M. H. M. Ashraff
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Honourable M. H. M. Ashraff MP PC |
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| மு. ஹு. மு. அஷ்ரப் එම්. එච්. එම්. අෂ්රෆ් |
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| Minister of Shipping, Ports and Rehabilitation | |
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In office 1994–2000 |
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| President | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
| Prime Minister | Sirimavo Bandaranaike |
| Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for Ampara District |
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In office 1989–2000 |
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23 October 1948 Sammanthurai, Ceylon |
| Died | 16 September 2000 (aged 51) Aranayake, Sri Lanka |
| Political party | Sri Lanka Muslim Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Ferial Ashraff |
| Alma mater |
Ceylon Law College University of Colombo |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Ethnicity | Sri Lankan Moor |
Mohammed Hussain Mohammed Ashraff (Tamil: முகம்மது ஹுசைன் முகம்மது அஷ்ரப்; 23 October 1948 – 16 September 2000 ) was a Sri Lankan lawyer, politician, government minister and founder/leader of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress.
Ashraff was born on 23 October 1948 in Sammanthurai in south-eastern Ceylon. He was the son of Mohammed Meera Lebbe Hussain, a village headman, and Matheena Ummah. Ashraff grew up in Kalmunai where his maternal family, the Kariappers, were very influential. He was educated at Wesley College, Kalmunai. After school he joined Ceylon Law College, passing his examination with first class honours.
Ashraff married Ferial. They had one son, Aman.
After qualifying Ashraff started practising criminal law in the Eastern Province in 1974. He joined the Attorney-General's Department as a state counsel in 1975 after a short while returned to practising law. He received a Bachelor's degree and a Master's degree (1995) in law from the University of Colombo later and was appointed President's Counsel in 1997.
Ashraff wrote short stories, poems and newspaper/magazine articles in Tamil and English. He had a book of poems called Naan Enum Nee published. He worked as a part-time journalist on the Dinapathi daily newspaper whilst studying at Ceylon Law College. Later he published a left-wing magazine called Samathuvam (Equality). He wrote a Tamil book on the constitutional law.
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