Oversight Committee on National Security

Legislature	Days Present	Days Absent	Days Absent (Informed)
Ninth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Fourth Session	10	3	0	Details

Select Committee of Parliament to discuss the Heads of Expenditure of Ministries selected from the Budget Estimates of the year 2018

Legislature	Days Present	Days Absent	Days Absent (Informed)
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - First Session	1	4	0	Details

Select Committee of Parliament to identify appropriate reforms of the election laws and the electoral system and to recommend necessary amendment

Legislature	Days Present	Days Absent	Days Absent (Informed)
Ninth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Fourth Session	13	5	0	Details

Select Committee of Parliament to investigate into and to make suitable recommendations relating to the disasters caused by new Diamond and X-press Pearl Vessels in the Maritime Zone of Sri Lanka

Legislature	Days Present	Days Absent	Days Absent (Informed)
Ninth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Fourth Session	2	0	0	Details

Select Committee of Parliament to look into and report to Parliament on the terrorist attacks that took place in different places in Sri Lanka on 21st April 2019

Legislature	Days Present	Days Absent	Days Absent (Informed)
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Third Session	20	2	0	Details

Select Committee of Parliament to make recommendations for the Review and Reform of Legal Education in Sri Lanka

Legislature	Days Present	Days Absent	Days Absent (Informed)
Ninth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Fifth Session	4	4	0	Details

Select Committee of Parliament to make suitable recommendations for the expansion of higher education opportunities in Sri Lanka

Legislature	Days Present	Days Absent	Days Absent (Informed)
Ninth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Fourth Session	15	3	0	Details

Select Committee of Parliament to study and report to Parliament its recommendations to ensure Communal and Religious Harmony in Sri Lanka

Legislature	Days Present	Days Absent	Days Absent (Informed)
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Third Session	4	2	0	Details

Special Committee appointed to look into the incidents that took place on the 03rd and 04th December, 2021 in the Chamber of Parliament and within the Parliament Premises and to recommend steps to prevent such incidents in future

Legislature	Days Present	Days Absent	Days Absent (Informed)
Ninth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Fourth Session	3	2	0	Details

Special Meeting with the Hon. Speaker

Legislature	Days Present	Days Absent	Days Absent (Informed)
Ninth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Second Session	0	1	0	Details

Sub Committee on Identifying the Priorities in Formulation of Short, Medium & Long Term National Policies of the National Council

Legislature	Days Present	Days Absent	Days Absent (Informed)
Ninth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Fourth Session	0	13	0	Details

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Select Committee of Parliament to discuss the Heads of Expenditure of Ministries selected from the Budget Estimates of the year 2018

Select Committee of Parliament to identify appropriate reforms of the election laws and the electoral system and to recommend necessary amendment

Select Committee of Parliament to investigate into and to make suitable recommendations relating to the disasters caused by new Diamond and X-press Pearl Vessels in the Maritime Zone of Sri Lanka

Select Committee of Parliament to look into and report to Parliament on the terrorist attacks that took place in different places in Sri Lanka on 21st April 2019

Select Committee of Parliament to make recommendations for the Review and Reform of Legal Education in Sri Lanka

Select Committee of Parliament to make suitable recommendations for the expansion of higher education opportunities in Sri Lanka

Select Committee of Parliament to study and report to Parliament its recommendations to ensure Communal and Religious Harmony in Sri Lanka

Special Committee appointed to look into the incidents that took place on the 03rd and 04th December, 2021 in the Chamber of Parliament and within the Parliament Premises and to recommend steps to prevent such incidents in future

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Sub Committee on Identifying the Priorities in Formulation of Short, Medium & Long Term National Policies of the National Council

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Sectoral Oversight Committee on National Security

Select Committee of Parliament to discuss the Heads of Expenditure of Ministries selected from the Budget Estimates of the year 2018

Select Committee of Parliament to identify appropriate reforms of the election laws and the electoral system and to recommend necessary amendment

Select Committee of Parliament to investigate into and to make suitable recommendations relating to the disasters caused by new Diamond and X-press Pearl Vessels in the Maritime Zone of Sri Lanka

Select Committee of Parliament to look into and report to Parliament on the terrorist attacks that took place in different places in Sri Lanka on 21st April 2019

Select Committee of Parliament to make recommendations for the Review and Reform of Legal Education in Sri Lanka

Select Committee of Parliament to make suitable recommendations for the expansion of higher education opportunities in Sri Lanka

Select Committee of Parliament to study and report to Parliament its recommendations to ensure Communal and Religious Harmony in Sri Lanka

Special Committee appointed to look into the incidents that took place on the 03rd and 04th December, 2021 in the Chamber of Parliament and within the Parliament Premises and to recommend steps to prevent such incidents in future

Special Meeting with the Hon. Speaker

Sub Committee on Identifying the Priorities in Formulation of Short, Medium & Long Term National Policies of the National Council

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