D. M. Swaminathan
Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer, politician and cabinet minister / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Deva Manoharan Swaminathan (Tamil: தேவ மனோகரன் சுவாமிநாதன், Sinhala: දේවා මනෝහරන් ස්වාමිනාදන්; born 30 April 1945) is a Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer, politician and ex cabinet minister.
Quick Facts Hon., Minister of Prison Reforms, Rehabilitation, Resettlement and Hindu Religious Affairs ...
D. M. Swaminathan | |
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தே. ம. சுவாமிநாதன் | |
Minister of Prison Reforms, Rehabilitation, Resettlement and Hindu Religious Affairs[lower-alpha 1] | |
In office 12 January 2015 – 18 November 2019 | |
Member of Parliament for National List | |
In office 2010–2020 | |
2nd Governor of Western Province | |
In office 11 July 1994 – 1 December 1994 | |
Preceded by | Suppiah Sharvananda |
Succeeded by | K. Vignarajah |
Personal details | |
Born | Deva Manoharan Swaminathan (1945-04-30) 30 April 1945 (age 79) |
Political party | United National Party |
Other political affiliations | United National Front for Good Governance |
Spouse(s) | Gayathri Swaminathan (née Carthigesan) |
Children | Shobana, Prakash |
Residence(s) | 125 Rosmead Place, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka. |
Alma mater | Ceylon Law College |
Profession | Lawyer |
Ethnicity | Sri Lankan Tamil |
Religion | Hindu |
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