Faisz Musthapha
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Faisz Musthapha is a Sri Lankan lawyer and diplomat.
Early life and family
Musthapha is the son of S. M. Musthapha, a leading lawyer who practised in Kandy.{{cite news|last1=Selvanayagam|first1=S. S.|title=Forth generation of Musthaphas forays into legal domain|url=http://www.ft.lk/article/61253/Forth-generation-of-Musthaphas-forays-into-legal-domain|work=Daily FT|date=19 December 2011}}{{cite news|title=Faiszer Musthapha on Prime TV’s ‘Celeb Chat’|url=http://www.nation.lk/2010/10/17/eyefea4.htm|work=The Nation (Sri Lanka)|date=17 October 2010}} He was educated at the University of Ceylon.{{cite news|last1=Sanmuganathan|first1=Muttusamy|title=Professor Tambyah Nadaraja, a fine legal mind|url=http://archives.dailynews.lk/2004/04/07/fea05.html|work=Daily News (Sri Lanka)|date=7 April 2004}}
Musthapha is married to Ameena (Fathima).{{cite news|last1=Fernando|first1=Reggie|title=Faisz Musthapha presents credentials to Queen|url=https://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2002/06/02/new19.html|work=Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka)|date=2 June 2002|access-date=14 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050220090829/http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2002/06/02/new19.html|archive-date=20 February 2005|url-status=live}} Their son Faiszer is a lawyer and government minister whilst their daughter Faisza is also a lawyer.{{cite news|title=Faiszer Musthapha appointed as legal adviser to President |url=http://dailynation.lk/faiszer-musthapha-appointed-presidents-counsel/ |work=Daily Nation (Sri Lanka) |date=27 May 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222113506/http://dailynation.lk/faiszer-musthapha-appointed-presidents-counsel/ |archivedate=2016-02-22 }}
Career
Musthapha has been practising law since the mid-1960s and is a President's Counsel.{{cite news|title=Father and son both President’s counsel|url=http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=66158|work=The Island (Sri Lanka)|date=16 November 2012}} He served as chairman of the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka from 2000 to 2003.{{cite web|title=Members of the Commission|url=http://hrcsl.lk/english/about-us/members-of-the-commission/|publisher=Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka|access-date=2016-02-14|archive-date=2019-01-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190117171117/http://hrcsl.lk/english/about-us/members-of-the-commission/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Sri Lanka: Statement by Faisz Musthapha|url=https://www.un.org/WCAR/statements/srilanka_hrE.htm|publisher=United Nations}}{{cite news|last1=Jeyasinghe|first1=Amal|title=Sri Lanka rights panel in spin over vote-rigging row|url=http://www.island.lk/2000/09/24/news19.html|work=The Island (Sri Lanka)|agency=Agence France-Presse|date=24 September 2000}}
Musthapha served as Sri Lanka's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from April 2002 to February 2005.{{cite web|title=The History of the High Commission|url=http://www.srilankahighcommission.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47&Itemid=71|publisher=High Commission of Sri Lanka, London|access-date=2016-02-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150303003548/http://www.srilankahighcommission.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47&Itemid=71|archive-date=2015-03-03|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|title=World disaster teams arrive|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/breakfast/4131493.stm|work=BBC News|date=29 December 2004}}{{cite news|last1=Farook|first1=Ruzaik|title=‘Celebration of Excellence’ at Bishop’s auditorium|url=http://www.dailynews.lk/?q=2013/07/22/features/%E2%80%98celebration-excellence%E2%80%99-bishop%E2%80%99s-auditorium|work=Daily News (Sri Lanka)|date=6 November 2015}}
See also
References
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Category:Alumni of the University of Ceylon
Category:High commissioners of Sri Lanka to the United Kingdom
Category:President's Counsels (Sri Lanka)