Mohan Lal Grero is a
Sri Lankan educationist and politician. He is a member of the
Parliament of Sri Lanka
The Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා පාර්ලිමේන්තුව ''Shri Lanka Parlimenthuwa'', Tamil: இலங்கை நாடாளுமன்றம் ''Ila ...
representing the
Colombo District and he is the current State Minister of University Education. He was elected as an opposition
United National Party
The United National Party, often abbreviated as UNP ( si, එක්සත් ජාතික පක්ෂය, translit=Eksath Jāthika Pakshaya, ta, ஐக்கிய தேசியக் கட்சி, translit=Aikkiya Tēciyak Kaṭci), ...
member of parliament but crossed over to the ruling
United People's Freedom Alliance
The United People's Freedom Alliance (abbreviated UPFA; si, එක්සත් ජනතා නිදහස් සන්ධානය ''Eksath Janathā Nidahas Sandānaya''; ta, ஐக்கிய மக்கள் சுதந்திரக ...
in November 2011. He is the founder of the
Lyceum International School.
Education
He received his primary education from
Royal Preparatory School
Royal Preparatory School (also known as ''Royal Primary School'' or ''Royal Junior School'') was a preparatory school in Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Its grounds and buildings now form the primary school of the Royal College Colombo.
Histor ...
and moved to
Ananda College for secondary education in 1966. In 1974 he entered the Katubedda Campus of the
University of Sri Lanka and graduated in 1980 with an honours degree in engineering. In 1986 he gained his Pilot's license and gained an Executive Diploma in Business Administration from the
University of Colombo
(Buddhih Sarvatra Bhrajate)
, mottoeng = ''Wisdom Enlightens''
, established =
, endowment = LKR 1.461 billion , winning the Professor Linus de Silva challenge Gold Medal.
References
External links
Mohan Lal Grero Foundation
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Living people
Sri Lankan educational theorists
United National Party politicians
Sri Lankan Buddhists
Alumni of Ananda College
Alumni of Royal Preparatory School
Members of the Western Provincial Council
Members of the 14th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Sinhalese politicians
Year of birth missing (living people)