Faiszer Musthapha
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Honourable Faiszer Musthapha MP PC |
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| Minister of Local Government and Provincial Councils | |
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Assumed office 9 September 2015 |
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| President | Maithripala Sirisena |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Preceded by | A. L. M. Athaullah |
| State Minister of Aviation | |
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In office 12 January 2015 – 9 February 2015 |
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| President | Maithripala Sirisena |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Deputy Minister of Investment Promotion | |
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In office 2012–2014 |
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| Deputy Minister of Technology and Research | |
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In office 2010–2012 |
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| Deputy Minister of Environment | |
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In office 2010–2012 |
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| Deputy Minister of Tourism | |
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In office 2007–2010 |
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| Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament for National List |
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Assumed office 2015 |
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| Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament for Kandy District |
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In office 2004–2015 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | July 2, 1969 |
| Nationality |
 Sri Lankan
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| Political party |
Sri Lanka Freedom Party Ceylon Workers' Congress |
| Other political affiliations |
United People's Freedom Alliance |
| Alma mater | Royal College Colombo |
| Profession | Attorney-at-Law |
| Religion | Islam |
Mohamed Faiszer Musthapha, PC, MP is a Sri Lankan Attorney-at-Law and a politician. He is the present Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. Faiszer Musthapha is married to Fathima Rifa who is also a lawyer. They have two daughters.
Musthapha received his primary and secondary education at Royal College, Colombo and graduated from the Ceylon Law College. He obtained his post-graduate degree, Master of Law (LLM) from the University of Aberdeen, U.K.
Faiszer Musthapha, chose the legal profession as his career following in the foot-steps of his father Faisz Musthapha. Faiszer Musthapha had specialized in company law and established a very successful practice eventually earning the title of President’s Counsel. It was the first time in the history of Sri Lanka that both father and son had attained the title of President's Counsel. He also held the position of Vice Chairman of Sri Lanka Land Reclamation and Development Corporation (SLLRDC) 2002-2003 and subsequently, Vice Chairman of National Housing Development Authority (NHDA) 2002-2004.
He entered politics as member of the Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC) in 2004 and was elected as a Member of Parliament in the same year; representing the Kandy District. Following the Elections, the CWC announced its unconditional support to the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA), thereby allowing them to form Government.
In the subsequent Parliamentary General Election he contested from the Kandy District as a member of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) led UPFA. With Faiszer as its candidate, the SLFP, after a long period of fifty four years, was able to achieve Muslim representation in Parliament from the Central Province. He was then appointed a Central Committee Member of the SLFP, a position he continues to hold.
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