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- ↑ "Hon. Sinnalebbe, Abdul Latiff, M.P." Directory of Past Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka . Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ↑ Parliament of Sri Lanka (1972). Members of the Legislatures of Ceylon, 1931-1972. Parliament of Sri Lanka. p. 78.
