Nissanka Wijeyeratne

Nissanka Wijeyeratne
නිශ්ශංක පරාක්‍රම විජයරත්න
17th Diyawadana Nilame of the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic
In office
1975–1985
Preceded byHeen Banda Udurawana
Succeeded byNeranjan Wijeyeratne
Minister of Education
In office
1977–1980
Preceded byBadi-ud-din Mahmud
Succeeded byRanil Wickremasinghe
Minister of Higher Education
In office
1978–1980
Succeeded byJ. R. Jayewardene
Minister of Justice
In office
1980–1988
Preceded byK. W. Devanayagam
Succeeded byVincent Perera
Asia-Pacific Representative to the
UNESCO Executive Board
In office
1987–1989
Member of Parliament
for Dedigama
In office
1977–1988
Preceded byRukman Senanayake
Succeeded byConstituency Abolished
Personal details
Born14 June 1924
Died7 January 2007(2007-01-07) (aged 82)
Kandy, Sri Lanka
Resting placeFamily Cemetery at Meeduma, Rambukkana, Sri Lanka
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partyUnited National Party
Spouse(s)Nita Wijeyeratne
(née Dullewe)
ChildrenNeranjan, Mano, Anuradha, Lankesh, Nishangani
Alma materRoyal College, Colombo 7,
University of Ceylon
OccupationPolitics, Diplomat
ProfessionCivil service
Military service
AllegianceCeylon
Branch/serviceCeylon Army Volunteer Force
Years of service5
RankSecond lieutenant
UnitCeylon 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]

  1. ^ Biography of Hon. H.B Udurawana. Hon. H.B Udurawana (The 16th Diyawadana Nilame of the Temple of the Tooth)
  2. ^ 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)