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Tissa Vitharana was born on 30 August, 1934 in Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon, is an A lanka sama samaja party politician. Discover Tissa Vitharana's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 89 years old?

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Occupation Physician
Age 89 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 30 August, 1934
Birthday 30 August
Birthplace Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon
Nationality Sri Lanka

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1934

Upali Tissa Vitharana (born 30 August 1934) is a Sri Lankan politician, former Member of Parliament and former cabinet minister.

He is the current leader of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP), a member of the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA), and is serving as Governor of North Central Province.

Vitharana was born 30 August 1934 in Nuwara Eliya in central Ceylon.

He was the son of Pieris Vitharana, a Public Works Department engineer, and N. P. Maggie Perera, sister of N. M. Perera.

He was educated at Trinity College, Kandy and Ananda College, Colombo.

He played cricket for both schools.

1957

Vitharana captained the university's cricket team in 1957/58 and took part in the Sara Trophy Tournament.

1959

After school he joined the University of Ceylon's medical faculty in Colombo, graduating in 1959 with a MBBS degree.

After university Vitharana worked as a medical officer (1959–67) and was registrar at Colombo General Hospital in 1963/64.

1965

His post graduate work earned him an MD degree in clinical medicine from the University of Ceylon in 1965.

1968

He then went to study in the UK, obtaining a Diploma in Bacteriology from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in 1968 and a Ph.D. in virology from the University of London in 1971.

1972

Specialising in bacteriology and virology, Vitharana joined the Medical Research Institute (MRI) in Colombo in 1972, serving as its director from 1983 to 1994.

He was head of the virology department at the MRI from 1972 to 1994.

1974

Vitharana joined the Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP) in 1974.

1980

Vitharana was a consultant virologist at the Edinburgh City Hospital's Regional Virus Laboratory in the 1980s.

1991

He was deputy director of the Victoria Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory in Melbourne from 1991 to 1993.

1994

Following retirement in 1994 Vitharana was a professor of microbiology at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura from 1995 to 2000 and an advisor to the Minister of Science and Technology from 1994 to 2001.

2004

On 20 January 2004 the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) formed the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA).

The Communist Party of Sri Lanka CPSL and LSSP joined the UPFA in February 2004.

Vitharana was appointed as a UPFA National List MP in the Sri Lankan Parliament following the 2004 parliamentary election.

He was appointed Minister of Science and Technology after the election.

2010

Vitharana was re-appointed as a UPFA National List MP following the 2010 parliamentary election.

He lost his cabinet position after the election but shortly afterwards, in May 2010, he was appointed Minister of Technology and Research.

He was promoted to Senior Minister of Scientific Affairs in November 2010.

2015

He lost his cabinet position following the 2015 presidential election.

At the 2015 parliamentary election Vitharana was placed on the UPFA's list of National List candidates.

However, after the election he was not appointed to the National List.

2017

Vitharana was awarded the Vidya Jyothi title in the 2017 Sri Lankan national honours.

Vitharana is married to Kamini Meedeniya.

They have a son, Ranil.

2019

On December 4, 2019, Vitharana was appointed as Governor for the North Central Province, Sri Lanka.

He was sworn in before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.