Lalith Athulathmudali
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.
Hon. Lalith Athulathmudali PC | |
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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 |
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