638:, serving from 21 September 1978 to 30 August 1983. With that, Bakir Makar became the last Speaker of the old Parliament of Sri Lanka and the first Speaker of the new Parliament of Sri Jayewardenepura. During this period, he was the first to bring the tourism industry, which was limited to the Bentota area, to Beruwela, becoming the Founder of the Beruwala Tourism Zone. During his tenure, new tourism related jobs, jewelry stores, and tourist hotels sprang up in the area as well as tourist police station was also established in the Moragalla area. He served as acting as the Head of State while the President and Prime Minister both was out of the country.
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Parliament for Beruwala and served as a Government Minister and daughters Dinah, Shamim and Nylah was born to them. Later, he married Jazeela and they had four children, daughters Haseeba, Faseeha, Faheema and son Yazir.
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Bakeer Markar was born on 12 May 1917 in "Hakeem Villa" at Maradana,
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469:politician and civil servant. He was the
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465:(12 May 1917 – 10 September 1997) was a
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4862:Members of the 4th Parliament of Ceylon
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925:"Sons and daughters of Sri Lanka"
911:"First Ancestry : Wairooshi"
778:Official Website of SL Parliament
654:Governor of the Southern Province
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1839:Richard Gotabhaya Senanayake
670:Religious and community work
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328:Mohammed Abdul Bakeer Markar
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1977:Matarage Sirisena Amarasiri
886:"Death of a former speaker"
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3010:Mallikka Ellawala Ratwatte
2914:Dingiri Bandara Welagedara
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1602:Ahmed Hussain Macan Markar
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3599:Leader of the Opposition
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2978:Dharmadasa Wanniarachchi
2668:Abdul Lathiff Sinnalebbe
2463:Leader of the Opposition
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2315:Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
1424:Leader of the Opposition
558:women facing abandonment
481:Early life and education
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4430:Harshanath Wanigasekera
4284:Sumanadasa Abeywickrama
4064:J. A. D. S. R. Jayakody
3787:Ahamed Rizvi Sinnalebbe
3763:Dingiri Banda Wijetunga
3701:K. W. R. M. Ekananayake
3696:W. M. P. B. Dissanayake
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3413:M. P. de Z. Siriwardena
3247:Felix Dias Bandaranaike
2899:Tikiri Banda Subasinghe
2587:Dingiri Banda Wijetunga
2487:George Abeyagoonasekera
2346:Robert Singleton-Salmon
2341:Mohamed Izadeen Mohamed
2295:M. P. de Z. Siriwardena
2145:Felix Dias Bandaranaike
2086:K. Y. M Wijeratne Banda
1844:Tikiri Banda Subasinghe
1406:Tikiri Banda Subasinghe
1000:Leslie Mervyn Jayaratne
636:Parliament of Sri Lanka
608:Sri Lanka Freedom Party
502:Zahira College, Colombo
414:Zahira College, Colombo
95:Leslie Mervyn Jayaratne
4672:Ariyaratne Jayatillake
4655:S. de Silva Jayasinghe
4540:Samaraweera Weerawanni
4382:Daya Sepali Senadheera
4377:Bandulahewa Senadheera
4326:Wijeyananda Dahanayake
4170:Chandrasekera Gankanda
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4030:North Western Province
4015:Maithripala Senanayake
3959:North Central Province
3314:S. de Silva Jayasinghe
3056:Wijeyananda Dahanayake
2855:M. H. M. Naina Marikar
2850:I. M. R. A. Iriyagolle
2816:North Western Province
2796:Maithripala Senanayake
2762:North Central Province
2702:S. J. V. Chelvanayakam
2210:S. de Silva Jayasinghe
1804:M. H. M. Naina Marikar
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1770:North Western Province
1755:Maithripala Senanayake
1716:North Central Province
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1627:Wijayabahu Wijayasinha
1468:R. R. D. Bandaranayake
688:Saddam Hussein Village
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4345:Montague Jayawickrama
4146:Sabaragamuwa Province
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3647:J. G. Wijeratne Banda
3428:S. K. K. Suriarachchi
3309:D. Shelton Jayasinghe
3267:Somaweera Chandrasiri
3257:Sirimavo Bandaranaike
3110:Montague Jayawickrama
3022:Dhanapala Weerasekera
2924:Sabaragamuwa Province
2806:Leelaratne Wijesinghe
2468:Sirimavo Bandaranaike
2310:S. K. K. Suriarachchi
2290:Edmund Samarawickrema
2205:D. Shelton Jayasinghe
2155:Somaweera Chandrasiri
2126:W. G. M. Albert Silva
2062:Justin Wijayawardhene
2047:Senapala Samarasekera
2017:Montague Jayawickrama
1864:Sabaragamuwa Province
1784:E. M. R. B. Ekanayake
1592:M. I. M. Abdul Majeed
1518:Chandrasena Munaweera
792:Imthiyaz, Rasheed M.
