Lakshman Kadirgamar
Sri Lankabhimanya Lakshman Kadirgamar, PC (Tamil: லக்ஷமன் கதிர்காமர்; Sinhala: ලක්ෂ්මන් කදිර්ගාමර්, 12 April 1932 – 12 August 2005) was a Sri Lankan lawyer and statesman. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka from 1994 to 2001 and again from April 2004 until his assassination in August 2005. Lakshman Kadirgamar served as the President of Oxford Union in 1958–59.
Sri Lankabhimanya Lakshman Kadirgamar | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka | |
| In office 2004–2005 | |
| Preceded by | Tyronne Fernando |
| Succeeded by | Anura Bandaranaike |
| In office 1994–2001 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Cader Shahul Hameed |
| Succeeded by | Tyronne Fernando |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 April 1932 Manipay, Jaffna District, British Ceylon (now in Sri Lanka) |
| Died | 12 August 2005 (aged 73) Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Manner of death | Assassination |
| Political party | United People's Freedom Alliance Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford University of Ceylon Trinity College, Kandy |
| Profession | Lawyer |
He achieved international prominence in this position due to his wide-ranging condemnation of the LTTE (Tamil Tigers) and his efforts to have them banned internationally. A distinguished lawyer and international humanitarian, he was assassinated by an LTTE sniper in August 2005 Accounts of his views on politics and international relations, with much information about his life and career, can be found in the book Democracy, Sovereignty and Terror: Lakshman Kadirgamar on the Foundations of International Order, edited by Professor Adam Roberts.