Lincoln Perera

Lincoln Perera
Born Mallawa Arachchige Lincoln Perera
Kurunegala, Sri Lanka
Died 10 August 2010
Nationality Sri Lankan
Other names M.A.L. Perera
Education Nalanda College Colombo
Occupation Civil Servant & Planter
Employer Ministry of Plantation Industries
Known for Secretary of the Ministry of Plantation Industries
Religion Buddhist
Relatives Gamini Jayawickrama Perera

Lincoln Perera (also known as M.A.L. Perera and Mallawa Arachchige Lincoln Perera) was a former civil servant of Sri Lanka. He was the Chairman of Janatha Estates Development Board and Secretary of the Ministry of Plantation Industries.[1]

Early life & education

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. Former All Ceylon cricketers Stanley Jayasinghe, Carl Obeysekera and Ashley Silva were Lincoln's team mates at Nalanda. He is also the brother of Cabinet Minister (Minister of Food Protection) Gamini Jayawickrama Perera.[2]

Career

Lincoln was also a leading planter in Sri Lanka and he was the first Ceylonese to be appointed to Kandapola Estate, one of the biggest tea plantations in Sri Lanka. He was also a member of the Tournament Committee of Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka (BCCSL).[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Former Nalanda skipper Lincoln Perera dies
  2. ↑ Ananda Nalanda 1949 Encounter Nalanda Captain
  3. ↑ BCCSL Officials On A Tricky Wicket (14 Feb 1997)
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