MUHAMMAD CASSIM

Seyadu Abdul Raheem 1921-1989

Seyadu Abdul Raheem, Born:09-Aug-1921 at Mannar. Educated at St. Xaviers’ College, Mannar, Jaffna Central, Jaffna College, Jaffna.

Entered politics in 1960. Chairman Mannar TC 1962-1972. Contested Mannar as a UNP candidate and lost in 1970. Won by-election in Feb-1974.

Sri Lanka High Commissioner in Kenya, accredited to Zambia & Ethiopia, 1978. Sri Lanka representative to Habitat International.

Founder Member Moors’ Islamic Cultural Home. Vice President All Ceylon Muslim League. Vice Chairman Paddy Marketing Board. Director, Sri Lanka Cashew Corporation. Member UNP Working Committee.

Died:1989