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Mohamed Macan Markar (7 September 1877 – 10 May 1952) was a prominent

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colonial era legislator and businessmen. He was Minister of Home AffairsSir Don Baron Jayatilaka — a great legacy
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, member of the

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and a

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. Markar was born 5 October 1885 in Galle, the son of Oduma Lebbe Marikar Macan Markar, a wealthy merchant from Galle, and was educated at

Wesley College, Colombo Wesley College popularly known as "Wesley" or "The Double Blues", is a Methodist school providing primary and secondary education in Sri Lanka since 1874. History In 1858, Rev. Joseph Rippon wanted to establish a superior educational instit ...

, where he played cricket before going into the family business. Markar was elected as a member of the

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in 1924 and later to the

. He became the Minister of Communications and Works. He was knighted in the

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as a

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. From 1948 to 1952 he was a member of the Senate of Ceylon. He was knighted in 1938. Markar's sons were

Ahmed Hussain Macan Markar Ahmed Hussain Macan Markar (27 April 1911 - 15 July 1985) was a Ceylonese (Sri Lankan) lawyer, politician and philanthropist. He was a former Member of parliament and a deputy mayor of Colombo. Born to Sir Mohamed Macan Markar, he was educated ...

, former member of parliament for

Batticaloa Batticaloa (, ''Maṭṭakkaḷappu'', ; , ''Maḍakalapuwa'', ) is a major city in the Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, and its former capital. It is the administrative capital of the Batticaloa District. The city is the seat of the Eastern Univers ...

;

Muhammad Ajward Macan Markar Muhammad Ajward Macan Markar is a Sri Lankan physician, academic. He was the first Professor of Medicine at the University of Ceylon, Peradeniya. Born to Sir Mohamed Macan Markar, he was educated at Royal College Colombo, where he played cricket ...

, FRCP, Professor of Medicine, University of Ceylon, Peradeniya and Alavi Ibrahim Macan Markar, FCA.

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