Mallawa Arachchige Lincoln Perera (commonly known as Lincoln Perera) (
Sinhala:ලින්කන් පෙරේරා) was a former
civil servant
The civil service is a collective term for a sector of government composed mainly of career civil servants hired on professional merit rather than appointed or elected, whose institutional tenure typically survives transitions of political leaders ...
in Sri Lanka. He was the Chairman of
Janatha Estates Development Board and Secretary of the
Ministry of Plantation Industries
The Ministry of Plantation Industries ( si, වැවිලි කර්මාන්ත අමාත්යාංශය; ta, பெருந்தோட்டக் கைத்தொழில் அமைச்சு) is a Ministries of Sri L ...
.
[Former Nalanda skipper Lincoln Perera dies]
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Early life and education
Lincoln Perera was educated at Nalanda College, Colombo
''Āpadāna Sobhinī Panñā''
, motto_translation = Character Illumines Wisdom
, established =
, founder = Patrick de Silva Kularatne
, type = National
, grades = ...
. While at school he played cricket and was the captain of first XI Nalanda cricket team in 1949. He is also the brother of Cabinet Minister (Minister of Food Protection) Gamini Jayawickrama Perera
Mallawa Arachchige Gamini Jayawickrama Perera, MP, is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka representing Kurunegala. He is currently the Cabinet Minister of Sustainable Development and Wildlife and Minister of ...
.
Career
Lincoln was also a leading planter in Sri Lanka [ and he was the first Ceylonese to be appointed to Kandapola Estate, one of the biggest tea plantations in Sri Lanka.][ He was also a member of the Umpires Committee of Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka (BCCSL).Dharmadasa Remains President Of BCCSL (3 Mar 1997)]
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See also
* List of government owned companies in Sri Lanka
This is a list of companies owned by the central government of Sri Lanka.
Commercial corporations
* Agricultural Insurance Board
* Bank of Ceylon
* Central Bank of Sri Lanka
* Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau
* Ceylon Ceramics Corporation
* ...
References
Time to jettison deadwood and get professionals on Board
Lincoln Perera no more
Gamini Jayawickrema Perera -cricketer turned politician
So long Valentine
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Alumni of Nalanda College, Colombo
Sri Lankan Buddhists
Sinhalese people
Sri Lankan civil servants
Sri Lankan planters
2010 deaths
20th-century births