Lalith Athulathmudali

Lalith Athulathmudali
Lalith Athulathmudali
Minister of Education
In office
1990–1991
PresidentRanasinghe Premadasa
Prime MinisterDingiri Banda Wijetunga
Minister of Agriculture, Food and Cooperatives
In office
1989–1990
PresidentRanasinghe Premadasa
Prime MinisterDingiri Banda Wijetunga
Preceded byDingiri Banda Wijetunga
Succeeded byR. M. Dharmadasa Banda
Minister National Security and Deputy Minister of Defence
In office
1984–1989
PresidentJ. R. Jayewardene
Prime MinisterRanasinghe Premadasa
Minister of Trade and Shipping
In office
1977–1984
PresidentJ. R. Jayewardene
Prime MinisterRanasinghe Premadasa
Preceded byWimala Kannangara
Succeeded byAbdul Razak Munsoor
Member of Parliament
for Colombo District
In office
15 February 1989 – 1 November 1991
Majority235,447 Preferential Votes
Member of Parliament
for Ratmalana
In office
21 July 1977 – 15 February 1989
Personal details
Born26 November 1936
Colombo, Ceylon
Died23 April 1993(1993-04-23) (aged 56)
Kirulapana, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Manner of deathAssassination by gunshot
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partyUnited National Party
Other political
affiliations
Democratic United National Front
Spouse(s)Perin E. Captain
Srimani Athulathmudali
RelationsSujaee Athulathmudali Tinto (Sister)
Dayanthe Athulathmudali (Brother)
ChildrenSerela Athulathmudali
Alma materHarvard University
Jesus College, Oxford
Royal College, Colombo
St. John's College Panadura
ProfessionBarrister
WebsiteLalith Athulathmudali Official Website

Lalith William Samarasekera Athulathmudali, PC (Sinhala: ලලිත් ඇතුලත්මුදලි; 26 November 1936 – 23 April 1993), known as Lalith Athulathmudali, was a Sri Lankan politician. He was a prominent member of the United National Party, who served as Minister of Trade and Shipping; Minister National Security and Deputy Minister of Defence; Minister of Agriculture, Food and Cooperatives and finally Minister of Education. Following a failed impeachment of President Ranasinghe Premadasa, he was removed from the UNP and formed his own party, the Democratic United National Front. He was assassinated under mysterious circumstances in 1993.