அஸீஸ்; 4 October 1911 – 24 November 1973) was a Ceylonese civil servant, educator, social worker and member of the Senate of Ceylon.

[3][4] Azeez's paternal uncle Asena Lebbe Alim Pulavar was a Tamil scholar, poet and expert in Arabic-Tamil.

[5][6] He was working as an Additional Landing Surveyor in the Customs Department when, in April 1942, he was appointed AGA at the emergency Kachcheri established in Kalmunai to tackle the acute shortage of food in Ceylon.

[6][8][9][10] Whilst in Kalmunai Azeez formed close friendships with poet Abdul Cader Lebbe from Kattankudy and scholar Swami Vipulananda from Karaitivu.

[1][4][8] Azeez and others founded the Kalmunai Muslim Educational Society (KMES) in 1942 to establish an English medium school which also taught Arabic and Tamil, and to provide scholarships for students from the district.

[1][4] He was transferred back to Colombo in January 1944 to be a Deputy Food Controller before being appointed AGA at Kandy in February 1944.

[9] A reluctant Azeez was persuaded to replace Jayah, giving up his civil service career and becoming principal of Zahira College in August 1948.

[2] On 2 April 1950 the YMMAs of Aluthkade, Central, Kuruwe Street, Maligawatte and Mutwal met at Zahira College under the chairmanship of Azeez and unanimously decided to establish the All Ceylon Young Men's Muslim Association Conference (ACYMMAC) bring to existing YMMAs under one umbrella group.

[2] Delegates from seventeen YMMAs met at Zahira College on 30 April 1950 and inaugurated the ACYMMAC with Azeez as its president.