704:Imthiaz Bakeer Markar
620:1977 general election
616:1970 general election
612:1965 general election
592:United National Party
516:Having completed his
504:which was then under
392:Imthiaz Bakeer Markar
373:United National Party
27:Sri Lankan politician
4769:Ranil Wickremesinghe
4739:Ranasinghe Premadasa
4677:M. D. H. Jayawardena
4591:Anandatissa de Alwis
4564:Dharmasena Attygalle
4533:Lakshman Senewiratne
4528:C. P. J. Seneviratne
4513:W. J. M. Lokubandara
4493:R. M. Punchi Bandara
4452:E. D. Wickrematilaka
4442:Jinadasa Weerasinghe
4418:Somaratne Asokaweera
4401:Raitor Thilakasekara
4253:Nissanka Wijeyeratne
4248:A. K. D. Wanigaratne
4226:Sarath Muttetuwegama
4221:Abeyratne Pilapitiya
4204:Wimal Wickramasinghe
3885:S. Kathiravelupillai
3782:M. L. Ahamed Fareeth
3593:Ranasinghe Premadasa
3569:Anandatissa de Alwis
3433:Stanley Tillekeratne
3396:Ranasinghe Premadasa
3324:M. D. H. Jayawardena
3223:C. P. J. Seneviratne
3157:S. A. Wickramasinghe
3152:Percy Wickremasinghe
3000:Abeyratne Pilapitiya
2712:S. Kathiravelupillai
2648:M. E. H. Mohamed Ali
2562:Hemachandra Sirisena
2285:Ranasinghe Premadasa
2121:C. P. J. Seneviratne
2057:S. A. Wickramasinghe
2052:Percy Wickremasinghe
1928:Abeyratne Pilapitiya
1903:V. T. G. Karunaratne
1883:D. F. Hettiarachchi
1607:M. E. H. Mohamed Ali
1010:Anandatissa de Alwis
473:and Governor of the
300:Constituency Created
243:Member of Parliament
185:Anandatissa de Alwis
173:Ranasinghe Premadasa
133:Ranasinghe Premadasa
4704:Abdul Bakeer Markar
4694:Merrill Kariyawasam
4660:Sunethra Ranasinghe
4581:S. D. Bandaranayake
4457:Amarasiri Dodangoda
4406:M. H. K. Jagathsena
4338:K. Ananda Kularatne
4243:Wasantha Udayaratne
4119:Asoka Wadigamangawa
4104:Kalubanda Ratnayake
3973:K. D. M. C. Bandara
3841:Abdul Rasak Mansoor
3826:H. D. L. Leelaratne
3679:Rupa Sriyani Daniel
3573:Abdul Bakeer Markar
3474:R. Singleton-Salmon
3366:Mangala Moonesinghe
3339:Abdul Bakeer Markar
3294:Leslie Goonewardene
3277:T. Quintin Fernando
3252:S. D. Bandaranayake
3095:Charles Edirisuriya
2948:D. F. Hettiarachchi
2938:Dhanapala Attygalle
2904:Mudiyanse Tennakoon
2717:E. M. V. Naganathan
2356:Amaradasa Ratnapala
2245:Abdul Bakeer Markar
2230:D. C. W. Kannangara
2180:Leslie Goonewardene
2165:T. Quintin Fernando
2150:S. D. Bandaranayake
1953:Soma Wickremanayake
1878:P. B. Bandaranayake
1849:Mudiyanse Tennakoon
1829:Stephen Samarakkody
1681:E. M. V. Naganathan
1617:N. R. Rajavarothiam
1528:Donald J. Ranaweera
1473:T. William Fernando
602:, which he lost to
598:and he contest the
41:M. A. Bakeer Markar
18:Abdul Bakeer Markar
4887:Ceylonese proctors
4822:Sri Lankan Muslims
4791:Mahendra Wijeratne
4754:R. G. Samaranayake
4621:Dinesh Gunawardena
4596:N. Denzil Fernando
4425:Norman Waidyaratna
4413:Edwin Tillekeratne
4314:P. S. Galappaththi
4233:G. V. Punchinilame
4155:M. L. M. Aboosally
4136:Ukkubanda Wijekoon
4094:G. M. Premachandra
4074:H. M. A. Lokubanda
4069:Lionel Jayatilleke
3990:A. D. B. Ekanayake
3937:Neelan Tiruchelvam
3932:T. Thirunavukarasu
3927:P. S. Soosaithasan
3922:T. Sivasithamparam
3917:M. Sivasithamparam
3836:M. A. Abdul Majeed
3821:M. A. M. Jalaldeen
3691:Gamini Dissanayake
3686:Ananda Dassanayake
3657:Anura Bandaranaike
