Dharmasena Attygalle
Dharmasena Attygalle | |
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| Member of Parliament for Kesbewa | |
| In office 1972–1982 | |
| Preceded by | Somaweera Chandrasiri |
| Succeeded by | Gamini Lokuge |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 February 1925 Madapatha, Sri Lanka |
| Died | 1 June 1989 (aged 64) |
| Nationality | Sri Lanka |
| Political party | United National Party |
| Alma mater | Nalanda College Colombo |
| Occupation | Politics |
| Profession | Ayurvedic Doctor |
Dr Dharmasena Attygalle was a MP in Sri Lanka's parliament from 1972 to 1982.
He was Deputy Minister of Health (1977–1980) and Minister of Indigenous Medicine (1980–1982) representing the Kesbewa electorate.
He was appointed as High Commissioner to Pakistan in January 1983.
He was an Ayurvedic Doctor by profession & was educated at Nalanda College Colombo. Some of Attygalle's notable classmates at Nalanda College were Dr Henry Jayasena, Karunaratne Abeysekera, Dr Harischandra Wijayatunga, Dr Hudson Silva, Hon. Rupa Karunathilake, Stanley Jayasinghe and Ravindra Rupasena.[1][2]
See also
References
- ^ "Henry Jayasena 'A gifted and decent human being….'". island. 2007. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
- ^ "In memory of Henry Jayasena". island. 2011. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
- "Lanka Personalities". lankaperson.blogspot.com. March 6, 2006. Retrieved 2009-07-02.