List of senators of Ceylon

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This is a list of senators who were members of the Senate of Ceylon.

Contents

Presidents of the Senate

Deputy presidents of the Senate

Leaders of the Senate

Senators

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 "First election on party basis". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) . 4 March 2007.
  2. ↑ "In Memoriam: Sir Nicholas Attygalle". Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. 46 (6): 357–358. 1970. ISSN   0035-8843. PMC   2387761 .
  3. ↑ "Remembering Thomas Amarasuriya on his 100th birth anniversary". The Island (Sri Lanka) . 17 June 2007.
  4. ↑ "Patriot and devout Buddhist". Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka) . 28 February 2010.
  5. 1 2 3 Ratnapala, Neetha S. (8 March 2003). "Women - the race is yet to be won". Daily News (Sri Lanka) . Archived from the original on 19 October 2012.
  6. 1 2 "The mighty midget of SLFP politics". The Island (Sri Lanka) . 29 August 2004.
  7. ↑ Gazette Notification No. 1041 of 1953; G.G.O No. C 163/49
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Jameel, S. H. M.; Azeez, M. Ali (2008). "A. M. A. Azeez - Senate Speeches" (PDF). Dr. A. M. A. Azeez Foundation. p. xx.
  9. ↑ Marsoof, Saleem (30 December 2002). "Dr. A. M. A. Azeez's contribution to Muslim education". Daily News (Sri Lanka) .
  10. ↑ Ratnapuli, Rajindra C. (21 November 2010). "Dr. A.M.A. Azeez – He Placed Service Before Self". The Sunday Leader .
  11. ↑ Ishaq, Achi M. (20 November 2005). "A visionary of his time, he promoted ethnic harmony through education". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) .
  12. ↑ Arumugam 1997, p. 42.
  13. ↑ Gunawardena, Charles A. (Ed) (2005). Encyclopedia of Sri Lanka. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. p. 89. ISBN   9781932705485.
  14. ↑ 100th BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF S.T.L.DE SOYSA, A man of vision and principle, The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka), Retrieved 30 May 2015
  15. ↑ The Holy Emmanuel Church (history) Retrieved 30 January 2015
  16. ↑ A salute to Sam P.C. !
  17. ↑ Kalpage, Quintus (1 January 2006). "Fond memories of two brothers: Stanley and Kingsley Kalpage". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) .
  18. ↑ Arumugam 1997, pp. 67–68.
  19. ↑ Tharmarajah, K. M. (14 May 2004). "Advocate S.R. Kanaganayagam: A legal luminary well-known for sound interpretation, wit and humour". Daily News (Sri Lanka) . Archived from the original on 19 October 2012.
  20. ↑ "Sri Lankan Malays Fight For Parliament Representation". Colombo Telegraph. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  21. ↑ Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (15 July 2007). "Will "Tamil Kudumbimalai"be turned into "Sinhala Thoppigala?"". The Sunday Leader .
  22. ↑ Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (16 March 2008). "Assassinating Tamil Parliamentarians: The unceasing waves". The Nation (Sri Lanka) . Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  23. ↑ "Ex-Senator Killed" (PDF). Tamil Times . VII (4): 4. March 1988. ISSN   0266-4488.
  24. ↑ Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (7 March 2011). "Satyagraha receives "Baptism of fire" on first day". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) . Archived from the original on 13 July 2013.
  25. ↑ Arumugam 1997, p. 111.
  26. ↑ Fonseka, Manel (January 1987). "S. Nadesan QC - A Tribute" (PDF). Tamil Times . VI (3): 9–10. ISSN   0266-4488.
  27. ↑ Arumugam 1997, p. 118.
  28. ↑ Arumugam 1997, p. 112.
  29. ↑ Arumugam 1997, p. 113.
  30. ↑ "Obituaries". Daily News (Sri Lanka) . 4 August 2003. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011.
  31. ↑ Arumugam 1997, pp. 129–130.
  32. ↑ Fernando, Neville (17 October 2009). "Remembering Senator D. W. J. Perera". Daily News (Sri Lanka) . Archived from the original on 29 June 2011.
  33. ↑ "Remembering the ebullient Reggie Perera". The Island (Sri Lanka) . 16 November 2002.
  34. ↑ Arumugam 1997, pp. 155–156.
  35. ↑ Thambyrajah, S. "Patriot, freedom fighter and workers' champion". Malayaha Makkal Ondriyam. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011.
  36. ↑ Jayatilaka, Tissa (14 February 2010). "An early voice for integration". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) .
  37. ↑ Heen Banda Udurawana Diyawadana Nilame Archived 19 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine . Daily News, Retrieved on 16 December 2002.
  38. ↑ Arumugam 1997, pp. 238–239.

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