Panini Ilangakoon

Panini Ilangakoon
Member of Parliament
for Weligama
In office
1970–1977
Preceded byMontague Jayawickrama
Succeeded byMontague Jayawickrama
In office
1956–1960
Preceded byMontague Jayawickrama
Succeeded byMontague Jayawickrama
Personal details
Born(1919-11-26)26 November 1919
Weligama, British Ceylon
Died10 February 1989(1989-02-10) (aged 69)
Sri Lanka
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partySri Lanka Freedom Party
Spouse(s)Effie Samarakkody
Lilly Goonasekere
RelationsS. W. R. D. Bandaranaike (cousin)
Children2
Alma materS. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia
Professionpolitician

Christophel Panini Illangakoon (Sinhala: ක්‍රිස්ටෝෆෙල් පනිනි ඉල්ලන්ගකූන්) (10 November 1919 – 10 February 1989) was a Sri Lankan politician. He was a member of parliament from Weligama in Matara and a first cousin of S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, former Prime Minister of Ceylon.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Sri Lankan Sinhalese Family Genealogy". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  2. ^ Rajapaksa, Chamal (10 February 2010). ""Commemorating Panini Ilangakoon"". The Island (Sri Lanka).