Nissanka Wijeyeratne
Nissanka Wijeyeratne නිශ්ශංක පරාක්රම විජයරත්න | |
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| 17th Diyawadana Nilame of the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic | |
| In office 1975–1985 | |
| Preceded by | Heen Banda Udurawana |
| Succeeded by | Neranjan Wijeyeratne |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 1977–1980 | |
| Preceded by | Badi-ud-din Mahmud |
| Succeeded by | Ranil Wickremasinghe |
| Minister of Higher Education | |
| In office 1978–1980 | |
| Succeeded by | J. R. Jayewardene |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 1980–1988 | |
| Preceded by | K. W. Devanayagam |
| Succeeded by | Vincent Perera |
| Asia-Pacific Representative to the UNESCO Executive Board | |
| In office 1987–1989 | |
| Member of Parliament for Dedigama | |
| In office 1977–1988 | |
| Preceded by | Rukman Senanayake |
| Succeeded by | Constituency Abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 June 1924 |
| Died | 7 January 2007 (aged 82) Kandy, Sri Lanka |
| Resting place | Family Cemetery at Meeduma, Rambukkana, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | United National Party |
| Spouse(s) | Nita Wijeyeratne (née Dullewe) |
| Children | Neranjan, Mano, Anuradha, Lankesh, Nishangani |
| Alma mater | Royal College, Colombo 7, University of Ceylon |
| Occupation | Politics, Diplomat |
| Profession | Civil service |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Ceylon |
| Branch/service | Ceylon Army Volunteer Force |
| Years of service | 5 |
| Rank | Second lieutenant |
| Unit | Ceylon Artillery |
Deshamanya Nissanka Parakrama Wijeyeratne (Sinhala: නිශ්ශංක පරාක්රම විජයරත්න) (14 June 1924 – 7 January 2007), known as Nissanka Wijeyeratne, was a Sri Lankan politician, civil servant, diplomat and English language poet. He was also the 17th Diyawadana Nilame (chief lay custodian) of the Sri Dalada Maligawa, Kandy from 1975 to 1985. At the time of death he was serving as the chairman of The Law and Society Trust in Sri Lanka.