Wijewardene family

The Wijewardene family
Current regionColombo
Place of originSedawatte
MembersDon Richard Wijewardena,
Junius Richard Jayewardene,
Ranil Wickremesinghe,
Ruwan Wijewardene,
Upali Wijewardene,
Eugene Wilfred Jayewardene,
Esmond Wickremesinghe,
Vimala Wijewardene
TraditionsTheravada Buddhism
Estate(s)Rickman House, Colombo,
Arcadia, Diyatalawa,
Adisham Hall

The Wijewardene family is a Sri Lankan family that is prominent in enterprise and politics. Along with many members who have been successful politicians across generations, the family includes two Chief Justices, two Prime Ministers and two Presidents of Sri Lanka.

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