H. R. Wimalasiri

Hon. H. R. Wimalasiri
MP
Member of Parliament for Matara
In office 1994–2000
Personal details
Born	(1953-09-29) 29 September 1953 (age 72) Matara, Sri Lanka
Political party	United National Party
Relations	H. R. Piyasiri H.R. Amaraweera
Alma mater	Nalanda College Colombo
Occupation	Politics

Handunnetti Rannulu Wimalasiri (known as H. R. Wimalasiri) was a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. ^[1]

In 1994 he was elected for the seat of Devinuwara of Matara, Southern Province, Sri Lanka under United National Party. Currently, he is the Devinuwara United National Party (UNP) Chief Organiser. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Wimalasiri was educated at Nalanda College Colombo and was a member of the Nalanda College First XI cricket team playing for the 42nd Battle of the Maroons in 1971. This Nalanda team was captained by Bandula Warnapura and Sunil Jayasinghe and Jayantha Seneviratne were also members of it. ^[5]

Wimalasiri's father was Muhandiram H. R. Amaradasa, the managing director of the Ruhunu Transit, one of the largest bus companies in the region that ran bus operations based in Matara covering most of the Southern Province. ^[6]

References

1. Wimalasiri, Handunnetthi Rannulu
2. LTD, Lankacom PVT. "The Island". www.island.lk.
3. "Mangala's 'Cinnamon Baton Army' loses big". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
4. "Mangala surrenders to Police". Archived from the original on 2014-05-28. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
5. 42nd Battle of the Maroons Nalanda Team
6. "1957 Fergusons Ceylon Directory" (PDF). www.historyofceylontea.com.