COMMEMORATION ARTICLE 2017 A.M.A.  Azeez’s Agricultural Feat in the East by A.I. Marikar A.M.A. Azeez and Hon. D.S. Senanayake in 1951 A.M.A. Azeez was born on 4th October 1911 to a traditional elite family of Vannarpannai in Jaffna. He had…

(Reproduced from “Valarpirai”. 85th Anniversary of Zahira College, Colombo Edited by A.M. Nahya – 1978)

  CHAPTER III A.M.A. Azeez at Zahira: A Time of Consolidation 1948 – 1961. When A.M.A. Azeez was appointed Principal of the College in 1948, he was only in his thirties, 37 years to be exact. But he brought to…

FORTY SECOND COMMEMORATION ARTICLE Dr. A.M.A. Azeez, the legendary Principal of Zahira College, Colombo, was one of the celebrated intellectuals of his generation, who not only led the premier Muslim educational institution to new heights of excellence– both in studies…

Zahira College, Colombo reached its peak during the tenure of Mr. A.M.A. Azeez as Principal from 1948 to 1961. The school excelled in all fields. Over 150 Zahirians entered the University of Ceylon during his thirteen year period, which was…