Anura Bandaranaike, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Anura Bandaranaike

Sri Lankan politician

Date of Birth: 15-Feb-1949

Place of Birth: Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Date of Death: 16-Mar-2008

Profession: politician, diplomat

Nationality: Sri Lanka

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Anura Priyadarshi Solomon Dias Bandaranaike (February 15, 1949 – March 16, 2008) was a Sri Lankan politician, served as Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka (2000–2001), and in several cabinet ministries as Foreign Minister briefly in 2005, Minister of Higher Education (1993–1994), Minister of Tourism (April 2004 – January 2007), Minister of National Heritage (2007), Speaker (2000-2001) and Leader of the Opposition (1983–1988).
He last served as a member of parliament from the opposition.