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A. H. M. Fowzie

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Role

Former Minister of Disaster Management; SJB MP from February 2023

Status

Supreme Court ordered him on 29 September 2026 to pay Rs. 6.6 million and publish apologies; an apology appeared in a Sinhala-language state newspaper on 24 October 2026

Flagged for

Pleaded guilty to misusing a ministry vehicle; given a suspended two-year sentence by the Colombo High Court in August 2024

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Presidents since 2019

Last checked

25 Oct 2026 (what this means)

Connections (2)

• A. H. M. Fowzie / MP for, from February 2023 / Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB)
  • Appointed to parliament on 9 February 2023 to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of SJB MP Mujibar Rahman.9 May 2023 · Daily FT · SJB Working Committee rules out national Govt. proposal
• A. H. M. Fowzie / Convicted in / Disaster Management Ministry vehicle case
  • The Colombo High Court sentenced him to two years of rigorous imprisonment, suspended for 10 years, and fined him Rs. 400,000 after he pleaded guilty to misusing a Disaster Management Ministry vehicle, received from the Netherlands, while minister in 2010.27 Aug 2024 · Ada Derana · Ex-Minister A.H.M. Fowzie given suspended sentence over misuse of ministry vehicle
  • In a separate fundamental rights case filed by Chandra Jayaratne, the Supreme Court ruled that his personal use of the vehicle violated fundamental rights. It ordered him to pay Rs. 6.6 million to the Consolidated Fund and to publish a half-page apology in three newspapers.29 Sep 2026 · Newswire · SC orders Fowzie to pay Rs. 6.6 million and publish apology in newspapers
  • Reports that he published a public apology in a Sinhala-language state newspaper on 24 October 2026, following the Supreme Court’s 29 September ruling. The article does not say whether the apologies in the other two newspapers or the payment have been made.24 Oct 2026 · Newswire · Fowzie’s court-ordered apology published in state newspaper