12 Facts About Baku Mahadeva

Deshamanya Balakumara Mahadeva was a leading Sri Lankan Tamil civil servant.

Baku Mahadeva was the son of Arunachalam Mahadeva and Sivahamy Ammal.

Baku Mahadeva was educated at Royal College, Colombo where he was classmates of C A Coorey.

Baku Mahadeva was Assistant Secretary to the Minister of Defence in 1949 and Assistant Secretary to the Minister of Lands in 1952.

Baku Mahadeva became Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture and Food in 1958.

Baku Mahadeva served as Secretary to the Ministry of Public Administration and Home Affairs.

Baku Mahadeva then served with the United Nations in Malaysia.

Baku Mahadeva was chairman of the National Development Bank and DFCC Bank and a director of People's Bank.

Baku Mahadeva was chairman of Lanka Tiles Ltd and Lanka Wall Tiles Ltd and director of several private companies.

Baku Mahadeva was chairman of the Presidential Privatisation Commission and a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Baku Mahadeva was chairman of the boards of trustees for Sri Ponnambalavaneeswara Temple and Sri Arunachaleswara Temple.

Baku Mahadeva was awarded the Deshamanya title, the second highest Sri Lankan national honour, in 1990.