Jinadasa Niyathapala | |
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| Member of Parliament for Kotte | |
| In office 1960–1960 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Gunawardena |
| Succeeded by | Stanley Tillekeratne |
| Member of Parliament for Colombo District | |
| In office 1989–1994 | |
| General Secretary of the United National Party | |
| In office 1973–1975 | |
| Senator | |
| In office 1967–1971 | |
| Leader of Opposition Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Municipal Council | |
| In office 1997–2000 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 11, 1929 Ratnapura, British Ceylon |
| Died | 29 January 2018 (aged 88) Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | United National Party |
| Other political affiliations | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
| Spouse | Hilda Niyathapala |
| Alma mater | Thurstan College |
Polthutuwe Arachchige Jinadasa Niyathapala (Sinhala: පොල්තුටුවේ ආරච්චිගේ ජිනදාස නියතපාල) (11 April 1929 – 29 January 2018) was a Sri Lankan politician[1][2] and a former member and Senator of the Parliament of Sri Lanka[3][4][5] and former General Secretary of the United National Party.[6] A section of the Nawala Road was renamed as the Jinadasa Niyathapala Mawatha in recognition of services rendered by Niyathapala to Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte.
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