D. A. Rajapaksa

D. A. Rajapaksa
ඩී. ඒ. රාජපක්ෂ
டி. ஏ. ராஜபக்ஷ
Minister of Agriculture and Land
In office
1959–1960
Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
In office
11 February 1964 – 12 November 1964
Preceded byHugh Fernando
Succeeded byShirley Corea
Member of the Ceylon Parliament
for Beliatta
In office
1947–1960
Preceded byconstituency created
Succeeded byD. P. Atapattu
In office
1960–1965
Preceded byD. P. Atapattu
Succeeded byD. P. Atapattu
Personal details
Born
Don Alwin Rajapaksa

(1905-11-05)5 November 1905
Medamulana, British Ceylon
Died7 November 1967(1967-11-07) (aged 62)
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partySri Lanka Freedom Party
Other political
affiliations
United National Party
SpouseDandina Samarasinghe Dissanayake
Children
Alma materRichmond College, Galle
Occupationpolitician

Don Alwin Rajapaksa (Sinhala: දොන් ඇල්වින් රාජපක්ෂ; Tamil: டான் ஆல்வின் ராஜபக்ஷ; 5 November 1905 – 7 November 1967) was a Sri Lankan politician and Member of Parliament who represented the Beliatta electorate in Hambantota district from 1947 to 1965.[1] A founding member of Sri Lanka Freedom Party and Cabinet Minister of Agriculture and Land in Wijeyananda Dahanayake's government, he was the father of two Sri Lankan Presidents; Mahinda Rajapaksa and Gotabhaya Rajapaksa.[2]

  1. ^ "53rd Commemoration of the Rajapaksa". Silumina. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  2. ^ "D. A. Rajapaksa worked quietly". Dinamina. Retrieved 12 June 2021.