Shan Wickremesinghe

Shan Wickremesinghe
ශාන් වික්‍රමසිංහ
Born
Shanthilal Nilkantha Wickremesinghe

(1947-12-20) 20 December 1947 (age 76)
Colombo, Dominion of Ceylon
NationalitySri Lankan
EducationRoyal College, Colombo
Occupations
Years active1968-Present
Known forFounding and leading the ITN
TitleFounder and chairman of Telshan Network
Children1
Parents
Relatives

Deshabandu Shanthilal Nilkantha Wickremesinghe, popularly as Shan Wickremesinghe (born 20 December 1947), is a Sri Lankan media proprietor, television presenter and a broadcast engineer.[1][2] He is the founder of Sri Lanka's first television station ITN and the current chairman of TNL TV television and radio network.[3] He is the older brother of President of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe.[4]

  1. ^ "Features | Sundayobserver.lk - Sri Lanka". www.sundayobserver.lk. Archived from the original on 2012-06-16.
  2. ^ "Lanka Rising: Rajapaksa brothers vs. Wickramasingha brothers". www.lankarising.com. Archived from the original on 2009-05-30.
  3. ^ "Ranil's Brother Shan Wickremesinghe To Sue Government For Forcibly Closing Down TNL Transmission Centres". Asian Mirror. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  4. ^ "The Island". www.island.lk. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02.