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Lalith Athulathmudali
Sri Lankan politician and statesman (1936–1993) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lalith William Samarasekera Athulathmudali, PC (Sinhala: ලලිත් ඇතුලත්මුදලි; 26 November 1936 – 23 April 1993), known as Lalith Athulathmudali, was a Sri Lankan politician. He was a prominent member of the United National Party, who served as Minister of Trade and Shipping; Minister National Security and Deputy Minister of Defence; Minister of Agriculture, Food and Cooperatives and finally Minister of Education. Following a failed impeachment of President Ranasinghe Premadasa, he was removed from the UNP and formed his own party, the Democratic United National Front. He was assassinated under mysterious circumstances in 1993.
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Minister of Education | |
In office 1990–1991 | |
President | Ranasinghe Premadasa |
Prime Minister | Dingiri Banda Wijetunga |
Minister of Agriculture, Food and Cooperatives | |
In office 1989–1990 | |
President | Ranasinghe Premadasa |
Prime Minister | Dingiri Banda Wijetunga |
Preceded by | Dingiri Banda Wijetunga |
Succeeded by | R. M. Dharmadasa Banda |
Minister National Security and Deputy Minister of Defence | |
In office 1984–1989 | |
President | J. R. Jayewardene |
Prime Minister | Ranasinghe Premadasa |
Minister of Trade and Shipping | |
In office 1977–1984 | |
President | J. R. Jayewardene |
Prime Minister | Ranasinghe Premadasa |
Preceded by | Wimala Kannangara |
Succeeded by | Abdul Razak Munsoor |
Member of Parliament for Colombo District | |
In office 15 February 1989 – 1 November 1991 | |
Majority | 235,447 Preferential Votes |
Member of Parliament for Ratmalana | |
In office 21 July 1977 – 15 February 1989 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 26 November 1936 Colombo, Ceylon |
Died | 23 April 1993(1993-04-23) (aged 56) Kirulapana, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
Manner of death | Assassination by gunshot |
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Political party | United National Party |
Other political affiliations | Democratic United National Front |
Spouse(s) | Perin E. Captain Srimani Athulathmudali |
Relations | Sujaee Athulathmudali Tinto (Sister) Dayanthe Athulathmudali (Brother) |
Children | Serela Athulathmudali |
Alma mater | Harvard University Jesus College, Oxford Royal College, Colombo St. John's College Panadura |
Profession | Barrister |
Website | Lalith Athulathmudali Official Website |
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