18 Facts About Badi-ud-din Mahmud

Deshamanya Al-Haj Badi-ud-din Mahmud was a Sri Lankan politician.

Badi-ud-din Mahmud served ten years as Minister of Education and two years as the Minister of Health and Housing.

Badi-ud-din Mahmud was born in Matara, a town in the south of Sri Lanka.

Badi-ud-din Mahmud was born into one of the most distinguished Sri Lankan Moor families of that time as the youngest of twelve siblings.

Badi-ud-din Mahmud completed his higher education at Zahira College, Colombo, with the completion of his Cambridge Senior Examination.

Badi-ud-din Mahmud was raised in a strictly religious atmosphere with traditional Islamic values.

Badi-ud-din Mahmud first joined the All-Ceylon Muslim League in 1927 as a secretary.

Badi-ud-din Mahmud delivered the first talk on Radio Ceylon during the festival of Hajj, organizing the recital of Takbir to precede his speech.

Badi-ud-din Mahmud initiated the Hajj prayers at Galle Face Green in 1928, which have become an annual feature, and engaged in the promotion of a public mass meeting at Galle Face Green to celebrate the birthday of Muhammad.

Badi-ud-din Mahmud was further educated at Aligarh Muslim University from 1931 to 1937.

Badi-ud-din Mahmud presided over the All-India Students Conventions at Lucknow and organized the All-India Students Movement.

Mohammad Habib, a professor and provost of Badi-ud-din Mahmud, described his pupil:.

Badi-ud-din Mahmud impressed me as a very promising student, as one of those rare but most welcome pupils, who are an inspiration to teachers.

In 1938, Badi-ud-din Mahmud gave a speech at the birthday celebrations of Muhammad at Galle Face Green.

Badi-ud-din Mahmud urged the Muslims of Sri Lanka to learn the Sinhala language because it would be the only official language after Sri Lanka became independent.

Badi-ud-din Mahmud delivered a speech to urge the government of Britain to fulfill its promises to Arabs in Palestine.

Badi-ud-din Mahmud helped develop an independent school called Zahira College in Gampola as the first principal.

Badi-ud-din Mahmud developed a uniform of pajamas, frocks, and a dupatta for girls at Zahira College; it is widely accepted in Muslim schools in Sri Lanka but was at first rejected by most.