17 Facts About Jayalath Jayawardena

Ruban Canistus Jayalath Jayawardena MP, commonly as Jayalath Jayawardena, was a medical doctor who was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka for the opposition United National Party in 1994.

Jayalath Jayawardena was born on 16 August 1953 in Weligampitiya, Ja-Ela, Sri Lanka as the eldest son of the late Basil Jayawardena and Daisy Violet Jayawardena.

Jayalath Jayawardena's father was the Head of the Ja-Ela Weligampitiya Group of Companies.

Jayalath Jayawardena received his primary education at De Mazenod College, Kandana.

Jayalath Jayawardena completed his Bachelor of Medicine degree in medicine from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo and a master's degree in Medicine from the United States and Russia.

Kavinda Jayalath Jayawardena entered active politics after the death of his father.

Jayalath Jayawardena took the second highest number of preferential votes from Gampaha District in the Provincial Council Election in 2014 and became a provincial councillor in the Western Provincial Council.

Jayalath Jayawardena died on 30 May 2013 at the age of 59 while receiving treatment for cardiac arrest in Singapore.

Jayalath Jayawardena became an active member of the Red Cross and the Health Association at the time.

Jayalath Jayawardena held several responsible positions in the party under then leader of the United National Party, Under D B Wijetunga's leadership.

Jayalath Jayawardena became the Chief Organizer of the Ja-Ela electorate in 1998 and won the Ja-Ela seat from the United National Party in the 2001 general election.

Jayalath Jayawardena later became the President of the National Employees Union of the United National Party and made several contributions towards trade union rights and for the rights of Members of Parliament.

Under the leadership of the Prime Minister of the United National Party Ranil Wickremesinghe from 2002 to 2004, Jayalath Jayawardena was appointed as the Minister of Rehabilitation, Resettlement and Refugees.

Jayalath Jayawardena made several efforts to ensure the safety of the people living in the border villages of the North and East.

Jayalath Jayawardena distributed sirens to provide security to the people of the border villages in the North and East as well as to provide security for Buddhist and Catholic shrines and Hindu temples.

Jayalath Jayawardena was instrumental in building the bridge of brotherhood between Catholics, Buddhists, Hindus and Muslims.

Jayalath Jayawardena presented the television programs Vaidya Hamuwa and Wedihitiyanta Pamanai.