Dr. Jayalath Jayawardana no more

Colombo Gazette: UNP MP Dr. Jayalath Jayawardena passed away yesterday, while receiving treatment in a Singapore hospital.

Born in 1953, Dr. Jayawardana obtained his MBBS Medical Degree from the Medical Faculty of the University of Colombo. He has also obtained several Postgraduate degrees from the US, Russia and so on. He was the personal medical doctor to the late President Ranasinghe Premadasa and his family.

Dr. Jayawardena had shown a keen interest in social service since his young days and has been a volunteer of the Sri Lanka Red Cross and several non-Governmental organisations during his University days. He was elected to the Parliament in 1994 and has been serving as a Parliamentarian since then.

Dr. Jayawardena was the Minister of rehabilitation, resettlement and refugees from 2002 to 2004. He is well known for speaking out in support of human rights issues.