Faiszer Musthapha Politician

Mohamed Faiszer Musthapha, PC, MP is a Sri Lankan lawyer and a politician. He is the State Minister of Aviation and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.He is the son of Faisz Musthapha, PC. Educated at Royal College Colombo and at the Sri Lanka Law College, Musthapha was a practicing lawyer before he entered politics when he was elected to parliament form Kandy in 2004. In 2012 he was appointed as a President's Counsel, the first time a father and son had received such appointment. He served as Deputy Minister of Technology and Research and thereafter Deputy Minister Investment Promotion until he crossed over to the opposition in December 2014 backing Maithripala Sirisena at the 2015 presidential election.