Saidulla Marikkar

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Saidulla Marikkar
MP
සයිදුල්ලා මරික්කාර්
சைதுல்லா மரிக்கார்
Member of Parliament
for Colombo District
Assumed office
2015
Personal details
Born
Saidulla Musthajab Marikkar

(1977-01-12) 12 January 1977 (age 45)
Political party Samagi Jana Balawegaya (2020-present)
Other political
affiliations
United National Party (before 2020)
Occupation Journalist

Saidulla Musthajab Marikkar, commonly known as S. M. Marikkar, (born 12 January 1977) is a Sri Lankan United National Party politician and current member of Parliament for Colombo District, previously he served as a provincial councilor for the Western Province. [1] [2] [3] Marikkar was also appointed as an electorate organiser for Kolonnawa for the presidential election campaigns that was carried out to support then-common candidate Maithripala Sirisena. [4]

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References

  1. "Preferential Votes – Polling District – Colombo". Sirasa. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. "Ranil tops Colombo with over 500,000 votes". Colombo Gazette. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  3. "Preferential votes- General Election 2015". Adaderana.lk. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  4. "S.M. Marikkar Appointed As Electorate Organizer For Kolonnawa". AsianMirror. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.