A. M. Mubarak is a Sri Lanka

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 and researcher

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. He is the Director/CEO of Industrial Technology Institute (formerly CISIR) and former Director, National Science Foundation

National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka

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Born to a large family, he received his primary education at Greenland College

Isipathana Vidyalaya

Formerly known as Greenlands College, Isipathana College is a leading public school located in Colombo, Sri Lanka.-History:In January 1952,with an intake of 400 boys who constituted the overflow from the Royal College Primary, Greenlands College was born in a coconut grove amidst the lush greenery...

 and secondary education at the prestigious Royal College Colombo

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. In 1971 he entered the University of Ceylon, Colombo graduated with a BSc

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 first class Honours Degree in Chemistry. During his time at the university he captained the university cricket, soccer, tennis and was a member of the hockey and badminton teams.

Briefly laying first class cricket for the Moors sports club, he won the Commonwealth Scholarship

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 to do his PhD

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 at the University of Cambridge

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 from 1976 to 1980. There he played for the Cambridge University cricket team and won blues for cricket. After gaining his PhD he went on to the University of Maryland

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 for postgraduate research.

He is Rotarian and the President of the Colombo South Rotary Club. He married Chitrangani Silva, a researcher and has a son and daughter. His son Jehan Mubarak

Jehan Mubarak

Jehan Mubarak is an American-born Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler.-Early career:...

is a Sri Lankan National Cricketer.