Sri Lanka Moor Family Genealogy
Al Ayad Family 379
History of the Al Ayad Family in Sri Lanka
Ali Al Ayyad of Port Said, Egypt is the Patriarch
of the Al Ayad family – the only known Egyptian family living in
Sri Lanka. His son, Abdel Jaleel Ali Ayyad (1909–1987), arrived
in Ceylon in 1931 with his paternal aunt Mrs. Haji Bamba Ayyad*
who is the matriarch of the Suby and El Dakkak family in Ceylon.
Abdel Jaleel Al Ayad was involved in trading activities and was
first married to the sister of Justice Akbar by the name of
Bachchi Nona. He was residing in Kensington Gardens,
Bambalapitiya for some time and moved to Hunupitiya a while
later. He was a
successful trader, buying redundant merchandise from the
Military and reselling them in Pettah to Indian traders who
flocked to Ceylon at the time.
The people in Colombo knew him as Arabi Mowlana.
He married a second time to Habeeb Mohamed Sithy
Luthfiya (1928–2015), a lady from a well-known Moor family from
Panchikawatte in Maradana. She was well versed in reading the
Quran and spoke Arabic due to her education in a religious
school. She bore him 10 children.
He was one of the pioneers who assisted Al Haj
Naleem Hajiar in establishing the Jamiah Naleemiyah University
in Beruwala and was instrumental in liaising with the Egyptian
Embassy in Colombo in providing Arabic Teachers for the Jamiah
Naleemiyah.
He started teaching Arabic to many people of repute
and was one of the main Arabic–English–Arabic translators during
the Non-Aligned Conference held in Sri Lanka in 1976. He also
served as the translator to many tea exporters in Sri Lanka such
as Stassen, Akbar Bros, Hebthulabhoy, Expo Lanka, Jafarjee Bros.
and most of the leading tea exporters in Colombo. He later took
up an assignment as the Arabic Language Head in the Jamiah
Naleemiyah. Subsequently, he took up the post of Translator at
the Iraqi Embassy in Colombo.
He resided with his family at No.144 Forbes Road,
Maradana that was, at that time, a highly residential area. He
continued his trading activities and later established a factory
manufacturing leather goods such as suitcases, travel bags,
Ladies handbags, etc. The business was very successful and, with
its success, the family moved to Ratmalana in the latter part of
1964. They then moved to Boralesgamuwa, and finally to Chapel
Lane, Wellawatte where they lived until all the children got
married. Abdel Jaleel Al Ayad died in1987. His funeral took
place in Chapel Lane, Wellawatte and during the funeral
procession; Chapel Lane was a sea of heads. His burial took
place at the Dehiwala Muslim Burial Grounds.
1 Ali Al Ayad
2 Abdel Jaleel Al Ayad
+ Bachchi
Nona Akbar (sister of Justice MT Akbar) (197)
2 Abdel Jaleel Al Ayad
+ Habeeb Mohamed
Sithy Luthfiya (1928/2015)
3 Fareeda Hanim Al
Ayad (1944) + Sherifdeen Mohamed Johar S/O Sherifdeen
& Hawwa Umma of Nawalapitiya. Dehiwala
4 Muna Johar
(1971) + Riad Suby S/O Abdul Majeed Suby & Maryam Suby
(Granddaughter of Haji Bamba Ayyad)
5 Fathima
Mawahib Suby (1998) Colombo 5
5 Fathima
Safa Suby (2001) Colombo 5
4 Nasser
Johar (1972) + Dilshad Banu Mohideen D/O Mohamed & Hidaya
Mohideen from Kandy. Pepiliyana
4 Nabeel
Johar (1974) + Fathima Sarah Iqbal D/O M.C. Hyder Iqbal &
Fowzoona Abdul Razack of Beruwala
5 Ahmed
Johar (2006)
5 Dawud
Johar (2009)
5 Hana Johar
(2012)
5 Thuba
Johar (2016)
3 Faisal Al Ayad
(1946-2015) + Nafeesa Sayeed D/O M. L. M Sayeed &
Khadijah Umma of Mawelimada, Kandy. His widow Wellawatte
4 Tariq Al
Ayad (1980) + Fathima Huzaifa D/O M.J.H. Hussein & Zeeniya
Hussein. They have a daughter, Leenah (2015). Wellawatte
4 Sausan Al
Ayad (1982) + Azreen Shafeek S/O Abdul Cader Mohamed Shafeek
& Noorul Ameena Ajeed
5 Aamir
Shafeek (2003) and Malaysia
4 Israa Al
Ayad (1987) + Abdul Rahman Akram S/O Mohamed Hamza Mohamed
Saeedul Akram & Fathima Rilaya
5 Adam Al
Ayad (2015) and USA
3 Rushdi Al Ayad
(1948-2016) + Noor Shareefa Mohideen D/O A.C.P. Mohideen
& Irifah Umma of Panadura. His
widow lives in Borella
4 Ridha Al
Ayad (1976) + Shazeena Subhan D/O Abdul Latheef Subhan &
Marina Sadhuna Annie
5 Ramadi Al
Ayad (2004)
5 Sameeha Al
Ayad (2007)
5 Hamza Al
Ayad (2012)
4 Safwath Al
Ayad (1980) + Shiraza D/O Omar Batcha Mohamed Hizam & Sithy
Azhariya from Puttalam
5 Aneeqa Al
Ayad (2010)
5 Ayham Al
Ayad (2013)
3 Yusry Al Ayad (1950)
+ Sithy Hadiya Khilir D/O M. I. A. M Khilir. (Matara
Picture Palace) & Ummu Razeena Nooh Hadjiar of Matara. Dehiwala
4 Thalal Al
Ayad (1985) + Fathima Salmah Shahnawaz Othman D/O Shahnawaz
Othman & Fathima Zameena Fuad (Toplan). Havelock Town
5 Inaarah Al Ayad, b:21/04/2021
4 Husny Al
Ayad (1986) + Fathima Ammaarah Careem D/O Rafi Careem &
Azhara Munsoor
5 Daania Al
Ayad (2018)
5 Zeedan Al Ayad (2021)
4 Emad Al
Ayad (1988) + Fathima Sumaiya Aneeq D/O Aneeq Barakathulla &
Mazra Faizal
5 Juwairiyah
Al Ayad (2018)
5 Ayub Al
Ayad (2020)
3 Fayz Al Ayad (1952)
first + Amal Binti Abdallah from Malaysia
4 Aseil Al
Ayad 1983 + Mikael
5 Rashad
Mikael 2010
5 Raniya
Mikael 2012
5 Rafeeq
2015
3 2nd
spouse of Fayz Al Ayad (1952) + Badriya D/O Abdul Cader
Abdul Wadood of Galle & Fathima Haneena Ismail of
Kollupitiya. Fayz and Badriya Canada
4 Manal
(DOB) D/O Fayz & Badriya + Nuwan. They Canada.
