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Bandaranaike family

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The Bandaranaike family
Current regionColombo
Place of originAtthanagalla
MembersSolomon Dias Bandaranaike
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Chandrika Bandaranaike
Anura Bandaranaike
Connected membersVijaya Kumaranatunga
Jeewan Kumaranatunga
Ranjan Ramanayake
TraditionsTheravada Buddhism
Estate(s)Horagolla Walauwa

The Bandaranaike family [1] is a Sri Lankan family that is prominent in politics. Along with many members who have been successful politician across generations, the family includes three Prime Minister and one President for Sri Lanka.

Horagolla Walauwa, Atthanagalla. family seat of the Bandaranaike family

Family Tree

S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, head of the Bandaranaike family
  • Don Francisco Dias Wijetunga Bandaranaike (born 1720), Mudaliyar Hewagam Korale + Dona MarKumarathunga
    • Conrad Pieter Dias Wijewardena Bandaranaike, Maha Mudliyar
      • Jacabus Dias Wijewardena Bandaranaike (born 1780), Mudaliyar of Governor Gate & Translator of Supreme Court + Liyanage Catherine Philipsz Panditharatne
        • Rev Canon Samuel William Dias Bandaranaike + Cornelia Susanna Elizabeth Dias Bandaranaike
          • Felix Reginold Dias Bandaranaike (1861–1947) + Annie Lucy (Florence) de Alwis (1864–1920)
            • Reginald Felix Dias Bandaranaike (1891–1951), Judge of the Supreme Court + Freda Dias Abeysinghe
    • Don Daniel Dias Banaranaike + Dona Clara Amarasekere

(also related to Ratwatte family, William Gopallawa, A.R. Udugama, Hector Kobbekaduwa, Jeewan Kumaranatunga, Ranjan Ramanayake)

See alao

References

  1. ^ "Bandaranaike family". Retrieved 19 September 2015.