14 Facts About Faiszer Musthapha

Mohamed Faiszer Musthapha, PC, MP is a Sri Lankan lawyer and politician.

Faiszer Musthapha was the Minister of Sports and Provincial Councils and Local Government and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.

Faiszer Musthapha is married to Fathima Rifa who is a lawyer.

Faiszer Musthapha obtained his post-graduate degree, Master of Law from the University of Aberdeen, UK.

Faiszer Musthapha chose the legal profession as his career following in the footsteps of his father Faisz Musthapha.

Faiszer Musthapha had specialized in company law and established a very successful practice eventually earning the title of President's Counsel.

Faiszer Musthapha entered politics as a member of the Ceylon Workers' Congress in 2004 and was elected as a Member of Parliament the same year, representing the Kandy District.

Faiszer Musthapha was then appointed a Central Committee member of the SLFP, a position he continues to hold.

Faiszer Musthapha led the Sri Lankan delegation to the 34th session of the World Heritage Committee held in Brasilia, Brazil, where he played a key role in convincing the members of the World Heritage Committee to approve the inscription of Horton Plains, Knuckles Conservative Forest and Peak Wilderness as World Heritage Sites.

Faiszer Musthapha had previously served as a member of the Cabinet sub-committee appointed to look into and identify Laws and Regulations Obstructing Investments and as a Member of the Committee on Public Enterprises.

Faiszer Musthapha was one of many SLFP MPs who crossed over to the opposition in support of Maithripala Sirisena to campaign against former President Mahinda Rajapaksa in the 2015 presidential election, which would be won by Sirisena.

Faiszer Musthapha was a member of the Public Accounts Committee among several Parliamentary Consultative Committees.

Faiszer Musthapha postponed the local government elections indefinitely until the delimitation report was rectified, although it was beyond the legally permitted term.

Faiszer Musthapha defended his decision stating that the original delimitation report was designed to the whims and fancies of the previous government and would have resulted in a mockery of the democratic process if remedial action was not taken.