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He is the paternal grand father of Sir Razik Fareed; THE GREAT BUILDER who built most of the prominent land marks in Colombo. A Muslim by faith , Arasi Marikar Wapchie Marikar was born in 1829. He was a descendent of the Sheikh Fareed family of Iraq who arrived in Ceylon in 1060 AD. He was a Renowned Architect and …
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How it all started – Story of Arasi Marikar Wapchi Marikar
Arasi Marikar Wapchie Marikar bought the shares of several heirs of maradana land and donated a portion of it to build a mosque and later built another mosque called the Fareed Thakkiya. He had started off his career as an apprentice working under expert builders. His flair for Islamic architecture can be seen in the many arches used in his …
Read More »Marhoom Ash Sheikh Ibrahim Hasan Lebbe, Former Ameer of Sri Lanka Jamaathe Islami – A Multi-faceted Personality:
It was a day in 1971. That was the day Ash Sheikh Ibrahim’s degree results at the University of Peradeniya were announced . Even before he knew about it, Professor W.S. Karunaratne, the Head of the Department of Eastern Languages at the university, drove around 30km towards Uyanwatta, in his own car to meet his student Ibrahim at his home. …
Read More »An Appreciation: Islamic Intellectual, Leader and Visionary A.L.M. Ibrahim Moulavi
N.U. Abdul Razzak Udayar Mother Sri Lanka in general and Islamic Society of this beloved nation in particular have irreparably lost a renowned lecturer, a great orator, a zealous patriot and above all a devout Islamic leader, A.L.M. Ibrahim of Uyanwatta, Mawanella as he peacefully breathed his last in Colombo on 29th March He hails from a reputed family in Uyanwatta, …
Read More »Obituary notes on Marhoom ALM Ibrahim Moulavi.
– Dr SLM RIFAI: UK – It is with great sadness that I’m writing this obituary note on Marhoom A.L.M Ibrahim Moulavi who passed away today 29/03/24. Marhoom Moulavi Ibrahim is a well-known Islamic scholar in Sri Lanka. He hails from a religious family in the Kegalle district, Sri Lanka. He was educated in one of the pioneering seats of …
Read More »Mr. Hanif Yusoof
Hanif Yusoof is the Founder, Executive Director and the Chief Executive Officer of Expolanka Holdings PLC – a company listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange with a market cap of USD 2.0BN (22nd Oct 2021) and is the first company in Sri Lanka to achieve this feat*. Expolanka is the parent company of Expolanka Freight (EFL) & Classic Travel, two …
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