3 Widaad Al Ayad
(1953) + Mohideen Ismail S/O Late Abdul Azeez & Sithy
Suwada Azeez of Colombo. Austria
4 Heba
Ismail (1978) Austria
4 Najwa
Ismail (1982) + Thomas Payer and Austria
3 Tameem Al Ayad
(1955) + Caroline Hessler from Switzerland (div)
4 Ayesha Al
Ayad (1986) + Mark Hounder
5 Janna Hounder 2015
Switzerland
4 Manal Al
Ayad (1988) Switzerland
4 Zeena Al
Ayad (1990) Switzerland
3 2nd
spouse of Tameem Al Ayad (1955) + Zainab Fakhori D/O of Al Bachir bin Mohammed & Khadijah
Bint Zakariya from Morocco. Tameem and Zainab Switzerland
4 Bilal Al
Ayad (1999) Switzerland
4 Rana Al
Ayad (2006) Switzerland
3 Wisam Al Ayad (1956)
+ Muazzim Sayeed (deceased).
4 Nadha
Sayeed (1983) + Ramzy Doolapandan S/O Muzammil Doolapandan &
Yusra El Dakkak
5 Aaqifah
Doolapandan (2003)
5 Thalibah
Doolapandan (2015) and Gampola
5 Nayel
Doolapandam (2020)
3 2nd
spouse of [1] Wisam Al Ayad (1956) + [2] Suhail El Dakkak
(grandson of Haji Bamba Ayad) S/O Shafeek El Dakkak (Lebanon)
& Fathima El Dakkak at Dehiwala
4 Sameera El
Dakkak (1991)
3 Adnan Al Ayad
(1958-1959) Deceased
3 Waffa Hanim Al Ayad
(1963) + Rafi Zanoon S/O Icy Lebbe Marrikkar Mohamed
Zanoon & Sithy Saduna Sheriff of Colombo. They Toronto, Canada
4 Muayyad
Zanoon (1984) + Naheema Kureish D/O Tuan Kuresh Johar &
Mudassir Mohideen Nona Fareena. Canada.
4 Hudha
Hanim Zanoon (1985) + Mohamed Azhar Noordeen S/O Ahmed Irfan
Noordeen & Thram Moon Noordeen
5 Dawud
Noordeen (2013)
5 Easa
Noordeen (2015)
5 Yusha
Noordeen (2017) and Canada.
4 Fathima
Hiyam Zanoon (1987) + Abdul Rahman El Sayed S/O Abdel Rahman
Yousef Morsey Elkassed & Reda Mohamed Metwaly Elmashaat of
Egypt
5 Ayah El
Sayed (2014)
5 Hibah El
Sayed (2017) Canada
5 Duha El
Sayed (2020)
4 Nazik
Zanoon (1992) + Hafsah Shahnawaz Othman D/O Mohamed Shahnawaz
Othman & Fathima
Zameena Fuad (Thoplan) (112) from Colombo. Canada
5 Rayyaan
Zanoon (2020)
1 Haji Bamba Ayad +
Mohamed El Dakkak
2
Zainab El Dakkak + Thabit Suby (Yemen), founder of T Suby Ltd
2
Fathima El Dakkak + Shafeek El Dakkak (Syria)
3 [2] Suhail El Dakkak + [1] Wisam Al Ayad
4
Sameera El Dakkak (1991)
3 Rasheed El
Dakkak
3 Anees El
Dakkak
3 Habeeb El
Dakkak
3 Shakoor El
Dakkak
2
Ayesha + Abdul Rahman El Dakkak (Lebanon)
·
Haji
Bamba Ayyad was married to Mohamed
El Dakkak from Syria. They arrived together in Ceylon and
established a Fez Cap business in first Cross Street, Pettah.
They had three daughters Zainab, Fathima & Ayesha. Zainab +
Thabit Subeh from Yemen who was the founder of T Suby Ltd. Fathima +
Shafeek El Dakkak from Syria and Ayesha + Abdul Rahman El Dakkak
from Lebanon. Some these families and their survivors still call
Sri Lanka their home and many Colombo.
Compiled and
presented by Yusry Al Ayad
Colombo
25 February 2019/Updated 8 Nov 2020