Sirisena Cooray
Minister of Housing and Construction | |
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In office 1989–1994 | |
Preceded by | Ranasinghe Premadasa |
Succeeded by | Nimal Siripala de Silva |
Member of Parliament for Colombo | |
In office 1989–1994 | |
Mayor of Colombo | |
In office 1979–1989 | |
Preceded by | A. H. M. Fowzie |
Succeeded by | M. Hussain Mohamad |
Personal details | |
Born | 25 April 1931 Colombo, Ceylon |
Died | 30 November 2021 (aged 90)[1] Colombo, Sri Lanka |
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Political party | United National Party |
Bulathsinghalage Sirisena Cooray,
JP
(25 April 1931 – 30 November 2021) was a Sri Lankan politician.
Biography
He was the
General Secretary of the United National Party during the tenure of party leader Ranasinghe Premadasa.[2][3][4][5] He submitted nominations for the Colombo Municipal Council elections in 2006 as the Mayor, however his party nominations list was rejected by the election commission on a technicality. The independent party backed by Sirisena won the election and Uvais Mohamed Imitiyas became Mayor.[6][7]
His brother Nandasena Cooray was a one time Deputy Mayor of Colombo and was married to the sister of the former JVP leader Somawansa Amarasinghe. Cooray died on 30 November 2021 at Colombo, aged 90 years.[8]
See also
References
- ^ "Former Minister Sirisena Cooray passed away". Colombo Gazette. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "1989 Parliamentary Elections Results" (PDF). Official Website, Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ "The legacy of President Premadasa". C. A. Wijeyeweere. Sri Lanka Guardian. 23 June 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ "Sirisena Cooray's incarceration and the then Supreme Court". The Island. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ "Past Mayors of Colombo". Colombo Municipal Corporation. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ Kumara, Sarath. "Local election results in Sri Lanka reflect widespread fears of war". Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "New Colombo Mayor sworn in". BBC. bbc.com. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "Cooray denies helping JVP leader". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 12 October 2020.