Prominent Zahirians

Reputed principals like Marhoom Alhaj TB Jaya, Marhoom A.M.A Azeez guided Zahira with extreme efficiency with multitudes of students comprising all races and produced great and responsible leaders of our society & ultimately to the world.

During the “Golden Era of Zahira” many brilliant leaders were produced and they made enormous contribution to the nation and the world at large.

Zahira produced citizens who are fluent in all three national languages. Zahira’s Magazine ‘Cresent’ towards the development of national languages was immense.

Professionals

• Desamanya Prof. M.T.A. Furkhan
• Professors Sivathamby and Sivagurunathan widely respected Tamil scholars.
• Dr. Wesuperuma former director of Sri Lanka foundation.
• Professor Hakeem, professor of Islamic Studies in the University of Malaysia.
• In medicine we have Professor Rizvi Sheriff, a distinguished old boy who is a pioneer in the field of Kidney Transplantation in Sri Lanka.

In the legal field there are Judges & Attorney Generals such as;

• ACM Ameer (former Solicitor General)
• Shibley Azeez (former Attorney Generals)
• Saleem Marsoof (former retired judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka)

Political world

• Former speaker Alhaj H A Bakeer Markar
• Cabinet Minister MLM Aboosally
• Naina Maraikar
• MHM Ashraf, founder/leader of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress.
• (Rathnayaka Mudiyanselage) Dharmadasa Banda, former cabinet minister and ex Basnayaka Nilame (Lay Custodian) of the Ruhunu Maha Kataragama devalaya
• A S M Aswar (Seyed Ahmed Seyed) Alavi Moulana, 5th Governor of Western Province
• Ameer Ali Shihabdeen
• Veerasingham Anandasangaree, former Member of Parliament and leader of the Tamil United Liberation Front
• Rishath Badiudeen, Leader of the All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC) Party
  …are some of the politicians Zahira produced to serve the nation

Engineering

• Capt. AGA BARRIE SLE, P.Eng.
• In Architecture among others M Haniffa now resides in England who designed TB Jaya Memorial Building and Cultural Centre.
• Mohamed Shafie Marikar – Computer Expert

Sports field

Zahira’s contribution towards the development of sports in this country too is legendary. Zahira constantly produced players for National Team. We have the names of:

Soccer

• TP Hashim
• V M M Meeran
• Kumarasuwamis
• Hasgeendeens
• Naina Mohamed
• Mohamed Namiz
  Mohideen Mohammed Amanullah

Rugby

Zahira is being one of the first schools to play Rugby in Sri Lanka.

• M L M Aboosally the former Cabinet Minister
• M Saleem
• T M Assen
• Ibrahim Hamid

Cricket

• A H A Sameed who was the first school boy to play of Ceylon in 1936 for Cricket
• M S A Careem
• A J M Lafir
• B J M Bahar
• Burah Brothers
• M S Saharwadie who is also a reputed international Billiards player.
• The indoor Cricket by M J H Bahar  – 40 years later Hon. Gamini Dissanayake inaugurated the indoor Cricket Training for our National Cricketers Zahira was a breeding ground for National Integration.

 

Source : Zahira College