M. P. Drahaman

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Hon. Dr.

M. P. Drahaman

MBE
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Member of the Ceylon Parliament
for Appointed member (UK Parliament constituency)|House of Representatives (Ceylon)#Membership|Appointed member
In office
1956–1963
Succeeded by Baba Zahiere Lye
Personal details
Born
Mohamed Purvis Drahaman

(1889-11-05)5 November 1889
Colombo, Ceylon
DiedApril 1963 (1963-05) (aged 73)
Mecca, Saudi Arabia
CitizenshipCeylonese
Political party All Ceylon Malay Congress
Spouse(s)Hazelyn née Saldin
Children
  • Sylvion (Siva) Sajurdeen
  • Werono (Wero) Nizamudin
  • Revelion (Revo) Soetomo
  • Georgina Kartini
  • Mohamed Soekarna
Alma mater All Saints College, Galle; Wesley College, Colombo; Colombo Medical School
Occupationdoctor, politician

Dr. Al-Haj Mohamed Purvis Drahaman (5 November 1889 - April 1963) was a Ceylonese Malay medical doctor and politician. He was the leader of the All Ceylon Malay Congress, and was appointed as Member of Parliament in 1956 and 1960. [1]

Born in 1889 in Colombo, Drahaman was educated at All Saints College, Galle and Wesley College, Colombo. He graduated from the Ceylon Medical College in 1928 and entered the Ceylon Medical Service. Five years later he established a private medical practice with after setting up his surgery and dispensary at Rifle Street, Slave Island in 1933. He led several Malay organisations, such as the Ceylon Malay Youth League, the Malay Progressive Association and the All Ceylon Malay Association, [2] the All Ceylon Malay Congress and the Ceylon Malay Cricket Club. Drahaman supported the struggle for Indonesian independence. He was made a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 1953. [3] He was appointed a member of the Order of the British Empire in the 1953 New Year Honours for his services to the Malay community.

He died in Mecca in April 1963, whilst performing Hajj for the second time. [3] [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Parliaments of Ceylon . Associated Newspapers of Ceylon, 1960. p. 166
  2. ↑ Careem, Tuan M. Zameer (2017). Persaudaraan (Brotherhood). Malay Life in Sri Lanka (2nd ed). Colombo: S Godage & Brothers. Print
  3. 1 2 The Island. Remembering Dr M. P. Drahman - A Malay for all Seasons
  4. ↑ Hussainmiya, Prof B.A. "Remembering Dr M. P. Drahman - A Malay for all Seasons". The Island. 25 Feb 2006: Print
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