Lalith Kotelawala

Lalith Kotelawala
Born
Jeewaka Lalith Bhupendra Kotelawala

(1938-10-29)29 October 1938
Colombo, British Ceylon
Died21 October 2023(2023-10-21) (aged 84)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Other namesLalith Kotelawala
Alma materRoyal College Colombo
TitleDeshamanya
SpouseSicille Kotelawala
Parent(s)Justin Kotelawala, Millicent Kotelawala
RelativesJohn Kotelawala
Sam Peter Christopher Fernando

Deshmanya Jeewaka Lalith Bhupendra Kotelawala (29 October 1938 – 21 October 2023) was a Sri Lankan businessman, who was the chairman of Ceylinco Consolidated and also was the founding chairman of Seylan Bank.[1] He was listed in the 2007 Sri Lanka Richest List.[2] He was remanded for the misappropriation of 26 billion rupees of investments from the failed Golden Key Credit Card Company .[3][4][5]

  1. ^ admin (25 May 2015). "Milestones". www.seylan.lk. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  2. ^ News Image 32095 - Richest People in Sri Lanka - 2008
  3. ^ "Swindlers list". Archived from the original on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2009.
  4. ^ Dilemma of depositors
  5. ^ "Around The World With 'Ceylinco' Kotelawala". Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2014.