Indradasa Hettiarachchi | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | (1927-10-13)13 October 1927 |
| Died | 11 January 2025(2025-01-11) (aged 97) Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | United National Party |
| Alma mater | Ananda College Colombo Nalanda College Colombo |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Planter |
DeshabanduIndradasa Hettiarachchi (13 October 1927 – 11 January 2025) was a Sri Lankan politician who served as Minister of Industries.[1]
Hettiarachchi was born 13 October 1927 inKalutara, the son of a tea, rubber and coconut planter, to a family with five sisters and two brothers. The family moved toHorana, where he attendedAnanda andNalanda Colleges, before completing his studies at Pembroke (a defunct ‘finishing school’). He contested and won a seat on the Horana Village Council and a year later, following the resignation of the sitting chairman, Hettiarchchi was appointed to the position, which he held for the next eighteen years.[2]
He was elected as aMember of Parliament, representingHorana at the8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977.[3]
In 2005, he was conferred with the title ofDeshabandu by thePresident.[4]
Hettiarachchi died on 11 January 2025, at the age of 97.[5]
