Esmond Wickremesinghe

Esmond Wickremesinghe
Born
Cyril Esmond Lucien Wickremesinghe

(1920-05-29)29 May 1920
Ceylon
Died29 September 1985(1985-09-29) (aged 65)
Houston, Texas
NationalityCeylonese
Occupations
Known forAssociated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited
SpouseNalini Wickremesinghe
ChildrenShan Wickremesinghe
Ranil Wickremesinghe
Niraj Wickremesinghe
Channa Wickremesinghe
Kshanika Wickremesinghe

Cyril Esmond Lucien Wickremesinghe (29 May 1920 – 29 September 1985) was a Ceylonese media proprietor, lawyer and politician. He also played key role in defeating Sirimavo Bandaranaike that brought United National Party Dudley Senanayake to power in 1965's Parliamentary Election.[1][2] He was also father of President of Sri Lanka and Leader of the UNP Ranil Wickremesinghe.

  1. ^ "World Press Freedom Hero (Honoured in 2000) C.E.L. Wickremesinghe, Sri Lanka". International Press Institute. Archived from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Esmond Wickremesinghe's 30th death commemoration falls today". Daily News (Sri Lanka). September 29, 2015. Retrieved Sep 29, 2015.