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Al-Haj Ash-Sheikh Mohammed Jalaldeen Mohammed Riyal (Gafoori) (well known as Riyal Moulavi) was born on the 25th day of January 1933 in a village called Kammal Thurai in the Gampaha District of Sri Lanka. He started his primary education in 1938 at Kammal Thurai Muslim Vidhyalaya, which is now renamed and known as Al-Fala Maha Vidyalaya. In 1942 he left his primary school and joined Maharagama Gafooriya Arabic Collage in 1943 where he continued the studies till 1951. He obtained the honour of Al-Aalim at Gafooriya Arabic College in 1951. He then sat for the Senior School Certificate (S.S.C) examination, which was conducted by the government, in 1954. He continued his secondary school studies at Kalpitiya Senior School until 1956. Moulavi Riyal became a trained teacher from Addalachchenai Training College in Sri Lanka.

Teaching Career

Ever since starting his career as teacher at Puttalam Zahira College in 1952, Moulavi Riyal has done a noble service to the Muslim society in Sri Lanka.  After completing his tenure at Puttalam Zahira College in 1954, he was transferred to Kalpitiya Government School, which presently known as Al-Aksa Central College. He then served in the Training College training Tamil teachers for 2 years. In 1959 joined Mawenella Zahira Senior School. Thereafter he taught at Mattakkuliya Muslim School for 3 years. He then moved to Al-Hidaya Maha Vidyalaya in Maradana and served for 3 years until 1960 before joined Zahira College, Colombo 10 and taught there for 6 years. Serving in different parts of the country he also taught at Kingswood College Kandy from 1971 to 1974 – it is worthy of note that the present (at the time of writing this article – Nov 2013) All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulema (ACJU) president, Ash Sheikh Rizwe Mufthi has studied under him during this period at Kingswood College Kandy.