Ahamed Nazeer Zainulabdeen
Naseer Ahamed Zainulabdeen, MP, (Sinhala:නසීර් අහමඩ්), (born 16 April 1961) is a Sri Lankan politician, Cabinet Minister and a member of the Sri Lankan parliament.[1] He is the former Chief Minister of Eastern Province, Sri Lanka.[2] Chief Minister on 6 February 2015. Following the mass resignation of the Sri Lankan cabinet in the wake of the 2022 Sri Lankan protests, he was appointed as the Minister of Environment by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on 18 April 2022.[3]
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නසීර් අහමඩ් | |
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| Minister of Environment | |
| Assumed office 18 April 2022 | |
| President | Gotabaya Rajapaksa Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Prime Minister | Mahinda Rajapaksa Ranil Wickremesinghe Dinesh Gunawardena |
| Preceded by | Mahinda Amaraweera |
| 3rd Chief Minister of the Eastern Province | |
| In office 6 February 2015 – 30 September 2017 | |
| Governor | Austin Fernando |
| Preceded by | M. N. Abdul Majeed |
| Member of Parliament for Batticaloa District | |
| Assumed office 20 August 2020 | |
| President | Gotabaya Rajapaksa Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Prime Minister | Mahinda Rajapaksa Ranil Wickremesinghe Dinesh Gunawardena |
| Eastern Provincial Minister of Agriculture, Livestock Production, Rural Industrial Development, Fisheries and Tourism | |
| In office September 2012 – February 2015 | |
| Governor | Mohan Wijewickrama |
| Chief Minister | M. N. Abdul Majeed |
| Member of the Eastern Provincial Council | |
| In office September 2012 – September 2017 | |
| Governor | Mohan Wijewickrama Austin Fernando Rohitha Bogollagama |
| Chief Minister | M. N. Abdul Majeed |
| Constituency | Batticaloa District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 16, 1961 Eravur, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka |
| Political party | Sri Lanka Muslim Congress |
| Other political affiliations | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance |
| Residence | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Engineer (B.S in Engineering king fahd university of petroleum and minerals) |
References
- "Parliament of Sri Lanka - Naseer Ahamed".
- "SLMC's Ahmed appointed as CM". Colombo Gazette. 6 February 2015. Archived from the original on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- Krishnasai, C. "Sri Lankan president appoints 17 cabinet ministers amid calls for govt ouster". WION News. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
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