Upali Wijewardene, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Sri Lankan businessman
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Place of Birth: Matara, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
About Upali Wijewardene
- Philip Upali Wijewardene (Sinhala: ????? ?????????; 17 February 1938 – 13 February 1983) was a Sri Lankan business magnate.
- Considered one of the best known entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka, he was the founder and Chairman of Upali Group, the first multi-national business in Sri Lanka. The Upali Group which diversified from confectionery to electronics and automobile manufacturing, publishing, print media, leisure and aviation developed many of its own brands such as Kandos, Delta, Unic, Upali Air, Upali Mazda and Upali Newspapers which Insight Magazine UK said was achieved "largely through bravado and wit". He was presumed dead on 13 February 1983 when his private Learjet disappeared soon after leaving Malaysia en route to Colombo over the Straits of Malacca.
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