3608:Anura Bandaranaike
3536:8th Parliament of
3401:D. S. Samarasinghe
3381:K. D. David Perera
3359:Colvin R. de Silva
3299:Philip Gunawardena
3272:M. Ruskin Fernando
3176:W. P. G. Ariyadasa
3142:Edwin Tillekeratne
3135:Albert Kariyawasam
3130:R. G. Samaranayake
2958:P. B. G. Kalugalla
2933:M. L. M. Aboosally
2877:R. R. W. Rajapakse
2801:P. M. K. Tennakoon
2747:T. Sivasithamparam
2742:M. Sivasithamparam
2673:Senerath Somaratne
2663:S. M. Rasamanickam
2643:S. M. Manickarajah
2638:M. A. Abdul Majeed
2633:A. L. Abdul Majeed
2572:Aloysius Weerakoon
2408:6th Parliament of
2190:Robert Gunawardena
2185:Philip Gunawardena
2160:M. Ruskin Fernando
2111:K. M. P. Rajaratne
2081:W. P. G. Ariyadasa
2042:R. G. Samaranayake
2032:Lakshman Rajapaksa
1888:P. B. G. Kalugalla
1873:M. L. M. Aboosally
1814:W. J. C. Munasinha
1760:P. M. K. Tennakoon
1696:T. Sivasithamparam
1691:M. Sivasithamparam
1622:S. M. Rasamanickam
1587:M. A. Abdul Majeed
1548:Aloysius Weerakoon
1498:D. H. Jayawickrema
1373:4th Parliament of
1242:Southern Province
977:Political offices
522:Ceylon Law College
426:Ceylon Law College
238:Norman Waidyaratne
4799:
4798:
4714:Wijayapala Mendis
4682:J. R. Jayewardene
4667:Gamini Jayasuriya
4611:Bennet Gunasekera
4523:Percy Samaraweera
4518:D. Vincent Perera
4503:W. M. Karunaratne
4498:R. M. Karunaratne
4394:G. V. S. de Silva
4289:Richard Pathirana
4263:Southern Province
4238:N. A. Seneviratne
4216:K. Vincent Perera
4185:Asoka Karunaratne
4180:Wimala Kannangara
4165:C. R. Beligammana
4126:H. B. Wanninayake
4044:S. W. Alawatuwala
4005:G. D. Mahindasoma
3912:X. M. Sellathambu
3875:V. Anandasangaree
3861:Northern Province
3831:M. E. H. Maharoof
3811:K. W. Devanayagam
3662:D. M. Chandrapala
3652:W. M. G. T. Banda
3632:S. S. Abeysundara
3589:J. R. Jayewardene
3492:
3491:
3423:V. A. Sugathadasa
3406:T. B. Ilangaratne
3344:Wijayapala Mendis
3329:J. R. Jayewardene
3319:Gamini Jayasuriya
3304:Lakshman Jayakody
3218:Percy Samaraweera
3076:Lakshman de Silva
3066:A. D. S. de Silva
3037:Southern Province
3027:P. B. Wijesundara
3017:Dudley Senanayake
3005:Clifford Ratwatte
2968:Asoka Karunaratne
2963:Wimala Kannangara
2943:C. R. Beligammana
2909:U. B. Wanninayake
2882:Leticia Rajapakse
2786:R. B. Ratnamalala
2732:G. G. Ponnambalam
2683:Northern Province
2616:K. W. Devanayagam
2582:Edmund Wijesuriya
2512:L. B. Dassanayake
2502:W. M. G. T. Banda
2492:S. S. Abeysundara
2457:Dudley Senanayake
2364:
2363:
2305:V. A. Sugathadasa
2260:A. J. Niyathapala
2250:Wijayapala Mendis
2220:J. R. Jayewardene
2215:Gamini Jayasuriya
2037:Don Roy Rajapakse
1992:Lakshman de Silva
1963:Southern Province
1938:Dudley Senanayake
1933:Clifford Ratwatte
1913:A. E. B. Kiriella
1898:Asoka Karunaratne
1893:Wimala Kannangara
1809:D. B. Monnekulame
1750:R. B. Ratnamalala
1671:Alfred Duraiappah
1637:Northern Province
1553:J. D. Weerasekera
1513:C. A. S. Marikkar
1503:U. P. Y. Jinadasa
1493:T. B. Jayasundera
1488:T. B. Ilangaratne
1453:Bernard Aluwihare
1448:S. S. Abeysundara
1418:Dudley Senanayake
1329:
1328:
1204:
1203:
1033:
1032:
1024:Succeeded by
997:Succeeded by
759:on 5 January 2005
660:Southern Province
554:maintenance cases
475:Southern Province
453:
452:
