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Sirisena Cooray dead at age 90, Sri Lankan politician

Sirisena Cooray: key obituary facts

Is Sirisena Cooray dead? Yes. Sirisena Cooray died on November 30, 2021, at age 90.

Cause of death: Sirisena Cooray's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.

What was Sirisena Cooray known for?

He was a Sri Lankan politician.

More about Sirisena Cooray

Born: 25 April 1931.

Place of birth: Colombo.

Place of death: Colombo.

Gender: male.

Occupation: politician.

Nationality: Sri Lanka.

Also known as: Bulathsinghalage Sirisena Cooray.

Sirisena Cooray, a Sri Lankan politician, died on November 30, 2021.

Born on April 25, 1931, in Colombo, then in Ceylon, he built a long public career in municipal and national politics. Cooray served as mayor of Colombo from 1979 to 1989 and later won election to Parliament from Colombo in 1989.

He was appointed minister of housing and construction in the Premadasa cabinet and also served as general secretary of the United National Party during the leadership of Ranasinghe Premadasa. Cooray died in Colombo at the age of 90.

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