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A. Abdul Majeed (15 October 1926 \u2013 29 November 2011) was a Sri Lankan politician, Member of Parliament and deputy minister.Early life and family[edit]Majeed was born on 15 October 1926.[1][2] His family hailed from Vanniya in Sammanthurai in south-eastern Ceylon.[3] He was educated at Batticaloa Shivananda Vidyalayam and Jaffna Central College.[3] After school Majeed joined University of Ceylon, Colombo, graduating in 1950 with BA degree in economics.[2]Majeed married R. Kadeeja and had five children.[1]A. M. M. Naushad was his son-in-law.[4][5]In 1954 Majeed entered local politics, serving as chairman of Sammanthurai Town Council until 1960.[3]Majeed contested the March 1960 parliamentary election as an independent candidate in Pottuvil and was elected to Parliament.[6] He was re-elected at the July 1960 and 1965 parliamentary elections.[7][8] He contested the 1970 parliamentary election as a United National Party (UNP) candidate and was re-elected.[9] He switched to the Sammanthurai constituency at the 1977 parliamentary election and was elected to Parliament.[10] He was appointed a UNP National List MP after the 1989 parliamentary election.[1]Majeed served in several deputy ministerial positions when the UNP was in power between 1977 and 1994: Agriculture and Lands (1977\u201378); Power and Highways (1978\u201380); Power and Energy (1980\u201381); Post and Telecommunication (1981\u201389); and Handloom Industries (1989\u201394).[3] He was also District Minister for Batticaloa (1981\u201389).[3]Majeed died on 29 November 2011 at Sammanthurai Base Hospital.[3][2]References[edit]^ a b c “House takes up condolence vote on Abdul Majeed”. Daily News. 10 August 2012. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013.^ a b c “Popular Sri Lankan parliamentarian Abdul Majeed passes away” (PDF). Monsoon Journal. 6 (7): 4. December 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2012.^ a b c d e f “Ex-minister Abdul Majeed no more”. Daily News. 1 December 2011. Archived from the original on 19 June 2013.^ “Rows over the poll MoUs”. The Sunday Times. 28 October 2001.^ “Muslims have never clamoured for regional power \u2013 Naushad”. The Nation. 9 March 2008.^ “Result of Parliamentary General Election 19 March 1960” (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2015.^ “Result of Parliamentary General Election 20 July 1960” (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015.^ “Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965” (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2015.^ “Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970” (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.[permanent dead link]^ “Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977” (PDF). 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