E. W. Kannangara

E. W. Kannangara
Nationality Sri Lankan
Occupation Civil servant and statesman
Known for Long career in the Ceylon Civil Service during which he served as a Permanent Secretary and as the Clerk of the State Council

E. W. Kannangara, CCS (Sinhala: කන්නන්ගර; Tamil: கன்னங்கரா) was a Sri Lankan civil servant and statesmen. A Senator, he had a long career in the Ceylon Civil Service during which he served as a Permanent Secretary and as the Clerk of the State Council.[1]

He also served as Chief Commissioner of Boy Scouts of Ceylon, and served on the World Scout Committee of the World Organization of the Scout Movement from 1960 until 1961.[2] Kingsley C. Dassanaike worked to promote Scouting for the deaf and blind with his support.[3]

His daughter Manel Abeysekera became the first Sri Lankan female diplomat.

References

  1. ↑ Secretaries-General of Parliament
  2. ↑ 'Worth paying...' - a reply
  3. ↑ D.C.O.T. Ameresekere (1969), Fifty Years in Scout Service. Sri Lanka Scout Association. p. 1
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