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Hema Premadasa (née Wickramatunge; born 27 October 1934) is a Sri Lankan politician and widow of Ranasinghe Premadasa, 3rd President of Sri Lanka. She was the first lady of Sri Lanka from 2 January 1989 to 1 May 1993, when her husband was assassinated. [1] As first lady, she visited accident sites and hospitals when Sri Lankans were injured. [2]
He is the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Employment, having been elected to the Sri Lankan Parliament from Trincomalee Electoral District as a member of the National People's Power. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Hemachandra is an executive committee member of the National People's Power and a full time member of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna .
The second Dissanayake cabinet is the current central government of Sri Lanka led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. It was formed on 18 November 2024 after the parliamentary election . [ 1 ]
Hema Nalin Karunaratne (Sinhala: හේම නලීන් කරුණාරත්න; 27 August 1962 – 5 June 2018) was a Sri Lankan journalist and television presenter. He is considered as an iconic figure of Sri Lankan media, [ 1 ] having inspired many generations of media personalities. [ 2 ]
Hema Henry Basnayake, QC (3 August 1902 – ?) was the 31st Chief Justice of Ceylon as well as the 29th Attorney General and 16th Solicitor General. [1] He was appointed in 1956 succeeding acting Chellappah Nagalingam and was Chief Justice until 1964.
The Sri Lankabhimanya Ranasinghe Premadasa Memorial in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Amongst Sri Lankans, Premadasa has left behind a mixed legacy. While he was seen as a spokesperson of the poor, common man, his handling of the country's two civil conflicts, the JVP insurrection and the Sri Lankan Civil War, have been heavily criticised.
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In Māori mythology, Hema is a son of Whaitiri and Kaitangata and the father of Tāwhaki and Karihi. [1] In North Island stories, he was killed by the Ponaturi, evil creatures who live by day in the water. [2] Tāwhaki, Karihi and their mother trick the Ponaturi into entering a house, and then locked them in, claiming there was still time ...