Gitanjana Gunawardena

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Gitanjana Gunawardena
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Born (1952-02-24) 24 February 1952 (age 71)
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Gitanjana Gunawardena is a Sri Lankan politician and former member of Parliament of Sri Lanka and former minister. He is a Chartered Engineer by profession.

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Born 24 February 1952 as son of Philip Gunawardena and Kusuma Amarasinha, and brother of Indika (Ex-Cabinet Minister), Prasanna (Ex-Mayor of Colombo), Lakmali (State Award Winner of literature), & Dinesh (Cabinet Minister & Leader of the House – Parliament). [1]

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References

  1. Gunawardena, Charles A. (2005). Encyclopedia of Sri Lanka. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. ISBN   978-1-932705-48-5.