Solomon Dias Bandaranaike

Sir Solomon Dias Abeywickrema Jayatilleke Senewiratna Rajakumaruna Kadukeralu Bandaranaike KCMG, Maha Mudaliyar, JP (22 May 1862 - 31 July 1946) was the chief representative and adviser to the Governor of Ceylon, the King's representative in colonial Ceylon.

Solomon Dias Bandaranaike
Born	22 May 1862 Horogolla Walauwwa, Ceylon
Died	31 July 1946 Ceylon
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Education	S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia
Occupation(s)	Businessman, chief advisor
Title	Head Mudaliyar
Spouse	Daisy Ezline Obeyesekere
Children	S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike Alexandra Camelia Bandaranaike Anna Florentina Bandaranaike

Early life

Bandaranaike was a member of an Sinhalese family, the son of Mudaliyar Don Christoffel Bandaranaike who was Mudaliyar Governors Gate and 2nd Udagaha Mudaliyar. He was educated at S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia in Colombo.

He married Daisy Ezline Obeyesekere in 1898 and his son, S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike became the 4th Prime Minister of Ceylon after independence and his granddaughter Chandrika Kumaratunga became both Prime Minister and President of Sri Lanka. His grandson Anura Bandaranaike became Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.