A. M. Merza

Hon. Abdul Majid Merza


Member of the Ceylonese Parliament for Kalmunai
In office 1952–1956
Preceded by	M. S. Kariapper
Succeeded by	M. S. Kariapper

Personal details
Born	(1907-05-17)17 May 1907 Sammanthurai, British Ceylon
Died	30 December 1979(1979-12-30) (aged 72) Sainthamaruthu, Sri Lanka
Political party	Independent politician
Spouse	Fathima Mohammed Hussain
Children	Inpa Laksana Maryam Jaffer, Ifthikar Rustam Mirza, Imru Shiras Mirza
Website	http://www.worldgenweb.org/lkawgw/gen203.htm

Abdul Majid Merza was a Sri Lankan Muslim businessman and politician.^[1]^[2]

Merza ran as an Independent at the 2nd parliamentary election, held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952, in the Kalmunai electorate. He won the seat, polling 6,078 votes (43% of the total vote), defeating the sitting United National Party member, M. S. Kariapper by 3,908 votes.^[3]^[4]

Merza didn't contest his seat at the 1956 parliamentary election and was appointed to the board of the Valaichchenai Paper Corporation, where he subsequently became the corporation's chairman for a number of years.^[5]

References

^ "Hon. Merza, Abdul Majeed, M.P." Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
^ National State Assembly Library (1972). Members of the Legislatures of Ceylon: 1931-1972. Parliament of Sri Lanka. p. 98.
^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 4 July 2018.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Tisara Prakasakayo (1952). The Ceylon Historical Journal. Vol. 2. p. 168.
^ Parliament of Ceylon (1969). Parliamentary Debates: Official Report. Vol. 85. Ceylon Government Press. p. 391.