H. L. De Silva

	H. L. De Silva Deshamanya Herman Leonard de Silva, PC (28 January 1928 – 7 April 2009) was a Sri Lankan lawyer and diplomat. He was the former Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations (New York). He was a former President and honorary life member of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka. Education De Silva was educated at St Peter's College, Colombo and Nalanda College Colombo. He subsequently entered the Faculty of Law at the University of Ceylon in 1948, graduated LLB in 1951, completed the Ceylon Law College examinations and qualified for the Bar in 1953. Professional life After a period of working alongside Felix Dias Bandaranaike in the unofficial bar, he joined the Attorney General Department in 1955 as a Crown Counsel, a post he relinquished in 1970 to rejoin the unofficial Bar. He was described as ""a master of the law, an eloquent speaker with the gift of presenting a case attractively, a good debater with a razor sharp intellect"" by Lakshman Kadirgamar and S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Deshamanya Deshamanya ( si, දේශමාන්‍ය, translit=Dēshamāṉya; ta, தேசமான்ய, translit=Tēcamāṉya; Pride of the Nation) is the second-highest national honour of Sri Lanka awarded by the Government of Sri Lanka as a civil honour. It is awarded for "''highly meritorious service''", and is conventionally used as a title or prefix to the recipient's name. Recipients ;1986 * P. R. Anthonis – surgeon and academic * Gamani Corea – economist, civil servant and diplomat * M. C. M. Kaleel * Malage George Victor Perera Wijewickrama Samarasinghe * Miliani Sansoni – Chief Justice of Ceylon * Victor Tennekoon – Chief Justice of Ceylon ;1987 * Edwin Felix Dias Abeysinghe * Neville Kanakeratne – diplomat * V. Manicavasagar – Supreme Court Justice, Chancellor University of Jaffna * Wijetunga Mudiyansela Tillekeratne ;1988 * Hector Wilfred Jayewardene – lawyer, member United Nations Commission on Human Rights * Thambiah Sivagnanam ;1989 * S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Lakshman Kadirgamar Sri Lankabhimanya Lakshman Kadirgamar, President's Counsel, PC ( ta, லக்ஷமன் கதிர்காமர்; si, 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. 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 Adam Roberts (scholar), Professor Adam Roberts. Early life Lakshman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	2009 Deaths This is a list of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked here. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 See also * Lists of deaths by day The following pages, corresponding to the Gregorian calendar, list the historical events, births, deaths, and holidays and observances of the specified day of the year: Footnotes See also * Leap year * List of calendars * List of non-standard ... * Deaths by year {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Permanent Representatives Of Sri Lanka To The United Nations Permanent may refer to: Art and entertainment * ''Permanent'' (film), a 2017 American film * ''Permanent'' (Joy Division album) * "Permanent" (song), by David Cook Other uses Permanent (mathematics), a concept in linear algebra Permanent (cycling event) Permanent wave, a hairstyling process See also Permanence (other) ''Permanently ''Permanently'' is the third studio album by American country music singer Mark Wills. Released in 2000 on Mercury Nashville Records, the album produced three singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Country Songs) charts: ... '', a 2000 album by Mark Wills Endless (other) Eternal (other) Forever (other) Impermanence, Buddhist concept {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Alumni Of Nalanda College, Colombo Alumni (singular: alumnus (masculine) or alumna (feminine)) are former students of a school, college, or university who have either attended or graduated in some fashion from the institution. The feminine plural alumnae is sometimes used for groups of women. The word is Latin and means "one who is being (or has been) nourished". The term is not synonymous with "graduate"; one can be an alumnus without graduating (Burt Reynolds, alumnus but not graduate of Florida State, is an example). The term is sometimes used to refer to a former employee or member of an organization, contributor, or inmate. Etymology The Latin noun ''alumnus'' means "foster son" or "pupil". It is derived from PIE ''h₂el-'' (grow, nourish), and it is a variant of the Latin verb ''alere'' "to nourish".Merriam-Webster: alumnus .. Separate, but from the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Alumni Of The University Of Ceylon (Peradeniya) Alumni (singular: alumnus (masculine) or alumna (feminine)) are former students of a school, college, or university who have either attended or graduated in some fashion from the institution. The feminine plural alumnae is sometimes used for groups