P. B. Bulankulame
P. B. Bulankulame Dissawa OBE | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Ceylon Parliament for Anuradhapura | |
| In office 1947–1952 | |
| Preceded by | seat created |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sooriyakumara Wannisinghe Punchi Banda Bulankulame 12 December 1890 Anuradhapura |
| Died | 17 December 1958 (aged 68) Ceylon |
| Nationality | Ceylonese |
| Political party | United National Party |
| Alma mater | Royal College, Colombo |
| Occupation | Politics |
| Profession | Proctor |
Sooriyakumara Wannisinghe Punchi Banda Bulankulame, OBE (known as P. B. Bulankulame Dissawa) (12 December 1890 - 17 December 1958) was a Ceylonese politician, who was the former Cabinet Minister of Lands and Land Development in Dudley Senanayake's and John Kotelawala's government.[1]
Educated at Royal College Colombo, he was elected to the State Council of Ceylon in 1936[2] and was re-elected to Parliament in 1947. In the first government since independence, he was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture and Lands. He was awarded the title of Dissawa by the British Governor of Ceylon[3][4]
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- Agriculture ministers of Sri Lanka
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- 1890 births
- 1958 deaths
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