Cyril de Zoysa

Sir Cyril de Zoysa
ශ්‍රිමත් සිරිල් ද සොයිසා
President of the Senate of Ceylon
In office
1960 - 1965
Personal details
Born(1896-10-26)26 October 1896
Galle, British Ceylon
Died2 January 1978(1978-01-02) (aged 81)
NationalityCeylonese
Alma materRoyal College, Colombo, Richmond College, St. Thomas' College, Matara
ProfessionProctor

Sir Cyril de Zoysa (Sinhala: ශ්‍රිමත් සිරිල් ද සොයිසා) (26 October 1896 – 2 January 1978) was a Sri Lankan industrialist, Senator and a philanthropist. The President of the Senate of Ceylon from 1960 to 1965, he was a leader in the Buddhist revival movement in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) in the 20th century. He was distantly related to Sri Lankan tycoon Sir Ernest de Silva.[1]

  1. ^ He owned much but gave away even more Sunday Times - 20 May 2007