Alexander Francis Molamure

Hon. Sir Alexander Francis Molamure KBE
A. F. Molamure as Speaker of the State Council
1st Speaker of the State Council
In office 7 July 1931 – 10 December 1934
Succeeded by	Forester Augustus Obeysekera
1st Speaker of the Parliament of Ceylon
In office 14 October 1947[1] – 25 January 1951
Prime Minister	D. S. Senanayake
Preceded by	Waithilingam Duraiswamy
Succeeded by	Albert Peries
Member of the Ceylon Parliament for Balangoda
In office 14 October 1947[1] – 25 January 1951
Preceded by	Constituency created
Succeeded by	Jayaweera Kuruppu
Personal details
Born	(1888-07-02)2 July 1888
Died	25 February 1951(1951-02-25) (aged 62)
Nationality	Ceylonese
Political party	United National Party
Spouse	Adeline Meedeniya
Children	Seetha Molamure
Alma mater	S. Thomas' College
Profession	Advocate
Awards	Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Sir Alexander Francis Molamure, KBE (7 February 1888 – 25 January 1951; commonly known as Sir Francis Molamure or A. F. Molamure) was a Ceylonese politician. He became the first speaker of both the State Council of Ceylon and Parliament of Ceylon. He was a controversial figure due to his departure from the State Council due to a court conviction and for organising the Panamure Elephant Kraal in 1950.