Hon. M.S. Abthul Wazeeth
Hon. M.S. Abthul Wazeeth offered condolences to the families of five former Members being commemorated and paid tribute in particular to the late M.H. Sehu Iszadeen. He highlighted Iszadeen’s role in drafting the SLMC Constitution, participation in the party’s founding and the 1990 Bangkok Conference for Justice and Peace, and service as Opposition Leader of the North-Eastern Provincial Council and Chairman of the SLMC. He also noted Iszadeen’s work as a lawyer and poet, and his efforts from 1985 to defend Muslim communities during a period of terrorism.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim.
¶ 02 Hon. Deputy Chairperson, I pray for peace and solace for the families of the five former Members remembered today. I wish to speak briefly about the late M.H. Sehu Iszadeen of our region. Born on 12 May 1944, he passed away on 29 November 2024 at age 80. He drafted the SLMC Constitution in 1984 and joined the party at its inauguration on 29 November 1986 at “Basha Villa,” Dematagoda. In May 1990, he took part in the “Bangkok” Conference for Justice and Peace on behalf of the SLMC. He served as Opposition Leader of the North-Eastern Provincial Council and as Chairman of the SLMC.
¶ 03 He was a lawyer, a poet affectionately called “Vedanti,” and, from 15 April 1985, stepped forward to defend Muslims when terrorism raged.
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Cite as: Hon. M.S. Abthul Wazeeth. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 12 September 2025. No. 1758618446023035. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/3363