
A. H. M. Fowzie
Former Minister of Disaster Management; former Member of Parliament · Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB)
Overview
- Status
- CONVICTED
- Current Case
- Corruption case concerning use of a Toyota Land Cruiser valued around Rs. 19.5 million and government expenditure of approximately Rs. 1,073,334.93 on its maintenance.
- Sentence
- 2 years (confirmed total across 1 matter)
- Next Hearing
- Not publicly confirmed
- Last Verified
- 27 August 2024
The short version
A. H. M. Fowzie was convicted in 2024 (2 years imprisonment suspended for 10 years; fines totaling Rs. 400,000 reported by CIABOC). Corruption case concerning use of a Toyota Land Cruiser valued around Rs. 19.5 million and government expenditure of approximately Rs. 1,073,334.93 on its maintenance. Suspended sentence, not current incarceration.
How did we get here?
- UpcomingCase 2
Next Step Pending
Must not be represented as another criminal conviction.
Court: Supreme Court
Sources (1)
- 27 August 2024Case 1
Convicted — 2 years imprisonment suspended for 10 years; fines totaling Rs. 400,000 reported by CIABOC
Corruption case concerning use of a Toyota Land Cruiser valued around Rs. 19.5 million and government expenditure of approximately Rs. 1,073,334.93 on its maintenance.
Court: Colombo High Court
Sources (3)
Court cases
Corruption case concerning use of a Toyota Land Cruiser valued around Rs. 19.5 million and government expenditure of approximately Rs. 1,073,334.93 on its maintenance.
What’s happened
Suspended sentence, not current incarceration.
- Court
- Colombo High Court
- Sentence
- 2 years imprisonment suspended for 10 years; fines totaling Rs. 400,000 reported by CIABOC
- Next hearing / due
- Not publicly confirmed
Sources (3)
Separate non-criminal fundamental-rights proceeding arising from the Dutch-donated Disaster Management vehicle.
What’s happened
Must not be represented as another criminal conviction.
- Court
- Supreme Court
- Next hearing / due
- Must not be represented as another criminal conviction.
Sources (1)
Political career
Ministerial positions
Former Minister of Disaster Management; former Member of Parliament
Dates not publicly confirmed
Other political positions
No other positions publicly confirmed.
Party history
Research places his crossover into the SLFP around 1973-74 and confirms him as the first SLFP Mayor of Colombo in 1974. The exact membership start date is therefore left unknown. The SLFP Central Committee expelled him in Nov 2019.
Sources (1)
Contested the 2020 parliamentary election from SJB and later served as an SJB MP. Exact formal joining date was not located.
