Dr Dharmasena Attygalle (19 February 1925 – 1 June 1989) was an MP in Sri Lanka's parliament from 1972 to 1982.

Dharmasena Attygalle
Member of Parliament
for Kesbewa
In office
1972–1982
Preceded bySomaweera Chandrasiri
Succeeded byGamini Lokuge
Personal details
Born(1925-02-19)19 February 1925
Madapatha, Sri Lanka
Died1 June 1989(1989-06-01) (aged 64)
Political partyUnited National Party
Alma materMadapatha Buddhist Mixed School, Piliyandala Maha Vidyalaya, Nalanda College, Colombo, Ayurvedic Medical College
OccupationPolitics
ProfessionAyurveda practitioner

He served as the Deputy Minister of Health (1977–1980) and Minister of Indigenous Medicine (1980–1982) representing the Kesbewa electorate.

He was appointed as High Commissioner to Pakistan in January 1983.

He was an Ayurveda practitioner by profession and was educated at Nalanda College Colombo.[1][2]

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ "Henry Jayasena 'A gifted and decent human being….'". island. 2007. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
  2. ^ "In memory of Henry Jayasena". island. 2011. Retrieved 2014-06-23.