Anura Bastian (born 30 July 1950) is a

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...

n politician. He was a former Deputy Minister of Defence and Member of Parliament (1978 - 1989). A favorite of

J. R. Jayewardene Junius Richard Jayewardene (; ; 17 September 1906 – 1 November 1996), commonly referred to by his initials JR, was a Sri Lankan lawyer, public official and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 1977 to 1978 and as the secon ...

, he succeeded his parliamentary seat when the latter became

President of Sri Lanka The president of Sri Lanka ( ''Śrī Laṅkā Janādhipati''; ''Ilaṇkai janātipati'') is the head of state and head of government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. The president is the chief executive of the union governm ...

. In 1983, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Defence.

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Ministers of defence of Sri Lanka Members of the 8th Parliament of Sri Lanka United National Party politicians 1950 births Living people {{WesternLK-politician-stub