Ranjan Wijeratne

Ranjan Wijeratne
Member of Parliament
for National List
In office
1989 – 2 March 1991
Personal details
Born(1931-04-04)4 April 1931
British Ceylon
(present-day Sri Lanka)
Died2 March 1991(1991-03-02) (aged 59)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Manner of deathAssassination
Political partyUnited National Party
SpouseDelande Surya née Bandara
RelationsHemachandra (brother)
ChildrenRohan (son)
Alma materS. Thomas' College, Gurutalawa
S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionPlanter
Website[1]
Military service
Allegiance Sri Lanka
Branch/service Sri Lanka Army
Years of service(1984–1988)
Rank General (posthumous)
UnitSri Lanka Rifle Corps
Commands2nd Battalion, Sri Lanka Rifle Corps

General Ranjan Wijeratne (4 April 1931 – 2 March 1991) was a Sri Lankan planter and politician. He served in the Premadasa cabinet as Minister of Foreign Affairs and then Minister of Plantation Industries, while holding the office of State Minister for Defence.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Suicide terrorism: a global threat, www.janes.com". Archived from the original on 4 February 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2008.
  2. ^ About Late General Ranjan Wijeratne, Ranjan Wijeratne Foundation Archived 29 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine