Nissanka Wijeyeratne නිශ්ශංක පරාක්රම විජයරත්න | |
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| 17th Diyawadana Nilame of the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic | |
| In office 1975–1985 | |
| Preceded by | Heen Banda Udurawana |
| Succeeded by | Neranjan Wijeyeratne |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 1977–1980 | |
| Preceded by | Badi-ud-din Mahmud |
| Succeeded by | Ranil Wickremasinghe |
| Minister of Higher Education | |
| In office 1978–1980 | |
| Succeeded by | J. R. Jayewardene |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 1980–1988 | |
| Preceded by | K. W. Devanayagam |
| Succeeded by | Vincent Perera |
| Asia-Pacific Representative to the UNESCO Executive Board | |
| In office 1987–1989 | |
| Member of Parliament for Dedigama | |
| In office 1977–1988 | |
| Preceded by | Rukman Senanayake |
| Succeeded by | Constituency Abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 June 1924 |
| Died | 7 January 2007 (aged 82) Kandy, Sri Lanka |
| Resting place | Family Cemetery at Meeduma, Rambukkana, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | United National Party |
| Spouse(s) | Nita Wijeyeratne (née Dullewe) |
| Children | Neranjan, Mano, Anuradha, Lankesh, Nishangani |
| Alma mater | Royal College, Colombo 7, University of Ceylon |
| Occupation | Politics, Diplomat |
| Profession | Civil service |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Ceylon |
| Branch/service | Ceylon Army Volunteer Force |
| Years of service | 5 |
| Rank | Second lieutenant |
| Unit | Ceylon Artillery |
Deshamanya Nissanka Parakrama Wijeyeratne (Sinhala: නිශ්ශංක පරාක්රම විජයරත්න) (14 June 1924 – 7 January 2007), known as Nissanka Wijeyeratne, was a Sri Lankan politician, civil servant, diplomat and English language poet. He was also the 17th Diyawadana Nilame (chief lay custodian) of the Sri Dalada Maligawa, Kandy from 1975 to 1985.[1] At the time of death he was serving as the chairman of The Law and Society Trust in Sri Lanka.[2]
- ^ Biography of Hon. H.B Udurawana. Hon. H.B Udurawana (The 16th Diyawadana Nilame of the Temple of the Tooth)
- ^ Language Rights in Sri Lanka: Enforcing Tamil as an Official Language Edited by Balasingham Skanthakumar. Book Dedication to Nissanka Parakrama Wijeyeratne & Published by Law & Society Trust, Sri Lanka. (ISBN 978-955-1302-14-6)