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2009 In Sri Lanka
Incumbents * President – Mahinda Rajapaksa * Prime Minister - Ratnasiri Wickremanayake Chief Ministers * Central Province – Hon. Sarath Ekanayake * Eastern Province – Hon. Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan * North Central Province – Berty Premalal Dissanayake * Northern Province – Not elected * North Western Province – Hon. Athula Wijesinghe * Sabaragamuwa Province – Hon. Maheepala Herath * Southern Province – Hon. Shan Wijayalal De Silv * Uva Province – Hon. Gamini Wijith Wijayamuni * Western Province – Provincial Governors * Central Province – Hon. Tikiri Kobbekaduwa * Eastern Province – Rear Admiral Hon. Mohan Wijewickrama * North Central Province – Hon. Karunarathne Diulgane * Northern Province – Hon. Dixson Dela Bandara * North Western Province – Hon. Tissa Balalla * Sabaragamuwa Province – Hon. Mohan Ellawala * Southern Province – Hon. Kumari Balasuriya * Uva Province – Hon. Nanda Mathew * Western Province – Hon. Alavi Moulana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of Sri Lanka
The President of Sri Lanka ( si, ශ්රී ලංකා ජනාධිපති ''Śrī Laṃkā Janādhipathi''; ta, இலங்கை சனாதிபதி ''Ilankai janātipati'') is the head of state and head of government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. The president is the chief executive of the union government and the Commander-in-chief#Sri Lanka, commander-in-chief of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces. Origin Under the Soulbury Commission, Soulbury Constitution which consisted of the Ceylon Independence Act, 1947 and The Ceylon (Constitution and Independence) Orders in Council 1947, Dominion of Ceylon, Ceylon (as Sri Lanka was known then) became a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary form of government. The List of heads of state of Sri Lanka#Monarch (1948–1972), monarch of Ceylon served as the head of state, represented by the Governor-General of Ceylon, governor-general with the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, prime minister serving ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uva Province, Sri Lanka
Uva Province ( si, ඌව පළාත, Uva Paḷāta, ta, ஊவா மாகாணம், Uvā Mākāṇam) is Sri Lanka's second least populated province, with 1,259,880 people, created in 1896. It consists of two districts: Badulla and Moneragala. The provincial capital is Badulla. Uva is bordered by the Eastern, Southern, Sabaragamuwa, and Central provinces. Its major tourist attractions are Dunhinda falls, Diyaluma Falls, Rawana Falls, the Yala National Park (lying partly in the Southern and Eastern Provinces) and Gal Oya National Park (lying partly in the Eastern Province). The Gal Oya hills and the Central mountains are the main uplands, while the Mahaweli (Sinhalese: ''great-sandy'') and Menik (Sinhalese: ''gemstone'') rivers and the huge Senanayake Samudraya and Maduru Oya Reservoirs are the major waterways. History The provincial history records an 1818 uprising (the Third Kandyan War) against the British colonial government which had been controlling the formally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
58 Division (Sri Lanka)
The 58 Division is a Division (military), division of the Sri Lanka Army formed in 2008, prior to which it was known as Task Force 1 from 2007 to 2009. A principal offensive division, it is currently deployed for combat operations in the Wanni region. The Special Forces Brigade has been attached to the division. Current formation * 58-1 Brigade * 58-2 Brigade * 58-3 Brigade Sri Lankan Civil War Operations The Division recaptured the strategically important Pooneryn salient and played a major role in the recapture of the Kilinochchi in the Battle of Kilinochchi (2008–2009), Battle of Kilinochchi and the strategically important Elephant Pass the ''Gateway to Jaffna''. On 15 January, 58 Division gained total control over Dharmapuram, in Kilinochchi District, a key LTTE stronghold located along the A-35 Paranthan - Mullaittivu main road. Troops cleared the area of LTTE fighters. On 28 January, troops from the 58th Division gained control of Vishwamadu town, located south-east o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alavi Moulana
Seyed Ahmed Seyed Alavi Moulana (1 January 1932 – 15 June 2016) was a Sri Lankan politician, who entered politics in 1948 as a trade unionist. He was the 5th Governor of Western Province, having assumed office on 1 February 2002. He was a member of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, Cabinet Minister of Labour, and a councillor in the Colombo Municipal Council. He was the Senior Vice-President of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and was also a social and religious worker. He also served as acting Governor for Sabaragamuwa in 2009. Political career Alavi Moulana entered politics in 1948 as a Trade Unionist. In 1956 he joined the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and in 1960, under the leadership of Sirimavo Bandaranayake, he became the leader of the Trade Union Movement of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party. Moulana was appointed as one of the Vice-Presidents of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and the Senior Vice-President of the Sri Lanka Nidahas Sevaka Sangamaya. He was a councillor in the Colombo Municipa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanda Mathew
Caluadewagey Nanda Mathew (2 February 1940 - 2020) was a Sri Lankan politician. He was a former Governor of Uva Province, Minister of Sports and a member of parliament. Early life and education Born on 2 February 1940, to Sinhala Nationalist Cyril Mathew, he was educated at the S. Thomas' College, Gurutalawa and S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia. He became a land owner and a planter. Political career He was elected to the House of Representatives of Ceylon in the 1965 general elections from Kolonna from the United National Party. He contested the 1970 general elections but was defeated by P.O. Wimalanaga. He elected from Kolonna in the 1977 general elections and was appointed Deputy Minister of Naval Services and Tourism, Rural Industry Development and Mahaweli Development by President J. R. Jayewardene. He was elected in the 1989 general elections from Ratnapura and was appointed Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports by President Ranasingha Premadasa. In 1994, he was given ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumari Balasuriya
