Faisz Musthapha is a
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
n lawyer and diplomat.
Early life and family
Musthapha is the son of S. M. Musthapha, a leading lawyer who
practised in
Kandy
Kandy ( si, මහනුවර ''Mahanuwara'', ; ta, கண்டி Kandy, ) is a major city in Sri Lanka located in the Central Province. It was the last capital of the ancient kings' era of Sri Lanka. The city lies in the midst of hills ...
.
He was educated at the
University of Ceylon
The University of Ceylon was the only university in Sri Lanka (earlier Ceylon) from 1942 until 1972. It had several constituent campuses at various locations around Sri Lanka. The University of Ceylon Act No. 1 of 1972, replaced it with the Univer ...
.
Musthapha is married to Ameena (Fathima).
Their son
Faiszer is a lawyer and government minister whilst their daughter Faisza is also a lawyer.
Career
Musthapha has been practising law since the mid 1960s and is a
President's Counsel
President's Counsel (postnominal PC) is an eminent lawyer who is appointed by the President of Sri Lanka to be one of the "President's Counsel learned in the law". The term is also recognized as an honorific which replaced the practice of appoint ...
.
He served as chairman of the
Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka between 2000 and 2003.
Musthapha served as
High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
The following is the list of ambassadors and high commissioners to the United Kingdom, or more formally, to the Court of St James's. High commissioners represent member states of the Commonwealth of Nations and ambassadors represent other states ...
between April 2002 and February 2005.
See also
*
Sri Lankan Non Career Diplomats
References
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Alumni of the University of Ceylon
High Commissioners of Sri Lanka to the United Kingdom
Living people
President's Counsels (Sri Lanka)
Sri Lankan Moor lawyers
Sri Lankan Muslims
Year of birth missing (living people)