Kamal Abeysinghe is a

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 ...

n banker and a social entrepreneur. He is the founder and current

chairman The chairperson, also chairman, chairwoman or chair, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office, who is typically elected or appointed by members of the grou ...

of EDEX. Abeysinghe has served as the chairman of EDEX since its inception in 2004. EDEX was initiated as a social project to organize education exhibitions to provide career guidance for students who completed their A/L examinations. Since 2004 it has held exhibitions annually in

Colombo Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo me ...

and

Kandy Kandy ( si, මහනුවර ''Mahanuwara'', ; ta, கண்டி Kandy, ) is a major city in Sri Lanka located in the Central Province. It was the last capital of the ancient kings' era of Sri Lanka. The city lies in the midst of hills ...

becoming the largest education fair in Sri Lanka. During Abeysinghe's tenure as the chairman of EDEX, he has initiated several social development projects such as the ''Live your Dream'' project in 2012 which aims at empowering Sri Lankan youth and has carried out several school development projects in many parts of the country. Educated at

Royal College Colombo Royal College, Colombo is a selective entry boys' school located in Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Started as a private school by Rev Joseph Marsh in 1835, it was established as the Colombo Academy by Sir Robert Wilmot-Horton in Janua ...

, he had worked at Sampath Bank for over two decades moving into its senior management where he had served as its head of

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. He is a

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of the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka and a former treasurer of the

Royal College Union The Royal College Union (RCU) is the alumni association of the Royal College Colombo. Founded in 1891 as a society for alumni of the college, it is the oldest such alumni society in Sri Lanka. The Royal College Union was set up to further the ...

.Sampath- Royal affinity cards
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‘EDEX Live Your Dream’ to realise dreams of next generationEDEX exhibition - an opportunity for youth, Ananda Kannangara
{{DEFAULTSORT:Abeysinghe, Kamal Living people Sri Lankan bankers Sinhalese people Sri Lankan businesspeople Alumni of Royal College, Colombo Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people)

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