347:10 September 1997
161:J. R. Jayewardene
121:J. R. Jayewardene
62:Southern Province
16:(Redirected from
4894:
4779:Anil Moonesinghe
4744:M. D. Premaratne
4628:Tudor Gunasekara
4606:Tyronne Fernando
4601:Neville Fernando
4550:Western Province
4508:J. M. Kumaradasa
4488:Dharmadasa Banda
4200:Leonard Kiriella
4195:Mervyn Kularatne
4160:Gamini Atukorale
4000:E. L. B. Hurulle
3968:A. M. S. Adikari
3897:V. N. Navaratnam
3890:M. Alalasundaram
3870:A. Amirthalingam
3816:P. Ganeshalingam
3773:Eastern Province
3746:T. B. Werapitiya
3736:E. L. Senanayake
3731:Shelton Ranaraja
3726:Gamini Rajapakse
3642:R. B. Attanayake
3618:Central Province
3604:A. Amirthalingam
3577:E. L. Senanayake
3548:
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3540:
3539:
3532:
3519:
3512:
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3376:Dayasena Pasqual
3354:Anil Moonesinghe
3238:Western Province
3213:Kusuma Rajaratne
3196:J. G. Gunasekera
3186:Dharmadasa Banda
3125:M. H. Saddhasena
3120:George Rajapaksa
3115:C. N. Kannangara
3105:Sirisena Hettige
3100:Prins Gunasekera
3083:William de Silva
2973:W. A. Karunasena
2840:Herath Ekanayake
2776:E. L. B. Hurulle
2727:V. N. Navaratnam
2697:A. Amirthalingam
2607:Eastern Province
2557:E. L. Senanayake
2537:P. G. Muthubanda
2478:Central Province
2420:
2418:
2412:
2411:
2404:
2391:
2384:
2377:
2368:
2367:
2270:Dayasena Pasqual
2255:Anil Moonesinghe
2200:A. E. Jayasinghe
2136:Western Province
2116:Kusuma Rajaratne
2101:R. M. Gunasekera
2096:J. G. Gunasekera
2027:George Rajapaksa
2012:Prins Gunasekera
2007:C. A. Dharmapala
1997:William de Silva
1908:W. A. Karunasena
1834:A. H. Senanayake
1740:E. L. B. Hurulle
1735:Sirimevan Godage
1686:V. N. Navaratnam
1651:A. Amirthalingam
1597:P. Manicavasagam
1568:Eastern Province
1533:E. L. Senanayake
1508:Tissa Kapukotuwa
1439:Central Province
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4333:T. D. Fransisku
4299:Ranjit Atapattu
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4039:H. B. Abeyratne
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4010:H. G. P. Nelson
3978:Merril de Silva
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3944:K. Thurairatnam
3880:V. Dharmalingam
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3721:P. B. Kaviratne
3637:Alick Aluwihare
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3282:Denzil Fernando
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2707:V. Dharmalingam
2692:V. A. Alegacone
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2621:M. S. Kariapper
2601:
2592:Noel Wimalasena
2567:T. B. Tennekoon
2552:D. J. Ranaweera
2547:D. B. Ranatunga
2542:H. M. Navaratne
2522:T. B. M. Herath
2497:Alick Aluwihare
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2225:M. C. M. Kaleel
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1706:K. Thurairatnam
1701:A. Sivasunderam
1666:V. Dharmalingam
1656:M. Balasundaram
1646:V. A. Alegacone
1631:
1582:M. S. Kariapper
1562:
1558:Noel Wimalasena
1543:T. B. Tennekoon
1538:R. W. Tennekoon
1483:T. B. M. Herath
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506:T. B. Jayah
361:Nationality
356:, Sri Lanka
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