Elina Jayewardene
Elina Jayewardene | |
|---|---|
| 2nd First Lady of Sri Lanka | |
| In role 1978–1988 | |
| Preceded by | Seelawathie Gopallawa |
| Succeeded by | Hema Premadasa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elina Bandara Rupasinghe 15 December 1913 Colombo |
| Died | 17 November 2007 (aged 93) Colombo |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Ravindra "Ravi" Vimal Jayewardene |
| Residence | Braemar |
Elina Jayewardene (née Bandara Rupasinghe; 15 December 1913 – 17 November 2007) was a Sri Lankan heiress and social worker, who was the wife of the second President of Sri Lanka, J. R. Jayewardene and was the First Lady of Sri Lanka from 1978 to 1988. Elina Jayewardene was known for her social work; she was the founder of the Seva Vanitha Movement.[citation needed]
She was born Elina Bandara Rupasinghe, to Gilbert Leonard Rupasinghe, a Notary Public who was a successful businessman, and his wife Nancy Margaret Suriyabandara. Educated at home, she married J. R. Jayewardene, who was an Advocate, on 28 February 1935. Ravindra "Ravi" Vimal Jayewardene, their only child, was born soon after. Elina and her husband settled at Jayewardene's parents house Vaijantha, and later moved to their own house Braemar in 1938, where they remained the rest of their lives, when not holidaying at Pradeep Jayewardene House in Mirissa.[1][2]
Elina Jayewardene died on 17 November 2007 at the age of 93.[3][4]
References
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