Category: Tributes
A.M.A. AZEEZ’S INTELLECTUAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO JAMIAH NALEEMIAH BY Z.A. ZANHIR (Tamil)
MAJOR A.M. OMAR MUHLAR – THE PERFECTIONIST BY DR. M. MULAFFER KHALID FISMM, MCIPS (Lond)
They were the Golden years of our much cherished little Island Nation, Ceylon (Sri Lanka) in the early 1950’s, when Singapore sent it’s elite administrators to learn Ceylon’s systems which produced excellent goods and services of world class. It’s Treasury…
WHEN SHERIFF BROTHERS (OF ZAHIRA) HELD SWAY IN WRESTLING BY RANGI AKBAR (SUNDAY TIMES OF APRIL 29, 2012)
SUNDAY TIMES of Sunday 29 April 2012 When Sheriff Brothers held sway in wrestling – Text and Pix by Rangi Akbar At present pugilists and self-defense sports like karate, kung-fu and taekwondo have replaced wrestling among Sri Lanka’s youth. However…
ZAHIRA’S FEATS IN CADETING AND RIFLE SHOOTING BY DR. M. MULAFFER KHALID FISMM, MCIPS (Lond)
When T.B. Jayah assumed duties as Principal of Zahira College in 1921, he lost no time in applying for a Cadet Contingent. The Senior and Junior Platoons were formed in 1927, when Lt. T. Suhayb took command of the Contingent.…
DR. A.M.A. AZEEZ BY DAHLAN SALAHUDEEN (Sunday times of 23.7.2023)
His invaluable service to public life should not be forgotten Dr. A. M. A. Azeez I pen these lines as a mark of respect to the great educationist and academic Dr. A. M. A. Azeez. He hailed from a respectable…
FIRST MUSLIM CIVIL SERVANT A.M.A. AZEEZ BY FAREED IQBAL OF JAFFNA (TAMIL)
SENATOR A.M.A. AZEEZ – AN INTROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS BY C. NARAYANASUWAMI (TAMIL)
Article on 110th Birth Anniversary
SENATOR A.M.A. AZEEZ – AN INTROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS BY C. NARAYANASUWAMI
Article on 110th Birth Anniversary Remembering Senator Azeez on his 110th birthday- 4th October 2021- brings memories of a great Muslim visionary. He was a great intellectual, an able administrator, an erudite scholar and an accomplished educationist whose multiple services…
ZAHIRA – RISE, FALL AND RESURRECTION By Capt. A.G.A. Barrie SLE, P.Eng.
The reason I decided to write about the history of Zahira in this context is that we,the Muslim Community lost around three decades of contributions towards education due to the folly of the so called community leaders due to jealousy…