Markar was born 5 October 1885 in Galle, the son of Oduma Lebbe Marikar Macan Markar, a wealthy merchant from Galle, and was educated at Wesley College, Colombo, where he played cricket before going into the family business.
mohamed, macan, markar, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, october, 2016, learn, when, remove, this, template, me. This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations October 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Sir Hadji Mohamed Macan Markar 7 September 1877 10 May 1952 was a prominent Ceylonese colonial era legislator and businessmen He was Minister of Home Affairs 1 of the State Council member of the Legislative Council and a Senator Sir Mohamed Macan MarkarMinister of Communications and WorksIn office 1931 1936Personal detailsBorn 1877 09 07 7 September 1877GalleDied10 May 1952 1952 05 10 aged 74 ColomboNationalityCeyloneseAlma materWesley College ColomboOccupationbusinessmen legislatorMarkar was born 5 October 1885 in Galle the son of Oduma Lebbe Marikar Macan Markar a wealthy merchant from Galle and was educated at Wesley College Colombo where he played cricket before going into the family business Markar was elected as a member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon in 1924 and later to the State Council He became the Minister of Communications and Works He was knighted in the 1938 Birthday Honours as a Knight Bachelor From 1948 to 1952 he was a member of the Senate of Ceylon He was knighted in 1938 Markar s sons were Ahmed Hussain Macan Markar former member of parliament for Batticaloa Muhammad Ajward Macan Markar FRCP Professor of Medicine University of Ceylon Peradeniya and Alavi Ibrahim Macan Markar FCA See also EditList of political families in Sri LankaExternal links and references Edit Sir Don Baron Jayatilaka a great legacy Dr T B Jayah loved humanity Mohamed Ajwad Macan Markar Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mohamed Macan Markar amp oldid 1142487741, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
