Mangala Moonesinghe
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Mangala Moonesinghe | |
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Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom | |
In office 1995–2000 | |
Sri Lankan High Commissioner to India | |
In office 2000–2001 | |
Member of the Ceylon Parliament for Bulathsinhala | |
In office 1965–1977 | |
Preceded by | Edmund Samarakkody |
Succeeded by | O. S. Perera |
Member of Parliament for Kalutura | |
In office 1989–1994 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Mangala Nath Moonesinghe 27 July 1931 |
Died | 23 July 2016 | (aged 84)
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Political party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
Other political affiliations | Lanka Sama Samaja Party |
Alma mater | Royal College, Colombo |
Occupation | Lawyer, politician, diplomat |
Profession | Barrister |
Mangala Moonesinghe (27 July 1931 – 23 July 2016) was a Sri Lankan lawyer, politician, and diplomat.[1][2] He was Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2002 and Sri Lankan High Commissioner to India from 1995 to 2000. Serving as a member of Parliament for Bulathsinhala electorate between 1965 and 1977, and the Kalutura electorate between 1989 and 1994.
The cousin of Anil Moonesinghe and the nephew of Neel Kamal Hewavitharana, he was educated at the Royal College Colombo. Qualifying as a barrister, he practiced law for 20 years, lecturing on Company Law at the Ceylon Technical College between 1960 and 1963.[citation needed] In 1975, he was awarded one of the Eisenhower Fellowships to study space law at Western State University College of Law.
He was the head of a Parliamentary Select Committee on the ethnic conflict, the Mangala Moonesinghe Committee. He died in 2016 at the age of 84.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Hon. Moonesinghe, Mangala Nath, M.P." Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "Parliament of Ceylon, 1970". The Ceylon Daily News. 1970. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "Funeral of veteran politician, diplomat, lawyer Mangala Moonesinghe today". The Sunday Times. 24 July 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
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