C. A. Dharmapala

Hon. Colonel
C. A. Dharmapala
OBE, ED
Member of Parliament
Member of the Ceylon Parliament
for Hakmana
In office
1952–1960
Preceded by Premalal Kumarasiri
Succeeded by Don Roy Rajapakse
Personal details
Born Candauda Arachchige Dharmapala
4 August 1907
Matara, British Ceylon
Died 6 July 1989
Nationality Sri Lanka
Political party United National Party
Relations Tissa De Silva
Alma mater Nalanda College
Occupation Politics

Colonel Candauda Arachchige Dharmapala OBE, ED (Sinhalese: සී.ඒ. ධර්මපාල; 4 August 1907 - 6 July 1989) was a former Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industries, Housing and Social Services and Member of Parliament for Hakmana. He also served as the permanent secretary to the Ministry of Defence, and as Security Adviser to President J. R. Jayewardene.[1][2]

Educated at Nalanda College Colombo, he served in the Sri Lanka Army prior to his entry into the civil service and politics, becoming the first Commanding Officer of 3 (Volunteer) Battalion, Gemunu Watch in Matara.[2][3]

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References

  1. ↑ Fernando, Lalin (28 Aug 2011). "Correcting a response". The Island. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  2. 1 2 Samarasinghe, Prasad (25 Jan 2014). "For the love of one's country". Ceylon Today. Archived from the original on 23 Sep 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "නාලන්දා විදුහලේ අභිමානවත් ගමන් මඟ" (in Sinhala). Silumina. 9 Sep 2014. Archived from the original on Sep 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
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