Anura Bastian

Anura Bastian
Deputy Minister of Defence
In office
1983–1989
PresidentJ. R. Jayewardene
Member of Parliament
for Colombo West District
In office
5 February 1978 – 8 March 1989
Personal details
Born (1950-07-30) 30 July 1950 (age 74)
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partyUnited National Party

Anura Bastian (born 30 July 1950) is a Sri Lankan politician. He was a former Deputy Minister of Defence and Member of Parliament (1978 - 1989). A favorite of J. R. Jayewardene, he succeeded his parliamentary seat when the latter became President of Sri Lanka. In 1983, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Defence.[1][2][3][4]

  1. ^ "Hon. Bastian, Anura, M.P." www.parliament.lk. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  2. ^ de Mel, Kithsiri. "Ranil should step down-Fmr. MPs". DailyMirrior. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Ranil 'exceeded' authority". BBC. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  4. ^ Neville Karunatilake. "The 87th death commemoration of the national hero Edward Henry Pedris". Island. Retrieved 17 September 2019.