of women. The word is Latin and means "one who is being (or has been) nourished". The term is not synonymous with "graduate"; one can be an alumnus without graduating (Burt Reynolds, alumnus but not graduate of Florida State, is an example). The term is sometimes used to refer to a former employee or member of an organization, contributor, or inmate. Etymology The Latin noun ''alumnus'' means "foster son" or "pupil". It is derived from PIE ''h₂el-'' (grow, nourish), and it is a variant of the Latin verb ''alere'' "to nourish".Merriam-Webster: alumnus .. Separate, but from the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ceylonese Advocates Sri Lankan or Ceylonese may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Sri Lanka * A person from Sri Lanka, see Demographics of Sri Lanka Sinhalese people, the ethnic majority Sri Lankan Tamils, an ethnic minority Sri Lankan Moors, an ethnic minority Sri Lankan Malays, an ethnic minority ** Burgher people, an ethnic minority * Sri Lankan culture * Sri Lankan cuisine * SriLankan Airlines SriLankan Airlines (formerly known as Air Lanka) is the flag carrier of Sri Lanka and a member airline of the Oneworld airline alliance. It is currently the largest airline in Sri Lanka by number of aircraft and destinations and was launched i ... See also * {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Sinhalese Lawyers Sinhala may refer to: * Something of or related to the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka * Sinhalese people * Sinhala language, one of the three official languages used in Sri Lanka * Sinhala script, a writing system for the Sinhala language ** Sinhala (Unicode block), a block of Sinhala characters in Unicode * Sinhala cinema * Sinhala Kingdom, the Lankan kingdom mentioned in the ''Mahābhārata'' * "Sinhala", a song from the 1999 album ''The Magical Sounds of Banco de Gaia ''The Magical Sounds of Banco de Gaia'' is an album by Banco de Gaia. It was released in 1999 on Six Degrees Records Six Degrees Records is an independent record label noted for its catalog of recordings from international musicians and vocal ...'' {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Heads Of Missions From Sri Lanka This article contains several lists of ambassadors and high commissioners of Sri Lanka. Resident heads of mission Heads of mission to non-sovereign territories Heads of mission to international organisations Other senior diplomatic representatives See also * Ministry of External Affairs (Sri Lanka) * List of Sri Lankan non-career diplomats Notes References * {{Foreign relations of Sri Lanka Sri Lankan government officials 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 ... Lists of Sri Lankan politicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Sri Lankan Non Career Diplomats This is a list of Sri Lankan non-career diplomats, who have been appointed by Government of Sri Lanka as Ambassadors and High Commissioners, but are not Career diplomats by profession, meaning they are not from the Sri Lanka Foreign Service, but are from different professions and politicians. Academics * J B Disanayake - Ambassador to Thailand * Ananda W.P. Guruge - Ambassador to France, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to UNESCO and USA * Lal Jayawardane - High Commissioner to United Kingdom * W. S. Karunaratne - Ambassador to US * Karunasena Kodituwakku - Ambassador to Japan, Republic of South Korea and China (note: also listed under "Parliamentarians" and "Provincial Governors") * G.P Malalasekera, OBE - Ambassador to Soviet Union, High Commissioner to United Kingdom, Canada and Ambassador / Permanent Representative to United Nations in New York * Ediriweera Sarachchandra - Ambassador to France * Gamini Gunawardane - High Commissioner to South Africa Archite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Elanga Wikramanayake Deshamanya Elanga Devapriya Wikramanayake (known to many as ''E.D. Wikramanayake'') was a Sri Lankan lawyer who served as the Solicitor General of Sri Lanka. Early life and education His father was E. B. Wikramanayake, QC the Minister of Justice in the cabinet of Prime Minister Sir John Kotelawala and a member of the Senate of Ceylon. Educated at S. Thomas' College, Mt Lavinia Sri Lanka, he excelled in rifle shooting, winning the Governor-General’s Cup at age 19. The Wikramanayake family association with law can be traced back to Crown Proctorship in Galle in 1848. After obtaining a bachelor of laws degree, he trained at the Ceylon Law College. Later he obtained a master's degree in law from Stanford University. Legal career Elanga joined the Attorneys General Department as a crown counsel in 1958 rising to the post of Solicitor General in 1977. He was the leading crown prosecutor for the Criminal Justice Commission in the 1970s prosecuting the captured and surrendered rebel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]