Anil Baddevithana
Dr Anil Dilruk Priyanka Baddevithana | |
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| Political Activist and Corporate Executive and Banker | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 17, 1958 Hambantota, Sri Lanka |
| Parents | Father - Dr. Mahinda Baddevithana and Mother - Neliya Swarnakumari Baddevithana (Née Lanerolle) |
| Residence | Sri Jayawardenepura, Kotte, Sri Lanka |
| Education | Royal College, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
Anil Dilruk Priyanka Baddevithana PhD (Sinhala: අනිල් දිල්රුක් ප්රියංක බද්දෙවිතාන; born on July 17, 1958) is a political activist, housing finance executive and banker. [1] [2] [3]
In the run up to the 2019 Sri Lankan Presidential election, Anil joined the Sri Lanka Vinivida Peramuna (SLVP) political party, led by Attorney-at-Law Nagananda Kodituwakku.
Anil was a candidate in the 2020 Parliamentary General Election in Sri Lanka for Colombo District. [4]
Early life
Anil was born on July 17, 1958 in Hambantota, Sri Lanka, to parents Dr. Mahinda Baddevithana and Neliya Swarnakumari Baddevithana (Née Lanerolle). His parents were healthcare professionals at the same general hospital in Hambantota where Anil was born. He is the eldest of four sons, and studied at Royal College, Colombo and migrated to the UK with his family in 1975.
Family History
Anil's father Dr. Mahinda Baddevithana is from Bentara, the southern home town of Anil's paternal grandfather Don David Baddevithana, a landed proprietor. His paternal grandmother, a school teacher, Dona Missy Margaret Munasinghe was from the adjoining township, and the eldest daughter of a prominent house of nobility in the area called Maha Induruwa, famous for cinnamon. The Munasinghe residence was the venue for the annual Devol Maduwa, a traditional ritual performed by the villagers of southern coastal areas of the country to re-enact the arrival of Devol deity to Sri Lanka. The rituals were performed for good luck, expelling evil spirits and protection from epidemics.
His mother Neliya Lanerolle is also from Induruwa and his maternal grandfather Arthur Ruble Lanerolle was a Railway Station Master. His maternal grandfather is a descendant of Duke De Lanarolle (De La Nerolle) a French emissary to Sri Lanka in 1672. His maternal grandmother Sumitra Kulatunga is from Matale, and is from a business family of coal merchants in the early 19th century at the Colombo Harbour.
Some members of Anil's maternal grandmother's Kulatunga family were patrons of the Tower Hall Theatre Foundation and sponsored the local production of Satyavan Savitri at the Tower Hall in early nineteenth century.
Political Influences
Anil’s father was active in politics as a Trade Unionist and Secretary of the Medical Union with membership of the "Grand Old Party of Sri Lanka", the Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP).[5]
The LSSP, founded in 1935, was a party committed to socio-economic policies. Anil’s father was the organizer for the Borella electorate in 1970, when LSSP won the UNP stronghold for the first time since 1948. Anil’s family migrated to the UK when LSSP left the coalition government in 1975.
His mother, a Nursing Lecturer, wrote the first message in his first Book of Autographs that said, “Son, study well, become a model citizen and serve your country”.
Political Career
In 1984 Anil became a member of the British Labour Party and served as the Treasurer of the affiliated Trade Union of the Housing Development Finance Corporation of England and Wales where he worked as a Senior Administrative Officer.
After 1993 he became a member of the United Professional Group, and is currently a life member of Sri Lanka Vinivida Peramuna (SLVP) [3] led by Public Litigation Activist, Solicitor and Attorney-at-law Nagananda Kodituwakku [6].
The SLVP is reported to be critical of Sri Lanka's existing legislature, judiciary and the executive processes [7] and aims to establish a "new system of governance" by "introducing a new constitution that transfers power to the people" [8].
Anil was a candidate in the 2020 Parliamentary General Election in Sri Lanka for Colombo District representing SLVP under the name "Independent Group 7". [4]
Professional Career
Anil began his professional career as a Management Trainee at Peter Robinson Group in the UK, which established the Top Man and Top Shop operations in the fashion industry. He then became the Deputy Retail Manager at the leading Top Man branch at Tottenham Court Road/ Oxford Street in London.
