Mohamed Najeeb Abdul Majeed (Tamil: நஜீப் அப்துல் மஜீத்; 1 January 1957 – 22 December 2023), was a Sri Lankan politician, former Member of Parliament and former Chief Minister of Eastern Province.
[1] He was the son of A. L. Abdul Majeed, was Member of Parliament for Mutur from 1960 to 1977 and Deputy Minister of Information and Broadcasting.
[1] Majeed joined the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) in 1994 and contested the 1994 parliamentary election as one of its candidates in Trincomalee District.
[4] The SLMC contested the 2000 parliamentary election as part of the People's Alliance (PA) in Trincomalee District.
[10] He was then appointed Presidential Coordinator for the Trincomalee District and SLFP organiser for Mutur Electoral Division.
[13] Majeed was appointed Chief Minister by Governor Mohan Wijewickrama and was sworn in on 18 September 2012 in Colombo in front of President Mahinda Rajapaksa.