Seelawathie Gopallawa

Seelawathie Gopallawa
Seelawathie Gopallawa (right)
1st First Lady of Sri Lanka
In office
May 22, 1972 – 4 October 1977
PresidentWilliam Gopallawa
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byElina Jayewardene
Personal details
Born
Seelawathie Rambukwella
DiedOctober 4, 1977
Resting placeDullewa
SpouseWilliam Gopallawa (1928–1977; her death)
ChildrenFour
Residence(s)Dharmapala Mawatha, Matale, Central Province

Seelawathie Rambukwella Gopallawa (died October 4, 1977) was a Sri Lankan public figure, First Lady of Sri Lanka from 1972 to 1977, and wife of then-President William Gopallawa when she died. Gopallawa served as the country's inaugural first lady following her husband's assumption of the presidency in 1972.