M. P. Drahaman, Date of Birth, Date of Death

M. P. Drahaman

Sri Lankan politician and doctor

Date of Birth: 05-Nov-1889

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1963

Profession: politician

Nationality: Malaysia, Sri Lanka

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Dr Mohamed Purvis Drahaman (5 November 1889 - April 1963) was a Ceylonese Malay medical doctor and politician.
He was the leader of the All Ceylon Malay Congress, and was appointed as Member of Parliament in 1956 and 1960.Born in 1889 in Colombo, Drahaman established a private medical practice in Slave Island in the 1930s.
He led several Malay organisations, such as the Ceylon Malay Youth League, the Malay Progressive Association and the All Ceylon Malay Association , the All Ceylon Malay Congress and the Ceylon Malay Cricket Club.
Drahaman supported the struggle for Indonesian independence.
He was made a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 1953.He died in Mecca in April 1963, whilst performing Hajj for the second time.