Faiszer Musthapha had specialized in company law and established a very successful practice eventually earning the title of President's Counsel.
In the subsequent parliamentary elections in 2010, Musthapha contested for reelection as a member of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP).
With Faiszer as its candidate, the SLFP was able to achieve Muslim representation in Parliament from the Central Province for the first time in 54 years.
Following the 2015 parliamentary elections, Faiszer Musthapha entered Parliament through the National List and was appointed Cabinet Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government.
He defended his decision stating that the original delimitation report was designed to the whims and fancies of the previous government and would have resulted in a mockery of the democratic process if remedial action was not taken.