Sarath Ekanayake | |
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2nd, 4th & 7th Chief Minister of Central Province | |
Assumed office 18 June 2004 | |
Preceded by | Wasantha Aluvihare |
In office 6 November 2000 –30 April 2002 | |
Preceded by | Nandimithra Ekanayake |
Succeeded by | W. M. P. B. Dissanayake |
In office April 1999 –June 1999 | |
Preceded by | Vacant |
Succeeded by | Nandimithra Ekanayake |
Personal details | |
Born | Sri Lanka |
Political party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
Sarath Ekanayake is the former Chief Minister of the Central Province of Sri Lanka. He previously served as the 2nd,4th and 7th Chief Minister of Central Province between April and June 1999,November 2000 and April 2002 and 2004 till 2015. He was also the Governor of the North central Province. [1] He belongs to the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and is part of the United People's Freedom Alliance. He is also the president of the Sri Lanka Basketball Federation. [2] [3]
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...individual or associated acts of bravery in the face of the enemy and performed voluntarily...
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Gamani is a 2011 Sri Lankan Sinhala war thriller biographical film directed by Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekara and produced by Upali Rajapakse. It stars Dilhani Ekanayake and Bimal Jayakody in lead roles along with Mahendra Perera and Jagath Chamila. Music composed by Nadeeka Guruge. It is the 1245th film in Sri Lankan cinema.