Neranjala Pushpa Kumari Balasooriya known as Kumari Balasuriya is the former Governor of the Southern Province of Sri Lanka since October 2006. She was the first female governor of a Sri Lankan Province.She resigned from the post after fall of the Mahinda Rajapakse Mahinda Rajapaksa ( si, මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ, ta, மஹிந்த ராஜபக்ஷ; born Percy Mahendra Rajapaksa; 18 November 1945) is a Sri Lankan politician. He served as the President of Sri Lanka from 2005 to ...'s government in 2015. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Balasuriya, Kumari Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Governors of Southern Province, Sri Lanka Sinhalese politicians Sri Lankan Buddhists Alumni of Musaeus College Sinhalese civil servants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohan Ellawala
Mohan Saliya Ellawala (9 November 1948 – 12 May 2009) was the fifth governor of Sabaragamuwa Province in Sri Lanka from 2 October 2008, until his death in May 2009. He had previously been the seventh Chief Minister of Sabaragamuwa serving from 13 December 2001, until 16 July 2004. In 1972 Ellawala became the private secretary to Hector Kobbekaduwa ( Minister for Agriculture and Lands). In 1991 he was appointed as the chief Sri Lanka Freedom Party organiser for the Balangoda Electoral District, and in the same year was elected as councillor on the Balangoda Urban Council, though he resigned from the position on 7 April 1993. In 1993 he was elected onto the Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council, becoming the chairman of the Council between 17 June 1999 and 8 November 2000. In 2001 he was appointed the Provincial Minister of Local Government, Cooperatives, Housing, Highways, Power and Energy and in December that year the Chief Minister of Sabaragamuwa, a position that he retained until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tissa Balalla
Tissa Reginald Balalle (born 15 July 1937) is the eighth Governor of the North Western Province of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ..., He was in office from 2007 to 2015. He also worked as a member of parliament of sri lanka in 1970-1977. References Living people Governors of North Western Province, Sri Lanka Sri Lankan Buddhists Sinhalese politicians Sri Lanka Freedom Party politicians Members of the 7th Parliament of Ceylon 1937 births {{SriLanka-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dixson Dela Bandara
Dixson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alice Dixson (born 1969), Filipino American actress, commercial model, and former beauty queen * Hugh Dixson (1841–1926), Australian business man and philanthropist * Hugh Robert Dixson (1865–1940), Australian businessman, parliamentarian and philanthropist * Julius Dixson (1913–2004), African-American songwriter and record company executive *Miriam Dixson (born 1930), Australian social historian and author * Robert James Dixson (1908–1963), American writer, simplified and adapted some classic works of literature *Thomas Dixson (1733–1809), British colonial militiaman and politician serving in Canada * Darius "DIXSON" Scott, American musician and Academy Award-nominated co-writer of "Be Alive" See also *Dixson Island (Antarctica) *Dickson (other) *Dixon (other) Dixon may refer to: Places International * Dixon Entrance, part of the Inside Passage between Alaska and British Columbia Canada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karunarathne Diulgane
Karunarathna Divulgane (born Herath Mudiyanselage Karunarathna) is a popular and renowned Sri Lankan vocalist, and served as the Governor of the North Central Province between 2006 and 2015. He was born to a farming family who had been living for generations in Divulgane, a small village in the Kurunegala District Kurunegala is a district in North Western Province, Sri Lanka. Consists of and consists 30 Divisional Secretariats, 1610 Grama Niladari Divisions and 4476 total Villages. It consists of 14 Electorate Divisions, 02 Municipal Council, 19 Urban .... In 1980 he was hired by the Rajarata Sevaya radio station. In 1982 he had passed an examination at the radio station and selected as a singer in the "Rajarata Sevaya". It was around this time that he took the name "Divulgane". In 1990 he released his first album ''Esata Asuwana Maime'', was success and quickly became one of the most sought artist in the country. ''Esata Asuwana Maime'' was followed by a second album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohan Wijewickrama
Vice Admiral Mohan Wijewickrama, RSP, VSV, USP (born 12 June 1953) is a former Sri Lankan senior naval officer turned politician. He served as the Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Navy from 2001 to 2005. He was appointed Governor of North Eastern Province from 2006 to 2007 and Governor of Eastern Province from 2007 to 2015, while serving as acting Governor of Northern Province. He is the current Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Pakistan. Education Wijewickrama was educated at Thurstan College. Naval career After completing his education, he joined the Sri Lanka Navy on 1 August 1971. During his career in the Navy he had served as the Deputy Commander, Western Naval Area (1993–1995); Deputy Commander, Northern Naval Area (1995–1996); Commander, Southern Naval Area (1996–1998); Commander, Eastern Naval Area (1998–2000); Commander, Northern Naval Area (2000–2001). From 2001 to 2005 he functioned as the Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Navy. He retir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rear Admiral
Rear admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, equivalent to a major general and air vice marshal and above that of a commodore and captain, but below that of a vice admiral. It is regarded as a two star "admiral" rank. It is often regarded as a two-star rank with a NATO code of OF-7. The term originated in the days of naval sailing squadrons and can trace its origins to the Royal Navy. Each naval squadron was assigned an admiral as its head, who commanded from the centre vessel and directed the squadron's activities. The admiral would in turn be assisted by a vice admiral, who commanded the lead ships that bore the brunt of a battle. In the rear of the squadron, a third admiral commanded the remaining ships and, as this section was considered to be in the least danger, the admiral in command of it was typically the most junior. This has continued into the modern age, with rear admiral the most junior admiralty of many navies. In most European navies, the equivalent rank i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