He then went on to the UK's Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster District Finance Office, Housing Corporation of England and Wales, the Halifax Group, Sri Lanka’s Maritime International Financial Services Ltd., Ceylinco (Nation’s) Building Society, HDFC Bank of Sri Lanka, and World Bank’s International Finance Corporation and Asian Development Bank Partner company HDFC PLC in the Maldives. At present Anil is an Executive Director for Capital Finance and Investment Limited of the UK’s operations in the Maldives, Singapore, UK and Sri Lanka, a Board Director of Finlays Maldives Ltd. and a Senior Consultant at Research Intelligence Unit (RIU) of the UK. He is also a life Member of the Association of Professional Bankers, a Fellow of the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing and a Certified Professional Marketer of the Asia Pacific Federation headed by Singapore and Australia. He is also an International Affiliate of the American Psychological Association. [1] [2]
Anil completed his MBA in 2000 from the Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM) of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. He then went on to complete his PhD in 2006 from the University of Kelaniya with a thesis on the Psychology of Personality Development and the Buddhist Teaching of Mindfulness. He has also published in this area [9].
He established the first Listed Islamic Bond (Sukuk) and first Islamic Finance Window in the Maldives at HDFC PLC. Anil has been a member of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank Group and Asian Development Bank and Marcus Evans. He has been a subject matter expert for programs of the Institute of Chartered Bankers of the UK and a practitioner of the World Bank’s Responsible Finance Initiative. [10]
Social Service
Anil joined the Lions Club of Thimbirigasyaya, Sri Lanka in 1993. Anil together with his spouse Lalani's participation have been active members in the organization [11]. He was elected District Governor in 2007/2008 and took oaths in Chicago, USA [1].
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 A dedicated leader with innovative ideas (October 27, 2007). [1]. Daily News, Article 1. Retrieved: May 1, 2020
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Key note speaker RIU Investor Forum 2020 held at Maldivian Embassy, Colombo (17 January, 2020). [2]. Risk Intelligence Unit, Paragraph 3. Retrieved: May 1, 2020
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Dr ADP Baddevithana’s introduction and speech at the Naga 2020 convention regarding Sri Lanka’s constitutional reform, held at the run-up to the 2019 Presidential Election in Sri Lanka (September 29, 2019). [3]Script error: The function "in_lang" does not exist.. Vinivida Foundation - Video - see from 1:36:51 to 1:53:12. Retrieved: May 4, 2020
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 GENERAL ELECTIONS OF MEMBERS OF THE PARLIAMENT (June, 9 2020). [4]. The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, No. 2179/7 - Tuesday, June 09, 2020; PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL, Government Notifications, THE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS ACT, No. 1 OF 1981, Notice Under Section 24(1) (b) and (d); Page 15A, Section: Independent Group 7, Candidate Number 1. Retrieved: October 19, 2020
- ↑ Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP) (May, 1 2020). [5]. Sri Lanka Parliament. Retrieved: May 1, 2020
- ↑ Colombo District - Independent Group No. 7 / Symbol - Shield (March, 20 2020). [6]. Whistleblower Sri Lanka - Video. Retrieved: May 1, 2020
- ↑ Alternative Political Groups & Their Challenges In An Election Year (September, 3 2019). [7]. Colombo Telegraph. Retrieved: June 8, 2020
- ↑ Nagananda, Rohan team up, form new ‘worker bee’ alliance (August, 23 2019). [8]. EconomyNext. Retrieved: June 8, 2020
- ↑ Path to Perfect Happiness: Buddhist Psychology of Personality Development : Aṭṭha Purisa Puggala (eight Stages of Development) by Dr ADP Baddevithana (July, 2009). [9]. Sadeepa Publishing House. Web Reference Retrieved: May 1, 2020
- ↑ The BIZ 2014 Award (2014) [10]. The BIZ 2014 Business Directory, Page 219, Upper Panel. Retrieved: From issuu.com, May 1, 2020
- ↑ Lions’ Golden Era of Service to the needy (May 24, 2008). [11]. Daily News, Column 1-4. Retrieved: May 1, 2020
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