Lincoln Perera | |
Birth Name: | Mallawa Arachchige Lincoln Perera |
Birth Place: | Kurunegala, Sri Lanka |
Death Date: | 10 August 2010 |
Nationality: | Sri Lankan |
Other Names: | M. A. L. Perera |
Known For: | Secretary of the Ministry of Plantation Industries |
Education: | Nalanda College Colombo |
Employer: | Ministry of Plantation Industries |
Occupation: | Civil Servant, Tea Planter |
Spouse: | Matilda |
Children: | Ajith, Lal, Hiranthi, Ranjala |
Relatives: | Gamini Jayawickrama Perera (brother) |
Mallawa Arachchige Lincoln Perera (commonly known as Lincoln Perera) (Sinhala:ලින්කන් පෙරේරා) was a former civil servant in Sri Lanka. He was the Chairman of Janatha Estates Development Board and Secretary of the Ministry of Plantation Industries.[1]
Lincoln Perera was educated at Nalanda College, Colombo. While at school he played cricket and was the captain of first XI Nalanda cricket team in 1949. He is also the brother of Cabinet Minister (Minister of Food Protection) Gamini Jayawickrama Perera.[2]
Lincoln was also a leading planter in Sri Lanka [1] and he was the first Ceylonese to be appointed to Kandapola Estate, one of the biggest tea plantations in Sri Lanka.[1] He was also a member of the Umpires Committee of Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka (BCCSL).[3]