Seneviratne Bandara Dissanayake

Background

Dissanayake, Seneviratne Bandara was born on November 18, 1944 in Kandy, Sri Lanka. Son of Bandara and Abeysingha Dissanayake.

Education

Bachelor in Economics with honors, U. Sri Lanka, 1968; Master of Science in Development Economics, U. Strathclyde, 1978.

Career

Planning officer, Ministry of Planning and Economics Affairs, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1970-1973; planning officer, District Planning Office, Matale, Sri Lanka, 1973-1978; assistant director planning, District Planning Office, Matale, Sri Lanka, 1978-1981; deputy director, District Planning Office, Kandy, 1985-1987, 87-89; deputy director, Integrated Rural Development Project, Matale, 1981-1985; director planning, Chief Secretariat, Central Province, Sri Lanka, since 1989. Assistant lecturer in economics U. Ceylon, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 1968-1970.

Achievements

• Seneviratne Bandara Dissanayake has been listed as a noteworthy Economist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Sri Lanka Planner's Association (member committee 1980-1981), Medium Scale Engineering Development Cooperative Society (chairman 1975-1980), Young Men's Buddhist Association.

Interests

• Avocations: reading, playing badminton, visiting historical places.

Connections

Married Padma Dissanayake, October 28,1946. Children: Charmali, Manjula, Umesha.

Father:

Bandara Dissanayake

Mother:

Abeysingha Dissanayake

Spouse:

Padma Dissanayake

child:

Manjula Dissanayake

child:

Umesha Dissanayake

child:

Charmali Dissanayake