Semage Salman Kulatileke Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Hon.
S. S. Kulatileke
Constituency Mp:Appointed
Parliament:Sri Lanka
Term Start1:7 June 1970
Term End1:22 May 1972
Birth Name:Semage Salman Kulatileke
Birth Date:18 August 1907
Nationality:Sri Lankan
Party:Sri Lanka Freedom Party
Relations:Nanda Mathew (son-in-law)
Alma Mater:Mahinda College, Galle
Royal College, Colombo
University College London
Occupation:judge, politician
Profession:Advocate
Blank1:Ethnicity
Data1:Sinhalese

Semage Salman Kulatileke (18 August 1907  - 14 September 1979) was a Sri Lankan judge and member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.

Early life and education

Semage Salman Kulatileke was born on 18 August 1907 in Galle.[1] His primary education was at Mahinda College in Galle before he received a Governor's scholarship to study at Royal College, Colombo.[2] He then entered University College London where he studied law and obtained his BA. He was admitted to the Bar as an advocate in September 1937.[2]

Legal career

Having started his legal practice in the unofficial bar in Colombo, in 1949, he joined the Ceylon Judicial Service and was appointed Additional Magistrate, Colombo. He later served as the District Judge of Tangalle and thereafter Kurunegala.[2]

Political career

Kulatileke was elected to the Colombo Municipal Council and served as a municipal councilor until 1949. In 1970, he was appointed to Parliament by the Governor General of Ceylon as one of six appointed members.[2]

Family

His daughter married Nanda Mathew.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hon. Kulatileke, Semage Salman, M.P.. Parliament of Sri Lanka. 24 February 2017.
  2. Book: Parliament of Ceylon, 1970. Abeynaike, H. B. W. . Ameratunga, H. P.. Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited. 1970. 152.