Rauff Hakeem

Hon. Rauff Hakeem MP
රවුෆ් හකීම් ரவூப் ஹக்கீம்
Minister of Urban Development, Water Supply and Drainage [a]
In office 12 January 2015 – 3 June 2019
President	Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister	Ranil Wickremesinghe
Minister of Justice
In office 22 November 2010 – 28 December 2014
President	Mahinda Rajapaksa
Prime Minister	D. M. Jayaratne
Preceded by	Athauda Seneviratne
Succeeded by	Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe
Minister of Posts and Telecommunication
In office 28 January 2007 – 16 December 2007
President	Mahinda Rajapaksa
Prime Minister	D. M. Jayaratne
Minister of Ports Development and Shipping
In office December 2001 – April 2004
President	Chandrika Kumaratunga
Prime Minister	Ranil Wickremesinghe
Preceded by	Mahinda Rajapaksa
Succeeded by	Mangala Samaraweera
Minister of Internal and International Trade Commerce, Muslim Religious Affairs and Shipping Development
In office 19 October 2000 – 20 June 2001
President	Chandrika Kumaratunga
Prime Minister	Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
Succeeded by	Ronnie de Mel [b]
Deputy Chairman of Committees of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
In office 25 August 1994 – 18 August 2000
Preceded by	Ariya B. Rekawa
In office 14 September 2000 – 10 October 2000
Succeeded by	Lalith Dissanayake
Leader of Sri Lanka Muslim Congress
Incumbent
Assumed office 2000
Preceded by	M. H. M. Ashraff
Member of Parliament for Kandy District
Incumbent
Assumed office 2010
In office 2000–2004
Member of Parliament for Ampara District
In office 2004–2008
Succeeded by	A. M. M. Naushad
Member of Parliament for National List
In office 2008–2010
Preceded by	Basheer Segu Dawood
In office 1994–2000
Member of the Eastern Provincial Council for Trincomalee District
In office 2008–2008
Succeeded by	A. U. Razik Fareed
Personal details
Born	(1960-04-13) 13 April 1960 (age 64) Nawalapitiya, Ceylon
Political party	Sri Lanka Muslim Congress
Alma mater	Royal College, Colombo, Sri Lanka Law College
Profession	Attorney-at-law
Website	rauffhakeem.lk
^ Minister of City Planning and Water Supply from September 2015. ^ As Minister of Trade, Industrial Development and Rural Industries

Abdul Rauff Hibbathul Hakeem (born 13 April 1960) is a Sri Lankan politician and current member of parliament, representing the Kandy electorate since 2010. Hakeem is the leader of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC), and a member of the United National Front for Good Governance.