Abdul Bakeer Markar
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The Honourable Deshamanya M.A. Bakeer Markar MP |
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| Governor of Southern Province | |
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In office 13 June 1988 – December 1993 |
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| 12th Speaker of the Parliament | |
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In office 21 September 1978 – 30 August 1983 |
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| President | J. R. Jayewardene |
| Prime Minister | Ranasinghe Premadasa |
| Preceded by | Anandatissa de Alwis |
| Succeeded by | E. L. Senanayake |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 May 1917 Beruwala, Ceylon |
| Died | 23 September 1997 (aged 80) Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | United National Party |
| Children | Imthiaz Bakeer Markar |
| Residence | Beruwala |
| Alma mater |
Zahira College, Colombo Sri Lanka Law College |
Deshamanya Marhoom Al Haj Mohammed Abdul Bakeer Markar (12 May 1917 – 10 September 1997) was a Sri Lankan politician. He was the Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and Governor of the Southern Province.
Bakeer Markar's ancestry is traced to Sheik Jamaluddeen-Al-Maghdoomi, an Arab settler who settled down in the sea board town of Beruwala. His father Hakeem Alia Marikkar Mohomed Marikkar belonged to a family of physicians, whose ancestors too were physicians. He was born in Beruwala on 12 May 1917.
Educated at Zahira College, Colombo, entered Colombo Law College in 1940 and graduated in 1950. With the on set of World War II, he took up duties in Civil Defence Services in 1942 and was sent for civil defense training in India. After the war he had a lucrative legal practice and was elected President of the Kalutara District Branch of the Bar Association of Ceylon.
He started his political career when he was elected member of the Beruwala Urban Council. He was subsequently elected as the Chairman of the Council. He was the first Member of Parliament to represent Beruwala from March 1960 to April 1960, the Member of Parliament for Beruwala from April 1965 to March 1970, the Deputy Speaker of the Parliament from 4 August 1977 to 7 September 1978, the Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka from 21 September 1978 to 30 August 1983, the Cabinet Minister Without Portfolio from 1983 to 1988 and the Governor of the Southern Province of Sri Lanka from 13 June 1988 to December 1993. He served as acting as the Head of State while the President and Prime Minister both was out of the country.
He was founder President of the All Ceylon Union of Muslim League Youth Fronts. He was also the Vice President of the All Ceylon Muslim League. Further he was the Chairman of the Beruwala, Maradana Mosque Jamaath until his demise.
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