K. M. Thowfeek

Kabeeb Mohamed Thowfeek (born 4 April 1958; also known as Thideer Thowfeek) is a Sri Lankan politician and former Member of Parliament.

Hon.
K. M. Thowfeek
MP
Member of Parliament
for Trincomalee District
In office
2001–2004
Personal details
Born (1958-04-04) 4 April 1958
Political partyUnited People's Freedom Alliance

Early life and family

Thowfeek was born on 4 April 1958.[1] He is the brother of M. S. Thowfeek.[2]

Career

Thowfeek contested the 2001 parliamentary election as one of the United National Front's (UNF) candidates in Trincomalee District. He was elected and entered Parliament.[3] He contested the 2004 parliamentary election as a Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) candidate in Trincomalee District but failed to get re-elected after coming fifth amongst the SLMC candidates.[4]

Thowfeek contested the 2006 local government election as an independent group candidate and was elected to Muttur Divisional Council, becoming its chairman.[5][6] Thowfeek contested the 2008 provincial council election as one of the United People's Freedom Alliance's (UPFA) candidates in Trincomalee District but failed to get elected to the Eastern Provincial Council.[7][8] [9]

Thowfeek contested the 2010 parliamentary election as one of the UPFA's candidates in Trincomalee District but failed to get elected after coming sixth amongst the UPFA candidates.[10]

Electoral history
Electoral history of K. M. Thowfeek
Election Constituency Party Votes Result
2001 parliamentary[3]Trincomalee DistrictUNF24,847Elected
2004 parliamentary[4]Trincomalee DistrictSLMC16,599Not elected
2006 localMuttur DCIndElected
2008 provincialTrincomalee DistrictUPFANot elected
2010 parliamentary[10]Trincomalee DistrictUPFA5,096Not elected

References
  1. "Directory of Members: Thideer Thowfeek". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. Weerakkody, Kalinga (20 August 2003). "Defence Minister orders: Security strengthened in East". The Island (Sri Lanka).
  3. "General Election 2001 Preferences" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-03-04.
  4. "General Election 2004 Preferences" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-03-04.
  5. "PART IV (B) — LOCAL GOVERNMENT Notices under the Local Authorities Elections Ordinance LOCAL AUTHORITIES ELECTIONS ORDINANCE (CHAPTER 262) Notice under Section 66 (2)" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1440/11. 10 April 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2013.
  6. "Kinniya, Muttur Council chairmen take oaths". TamilNet. 16 April 2006.
  7. "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications PROVINCIAL COUNCILS ELECTIONS ACT, No. 2 OF 1988 Notice Under Section 22(1)" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1543/30. 4 April 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  8. Kamalendran, Chris (13 April 2008). "Where hope and fear live side-by-side". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
  9. "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications PROVINCIAL COUNCILS ELECTIONS ACT, No. 2 OF 1988 Eastern Province Provincial Council" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1549/17. 15 May 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2014.
  10. "Parliamentary General Election - 2010 Trincomalee Preferences" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-05-13.
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