Ferial Ashraff
Ferial Ashraff | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Housing Construction & Industries, Education Development in Eastern Province & Irrigation Development | |
| In office 14 September 2001 – 10 April 2004 | |
| Minister of Housing & Common Amenities | |
| Member of Parliament for Ampara | |
| In office 2000–2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 August 1953 |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
| Other political affiliations | United People's Freedom Alliance |
| Spouse | M. H. M. Ashraff |
| Alma mater | Zahira College, Gampola |
Ferial Ismail Ashraff (born August 20, 1953) is a Sri Lankan politician. She was the wife of M. H. M. Ashraff, the deceased leader of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress and the National Unity Alliance. She was the Minister of Housing and Common Amenities under President Chandrika Kumaratunga. She was a representative of Ampara District for the United People's Freedom Alliance in the Parliament of Sri Lanka. She resides in Colombo.
In the 2002 general elections, she became a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka from Digamadulla, and was appointed the Minister of Housing and Common Amenities. In 2010, she was appointed to the board of the National Institute of Education. In 2011, she was named Sri Lanka's High Commissioner to Singapore.