Age, Biography and Wiki
Walwin de Silva was born on 12 August, 1905 in Balapitiya, Ceylon, is an A sri lankan civil servants. Discover Walwin de Silva'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 118 years old?
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civil servant |
| Age |
118 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Leo |
| Born |
12 August, 1905 |
| Birthday |
12 August |
| Birthplace |
Balapitiya, Ceylon |
| Date of death |
Colombo, Sri Lanka Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Died Place |
Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality |
Sri Lanka
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Walwin de Silva Height, Weight & Measurements
At 118 years old, Walwin de Silva height not available right now. We will update Walwin de Silva's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Walwin de Silva Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Walwin de Silva worth at the age of 118 years old? Walwin de Silva’s income source is mostly from being a successful civil servant. He is from Sri Lanka. We have estimated Walwin de Silva's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
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| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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| Source of Income |
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Timeline
Walwin Arnold de Silva, CCS was a Sri Lankan civil servant.
He was the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ceylon, Colombo and a Member of Parliament.
Walwin was born on 12 August 1905 in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) at Balapitiya.
His father Dr O.A. de Silva, was a registered medical practitioner attached to the Department of Health.
He had a younger brother Colvin who became a Trotskyist leader and served as the Cabinet Minister of Plantation Industries and Constitutional Affairs.
He along with his brother received their primary education at St. John's College Panadura and went on to the Royal College, Colombo for secondary education.
Entering University College, Ceylon, he studied mathematics under Professor C. Suntharalingam going on to gain an honours degree in Mathematics from the University of London.
Having gained admission to the Ceylon Civil Service through the entrance examination, he underwent training as a cadet.
In 1927 he was appointed as an Assistant Government Agent.
He went on to serve as Assistant Commissioner in Galle, Kegalle, Badulla and Government Agent of Puttalam and other Kachcheries.
Thereafter he was posted to the Food Department in Colombo as the Deputy Food Controller.
This was during World War II when he was responsible for managing the food supply of the island with careful rationing.
He also served as Secretary to the then Minister of Communications of the State Council, Sir John Kotelawala.
Thereafter he served as Additional Director and later Acting Director of Education.
After retiring from the civil service in the late 1940s, he was elected to parliament as independent candidate from the Ambalangoda-Balapitiya electorate in a May 1950 by-election.
In 1966, he was an appointed a member of the National Council for Higher Education established under the Higher Education Act No. 20 of 1966.
In 1968 he was appointed as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ceylon, Colombo, which he held until 1969.
He and his wife endowed two scholarships: the Gita de Silva Memorial scholarship in memory of their daughter and the Sunil de Silva Memorial scholarship in memory of their son.
He also served as Executive Director and thereafter Chairman of the Ceylon and Foreign Trades Ltd after the death of P. Saravanamuttu.
He was the Chairman of the Development Finance Corporation of Ceylon (DFCC) and a member of the Board of Directors of the People's Bank.
The University of Colombo awarded him an honorary Doctor of Letters (Honoris Causa) in 1985.
