Lalith Athulathmudali
Lalith Athulathmudali | |
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Lalith Athulathmudali | |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 1990–1991 | |
| President | Ranasinghe Premadasa |
| Prime Minister | Dingiri Banda Wijetunga |
| Minister of Agriculture, Food and Cooperatives | |
| In office 1989–1990 | |
| President | Ranasinghe Premadasa |
| Prime Minister | Dingiri Banda Wijetunga |
| Preceded by | Dingiri Banda Wijetunga |
| Succeeded by | R. M. Dharmadasa Banda |
| Minister National Security and Deputy Minister of Defence | |
| In office 1984–1989 | |
| President | J. R. Jayewardene |
| Prime Minister | Ranasinghe Premadasa |
| Minister of Trade and Shipping | |
| In office 1977–1984 | |
| President | J. R. Jayewardene |
| Prime Minister | Ranasinghe Premadasa |
| Preceded by | Wimala Kannangara |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Razak Munsoor |
| Member of Parliament for Colombo District | |
| In office 15 February 1989 – 1 November 1991 | |
| Majority | 235,447 Preferential Votes |
| Member of Parliament for Ratmalana | |
| In office 21 July 1977 – 15 February 1989 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 November 1936 Colombo, Ceylon |
| Died | 23 April 1993 (aged 56) Kirulapana, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Manner of death | Assassination by gunshot |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | United National Party |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic United National Front |
| Spouse(s) | Perin E. Captain Srimani Athulathmudali |
| Relations | Sujaee Athulathmudali Tinto (Sister) Dayanthe Athulathmudali (Brother) |
| Children | Serela Athulathmudali |
| Alma mater | Harvard University Jesus College, Oxford Royal College, Colombo St. John's College Panadura |
| Profession | Barrister |
| Website | Lalith Athulathmudali Official Website |
Lalith William Samarasekera Athulathmudali, PC (Sinhala: ලලිත් ඇතුලත්මුදලි; 26 November 1936 – 23 April 1993), known as Lalith Athulathmudali, was a Sri Lankan politician. He was a prominent member of the United National Party, who served as Minister of Trade and Shipping; Minister National Security and Deputy Minister of Defence; Minister of Agriculture, Food and Cooperatives and finally Minister of Education. Following a failed impeachment of President Ranasinghe Premadasa, he was removed from the UNP and formed his own party, the Democratic United National Front. He was assassinated under mysterious circumstances in 1993.