Kurbanhusen Adamaly, OBE, JP (born 1908) was a Ceylonese businessman and politician.
He was born on 31 January 1908 into a Bohra Muslim merchant family in Colombo, the son of E. G. Adamaly, a Nominated Indian Member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon under the reforms, in 1921. He was educated at S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia, and went into business.[1][2]
Adamaly was appointed to the Colombo Municipal Council and served as a Deputy Mayor of Colombo. He was appointed to the Senate of Ceylon in 1949 and served till 1961. He was appointed a Justice of the Peace and an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1952 New Year Honours for public and commercial services.[3][4][5][6]
References
edit- ^ Islamic Culture. 2000. p. 101.
- ^ Parliaments of Ceylon. Associated Newspapers of Ceylon. 1960. p. 178.
- ^ Gazette Notification No. 1041 of 1953; G.G.O No. C 163/49
- ^ Jameel, S. H. M.; Azeez, M. Ali (2008). "A. M. A. Azeez - Senate Speeches" (PDF). Dr. A. M. A. Azeez Foundation. p. xx.
- ^ 1944 Fergusons Ceylon Directory (PDF). 1944. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ Mohan, Vasundhara (1987). Identity Crisis of Sri Lankan Muslims. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
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