Hameed Hussain Sheikh Ismail, MBE (19 May 1901 – 3 August 1974) was a Sri Lankan lawyer and politician.
[1] Born in Puttalam to a middle-class family, started his Qur’anic lessons in 1905.
He entered the Ceylon Law College, and passed the Proctor's Finals exams in 1925 winning several prizes.
[2] Having qualified as a Proctor, Ismail started his legal practice in Colombo, but soon moved it to his home town of Puttalam.
He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1949 New Year Honours.