Ali Zahir Moulana Seiyad of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) has been appointed as a Member of Parliament for the Batticaloa electoral district, by way of an Extraordinary Gazette notification.
The Election Commission of Sri Lanka on Wednesday (11 Oct.) issued an Extraordinary Gazette notification, announcing Moulana’s appointment to the post, following the disqualification of former minister Ahamed Zainulabdeen Nazeer’s parliamentary seat.
The Secretary General of Parliament has informed the Election Commission, under Section 64 (1) of the Parliamentary Elections Act, No. 1 of 1981, that a vacancy has occurred in the membership of the Ninth Parliament by reason of Mr. Ahamed Zainulabdeen Nazeer ceasing to be a Member of Parliament.
