Imran Maharoof

Imran Maharoof (Tamil: இம்ரான் மகரூப், romanized: Imrāṉ Makarūp; born 1 September 1983) is a Sri Lankan politician, former provincial councillor and Member of Parliament.^[1]

Hon. Imran Maharoof MP
இம்ரான் மகரூப் ඉම්රාන් මකරප්
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
Incumbent
Assumed office 2015
Constituency	Trincomalee District
Member of the Eastern Provincial Council
In office 2012–2015
Constituency	Trincomalee District
Personal details
Born	(1983-09-17) 17 September 1983 (age 41)
Political party	United National Party
Other political affiliations	Samagi Jana Balawegaya
Website	imranmaharoof.com

Early life

Maharoof was born on 1 September 1983.^[1] He is the son of former MP M. E. H. Maharoof.^[2][3] He is a cousin of former MP M. A. M. Maharoof (Sinna Maharoof).^[4] He was educated at Royal College, Colombo and holds a diploma in management and banking.^[5]

Career

Maharoof contested the 2010 parliamentary election as one of the United National Front (UNF) electoral alliance's candidates in Trincomalee District but failed to get elected after coming 2nd amongst the UNF candidates.^[6] He contested the 2012 provincial council election as one of the United National Party's candidates in Trincomalee District and was elected to the Eastern Provincial Council.^[7][8]

Maharoof the 2015 parliamentary election as one of the United National Front for Good Governance electoral alliance's candidates in Trincomalee District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.^[9][10] He was re-elected at the 2020 parliamentary election.^[11][12]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Imran Maharoof

Election	Constituency	Party		Alliance		Votes	Result
2010 parliamentary[6]	Trincomalee District		United National Party		United National Front	19,665	Not elected
2012 provincial[7]	Trincomalee District		United National Party			10,048	Elected
2015 parliamentary[13]	Trincomalee District		United National Party		United National Front for Good Governance	32,582	Elected
2020 parliamentary[14]	Trincomalee District		United National Party		Samagi Jana Balawegaya	39,029	Elected

References

1. "Directory of Members: Imran Maharoof". Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka: Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
2. Gurunathan, S. (17 December 2014). "UPFA is like a sinking ship – Maharoof". Ceylon Today. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015.
3. Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (22 September 2012). "Najeeb Abdul Majeed makes history as the first muslim CM of Sri Lanka". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
4. Santiago, Melanie (18 August 2015). "General Election 2015: Full list of preferential votes". News First. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
5. "More than 50 new faces in House". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
6. "Parliamentary General Election - 2010 - Trincomalee Preferences" (PDF). Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka: Department of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2010.
7. "Provincial Council Election - 2012 - Trincomalee Preferences" (PDF). Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka: Department of Elections. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 April 2014.
8. "Preferential votes". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
9. "Part I : Section (I) — General - Government Notifications - The Parliamentary Elections Act, No. 1 of 1981" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. No. 1928/3. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 19 August 2015. p. 6A. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
10. "Ranil tops with over 500,000 votes in Colombo". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
11. "Part I : Section (I) — General - Government Notifications - Parliamentary Elections Act, No. 1 of 1981" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. No. 2187/26. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 8 August 2020. p. 7A. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
12. "General Election 2020: Preferential votes of Trincomalee District". Ceylon Today. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 7 August 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
13. Jayakody, Pradeep (28 August 2015). "The Comparison of Preferential Votes in 2015 & 2010". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
14. "General Election Preferential Votes". Daily News. Colombo Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka. 8 August 2020. p. 2. Retrieved 20 September 2020.

External links

• imranmaharoof.com