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Suppiah Sharvananda | |
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1st Governor of Western Province | |
In office 6 June 1988 –10 June 1994 | |
President | J. R. Jayewardene |
Preceded by | Office Created |
Succeeded by | D. M. Swaminathan |
37th Chief Justice of Sri Lanka | |
In office 1984–1988 | |
Appointed by | J. R. Jayewardene |
Preceded by | Neville Samarakoon |
Succeeded by | Parinda Ranasinghe |
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka | |
In office 1974–1984 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Kayts,British Ceylon | 22 February 1923
Died | 10 January 2007 83) Sydney,Australia | (aged
Spouse | Pushapawathy |
Children | Nandakumar Chandramalar |
Alma mater | Colombo Law College University of London |
Deshamanya Suppiah Sharvananda (also spelt Suppiah Sarvananda) was the 37th Chief Justice of Sri Lanka and the first Governor of the Western Province.
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