MS Thowfeek took oaths as an MP before Speaker Karu Jayasuriya a short while ago.

He was appointed to fill the UNP National List seat vacated following the resignation of A.R.A. Hafeez.

Thowfeek was a former MP from Trincomalee District from 2000 to 2004, first from the People's Alliance and then the UNP. He returned to Parliament in 2010. He is a member of the SLMC.

UNP National List MP Abdul Rauf Abdul Hafeez resigned as a Member of Parliament on January 19, citing personal reasons.