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Nishantha Gunawardhana
Nishantha is a Sinhalese given name. Notable people with the given name include: *Nishantha Fernando (born 1970), Sri Lankan cricketer *Nishantha Fernando (carrom player), Sri Lankan world champion Carrom player *Nishantha Kumara (born 1985), Sri Lankan cricketer *Nishantha Muthuhettigamage, Sri Lankan politician *Piyal Nishantha de Silva (born 1970), Sri Lankan politician *Nishantha Ranatunga Nishantha Ranatunga (born 22 January 1966) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played two One Day Internationals in 1993. An all-rounder of note in domestic cricket, he is the brother of former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga, Sanjeeva Ran ... (born 1966), Sri Lankan cricketer * Sanath Nishantha (1975–2024), Sri Lankan politician * Nishantha Ulugetenne, Sri Lankan naval officer {{given name Sinhalese masculine given names Sinhalese given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nishantha Fernando
Nishantha Fernando (born 8 February 1970) was a Sri Lankan cricketer. He was a right-arm bowler who played for Moratuwa Sports Club Moratuwa Sports Club was a first-class cricket team in Sri Lanka. It competed in the Premier Trophy, Sri Lanka's main first-class cricket competition, for 13 of the seasons following the international recognition of first-class status for the 198 .... Fernando made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 1989–90 season, against Burgher Recreation Club. From the tailend, he scored 6 runs in the only innings in which he batted. Fernando bowled 7 overs in the match, conceding 24 runs. External linksNishantha Fernandoat Cricket Archive 1970 births Living people Sri Lankan cricketers Moratuwa Sports Club cricketers {{SriLanka-cricket-bio-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nishantha Fernando (carrom Player)
Wannakuwatte Waduge Dinesh Nishantha Fernando is a Sri Lankan carrom player and a former world number one carrom player. Fernanado was a National Carrom champion in Sri Lanka, who became a Carrom World champion in Men's singles event in 2012 by defeating C. Bharathi Dhasan of India 25–4, 25–10 in the finals. Fernando also became the first Sri Lankan to win Carrom World Championship title and the second Sri Lankan to win an individual World Championship title, following Mohammad Lafir, who won the Snooker World Championship title in 1973. Fernando was also the key member of the Sri Lankan carrom team which won the 2016 Carrom World Championship in England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ..., the largest Carrom World Championship, with fifteen countries participa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nishantha Kumara
Nishantha Kumara (born 2 March 1985) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He made his Twenty20 debut for Sri Lanka Police Sports Club in the 2017–18 SLC Twenty20 Tournament on 24 February 2018. He made his List A debut for Sri Lanka Police Sports Club in the 2017–18 Premier Limited Overs Tournament The 2017–18 Premier Limited Overs Tournament was a List A cricket competition that took place in Sri Lanka. It was the seventeenth edition of the Premier Limited Overs Tournament, and the first since the 2015–16 edition, after the 2016–17 ... on 12 March 2018. References External links * 1985 births Living people Sri Lankan cricketers Sri Lanka Police Sports Club cricketers Place of birth missing (living people) {{SriLanka-cricket-bio-1980s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nishantha Muthuhettigamage
Nishantha Muthuhettigamage is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He belongs to the Sri Lanka Freedom Party The Sri Lanka Freedom Party ( si, ශ්රී ලංකා නිදහස් පක්ෂය, translit=Śrī Laṁkā Nidahas Pakṣaya; ta, இலங்கை சுதந்திரக் கட்சி, translit=Ilaṅkai Cutantirak Ka .... He is the former deputy minister for Ports and Shipping in Sri Lanka. References Members of the 14th Parliament of Sri Lanka Members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Freedom Party politicians United People's Freedom Alliance politicians 1971 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Alumni of Mahinda College Sinhalese politicians {{SouthernLK-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piyal Nishantha De Silva
Piyal Nishantha de Silva (born 30 June 1970) is a Sri Lankan politician and MP representing the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna. He is the current State Minister of Fisheries Career He contested at the 2015 parliamentary election representing the United People's Freedom Alliance from the Kalutara District and was elected to the 15th Parliament. He also contested at the 2020 parliamentary election representing the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna and was elected to the 16th Parliament. On 12 August 2020, he was appointed as the State Minister of Women and Children's Development, Pre-School and Primary Education, and School Infrastructure and Education Services as a part of the second cabinet of the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa despite concerns were raised regarding the appointment of a male minister to handle and look after women affairs. In January 2021, he was tested positive for COVID-19 after drinking concoction, a medicine which was claimed by the media as a herbal medicine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nishantha Ranatunga
Nishantha Ranatunga (born 22 January 1966) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played two One Day Internationals in 1993. An all-rounder of note in domestic cricket, he is the brother of former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga, Sanjeeva Ranatunga, Dammika Ranatunga and Prasanna Ranatunga. After cricket Ranatunga was the former honorable secretary of Sri Lanka Cricket, the governing body of cricket in Sri Lanka. He also served as the secretary of the government-appointed interim-committee that was in charge of the cricket board when stadiums were built and renovated for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011. Ranatunga was previously appointed by the UPFA government as the director general of the state-owned Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation. In January, 2012, he was elected uncontested as the secretary of the cricket board. There has been a lot of controversy over Ranatunga's role as CEO of a television channel, which is owned by president Mahinda Rajapaksa's family, that the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanath Nishantha
Sanath Nishantha (born 3 May 1975) is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He was elected from Puttalam Electoral District, Puttalam District in 2015. He is a member of the United People's Freedom Alliance. Legal issues Arrests for assault Sanath Nishantha has been arrested several times for assaults. In 2008, he and his brother Jagath Samantha assaulted and obstructed the duties of the then Arachchikattuwa Divisional Secretary, and again in 2015 during the presidential election he and his supporters attacked an office of the candidate Maithripala Sirisena and assaulted his supporters. Illegal environmental destruction In 2020, a video was provided to the media in which Nishantha was seen attempting to force forest conservationists and locals to allow the mangroves in Negombo to be destroyed to build a volleyball court. When a state official questioned the impact the destruction would have on the valuable coastal mangrove ecosystem and pointed o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nishantha Ulugetenne
Admiral (Sri Lanka), Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne, Rana Sura Padakkama, RSP and Bar, Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya, VSV, Uttama Seva Padakkama, USP is a Sri Lankan senior naval officer. He is the current Commander of the Navy (Sri Lanka), Commander of the Navy of the Sri Lanka Navy. Early life and education Educated at the prestigious Royal College, Colombo, where he was prefect and a Regimental Sergeant Major of the Royal College, Colombo#Cadet Contingen, college cadet platoon that won the National Cadet Corps (Sri Lanka)#Trophies, Hermann Loos Trophy twice. Ulugetenne has gained a Masters of Arts in defence studies from King's College London, master's degree on maritime policy from the University of Wollongong and a MPhil in defence and strategic studies from the University of Madras. Naval career Ulugetenne enlisted in the Sri Lanka Navy as an Officer Cadet in the 13th intake in 1985 undergoing basic training at the Naval and Maritime Academy. On completion of his basic trai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinhalese Masculine Given Names
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] |
