Parinda Ranasinghe | |
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38th Chief Justice of Sri Lanka | |
In office 1988–1991 | |
Appointed by | J. R. Jayewardene |
Preceded by | Suppiah Sharvananda |
Succeeded by | Herbert Thambiah |
Personal details | |
Alma mater | Colombo Law College |
K. A. Parinda Ranasinghe was a Sri Lankan,judge,who was the 38th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon. He is also the President of the Asia Crime Prevention Foundation. [1]
Educated at Royal College Colombo,Ranasinghe went on to study law at the Colombo Law College passing out as a lawyer. Thereafter he joined the judicial service. He was succeeded by Herbert Thambiah. [2]
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Deshabandu Tony Ranasinghe,was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema,theater and television.Widely regarded as one of the greatest actors in Sinhala cinema of all - time,Tony is highly praised for his unique facial expressions,voice,the variety of body languages &some of the hard - tensioned roles which were extremely difficult to act,such as Sarath's role in Ahasin Polowata,Nissanka's role in Delovak Athara etc
Rugby union in Sri Lanka is mainly played at a semi-professional and recreational level. It is a popular team sport with a history dating back to 1879. In 2012,according to International Rugby Board figures,there were over 160,000 registered rugby union players in Sri Lanka,making it the second largest rugby-playing nation in Asia,behind Japan.
Chellappah Nagalingam,KC was a leading Ceylonese judge and lawyer. He was a Judge of the Supreme Court of Ceylon and served as acting Governor-General of Ceylon in 1954. He also served as acting Chief Justice,acting Legal Secretary and Attorney General. He was the first Ceylon Tamil to be appointed to the bench of the Supreme Court of Ceylon. He is considered to be the leading founder of Hindu College Colombo.
Herbert Dharmarajah Thambiah was a Sri Lankan lawyer and judge. He was a Court of Appeal judge,Supreme Court judge and the 39th Chief Justice of Sri Lanka.
Hemal Sachindra Ranasinghe is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema and television. He earned the critics' award for 'Best Actor' and 'Most Popular Actor' at the Derana Film Awards in both 2016 and 2018 becoming one of Sri Lanka's most popular actors of modern cinema. Ranasinghe started his career as a model,appearing in several advertising commercials. He made his cinema debut in 2012 appearing in Super Six. In 2016 he won Most Popular Actor,and Best Promising Actor at the Hiru Golden Film Award.
Joseph Asoka Nihal De Silva was the 42nd Chief Justice of Sri Lanka.
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Ranasinghe Arachchige Nimal Gamini Amaratunga is a Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. He was appointed in January 2005. Amaratunga completed his primary education from Maliyadeva College in Kurunegala. Thereafter,Amaratunga attended University of Colombo obtaining a Bachelor of Laws Degree (LLB) in 1970. In October 1972 he was called to the Bar. He joined the Attorney General's Department in 1978 as an Acting State Counsel was appointed a State Counsel on 1 June 1979. Whilst still at the Attorney General's Department,in 1984,he obtained the Post Graduate Degree of Master of Laws (LLM) from the University of Colombo. Amaratunga has also obtained a second Post Graduate degree of 'Master of Laws' from the International Maritime Law Institute in Malta,in 1990. He was promoted to Senior State Counsel on 8 September 1988.
Sir Charles Marshall was the sixth Chief Justice of Ceylon.
Anne Ranasinghe was a Jewish-German born Sri Lankan English-language poet. She is considered one of Sri Lanka's leading English-language poets,having won several international awards.
Ernest Edward Boniface Perera was the 23rd Inspector General of the Sri Lanka Police,serving between 1988 and 1993.
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Morathennage Douglas Ranasinghe,is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema,theater,and television. He acted in many supportive roles in movies including Akkara Paha,Yuganthaya,Viragaya,Sri Siddhartha Gautama and Dharmayuddhaya.
Peter Ranasinghe was a Sri Lankan football player who primarily played as a midfielder. He was captain of the Sri Lanka national team on numerous occasions.