H. W. Amarasuriya

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Henry Woodward Amarasuriya (14 October 1904 – 6 March 1981) was a Ceylonese plantation owner, politician, educationist and philanthropist. He was the Cabinet Minister for Trade and Commerce in the cabinet of D. S. Senanayake. A former member of the Ceylon state council, H. W. Amarasuriya was a founding member and the first general secretary of the United National Party. He also held the position of Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees in the first parliament of Ceylon. A member of the first Education Executive Committee of the state council and a former general manager of the Buddhist schools, he did a great service to improve the education in Ceylon. rdf:langString
rdf:langString H. W. Amarasuriya
rdf:langString Henry Woodward Amarasuriya
rdf:langString Henry Woodward Amarasuriya
xsd:date 1981-03-06
rdf:langString Unawatuna, Galle
xsd:date 1904-10-14
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rdf:langString Mahinda College, Galle
xsd:date 1904-10-14
rdf:langString Mahiman, Rukmani, Indrani, Priyani, Geethanjali
xsd:date 1981-03-06
rdf:langString Sri Lankan
rdf:langString Member of the Ceylon State Council for Galle
rdf:langString Member of the Ceylon State Council for Udugama
rdf:langString Minister of Trade & Commerce
rdf:langString Ceylon
rdf:langString Lanka Mahajana Sabha
rdf:langString Eileen Rachel Perera
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xsd:integer 1947
xsd:date 1948-12-14
xsd:date 1952-03-22
xsd:date 1952-05-30
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xsd:date 1948-06-14
xsd:date 1948-09-02
xsd:date 1948-12-14
rdf:langString Henry Woodward Amarasuriya (14 October 1904 – 6 March 1981) was a Ceylonese plantation owner, politician, educationist and philanthropist. He was the Cabinet Minister for Trade and Commerce in the cabinet of D. S. Senanayake. A former member of the Ceylon state council, H. W. Amarasuriya was a founding member and the first general secretary of the United National Party. He also held the position of Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees in the first parliament of Ceylon. A member of the first Education Executive Committee of the state council and a former general manager of the Buddhist schools, he did a great service to improve the education in Ceylon.
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