A. H. M. Fowzie

Hon. A. H. M. Fowzie MP
Member of Parliament for Colombo District
In office 9 February 2023 – 24 September 2024
Preceded by	Mujibar Rahuman
Minister of Highways
In office 2000–2001
Minister of Environment & Natural Resources
Minister of Petroleum & Petroleum Resources Development
Minister of Disaster Management
In office 2010–2015
Member of Parliament for National List
In office 2015–2020
Mayor of Colombo
In office 1974–1977
Personal details
Born	Abdul Hameed Mohamed Fowzie (1937-10-13) 13 October 1937
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Political party	Samagi Jana Balawegaya
Other political affiliations	Sri Lanka Freedom Party

Abdul Hameed Mohamed Fowzie (born 13 October 1937) is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a former government minister. He served as Mayor of Colombo between 1974 and 1977. Fowzie was a parliament member from 1996, representing the United National Party, but later joined the Sri Lanka Freedom Party.

In 2009 he was injured while walking with a crowd in the Akuressa suicide bombing. He joined the National Government of Sri Lanka led by the United National Party as the Minister of Disaster Management.

He re-entered parliament in 2023, after being elected as the Samagi Jana Balawegaya representative from the Colombo District, following the resignation of Mujibur Rahman, who ran for Colombo mayor.

Legal issues

On 27 August 2024, the Colombo High Court sentenced Fowzie to two years of rigorous imprisonment, which was suspended for ten years after he pleaded guilty to misusing a company vehicle belonging to the Ministry of Disaster Management. The court also imposed a fine of Rs. 400,000.

See also

• Cabinet of Sri Lanka

References

• "A.H.M. FOWZIE". Directory of Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 24 March 2010.
• He stood for what is right and just
• Lovable leader