Faisz Musthapha

Faisz Musthapha
PC
Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
In office
April 2002 – February 2005
Preceded byMangala Moonesinghe
Succeeded byKshenuka Senewiratne
Personal details
Alma materUniversity of Ceylon
ProfessionLawyer

Faisz Musthapha is a Sri Lankan lawyer and diplomat.

Early life and family

Musthapha is the son of S. M. Musthapha, a leading lawyer who practised in Kandy.[1][2] He was educated at the University of Ceylon.[3]

Musthapha is married to Ameena (Fathima).[1][4] Their son Faiszer is a lawyer and government minister whilst their daughter Faisza is also a lawyer.[1][2][5]

Career

Musthapha has been practising law since the mid-1960s and is a President's Counsel.[1][6] He served as chairman of the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka from 2000 to 2003.[7][8][9]

Musthapha served as Sri Lanka's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from April 2002 to February 2005.[10][11][12]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Selvanayagam, S. S. (19 December 2011). "Forth generation of Musthaphas forays into legal domain". Daily FT.
  2. ^ a b "Faiszer Musthapha on Prime TV's 'Celeb Chat'". The Nation (Sri Lanka). 17 October 2010.
  3. ^ Sanmuganathan, Muttusamy (7 April 2004). "Professor Tambyah Nadaraja, a fine legal mind". Daily News (Sri Lanka).
  4. ^ Fernando, Reggie (2 June 2002). "Faisz Musthapha presents credentials to Queen". Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 20 February 2005. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Faiszer Musthapha appointed as legal adviser to President". Daily Nation (Sri Lanka). 27 May 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-02-22.
  6. ^ "Father and son both President's counsel". The Island (Sri Lanka). 16 November 2012.
  7. ^ "Members of the Commission". Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2019-01-17. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  8. ^ "Sri Lanka: Statement by Faisz Musthapha". United Nations.
  9. ^ Jeyasinghe, Amal (24 September 2000). "Sri Lanka rights panel in spin over vote-rigging row". The Island (Sri Lanka). Agence France-Presse.
  10. ^ "The History of the High Commission". High Commission of Sri Lanka, London. Archived from the original on 2015-03-03. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  11. ^ "World disaster teams arrive". BBC News. 29 December 2004.
  12. ^ Farook, Ruzaik (6 November 2015). "'Celebration of Excellence' at Bishop's auditorium". Daily News (Sri Lanka).