Richard Stanley Pelpola (21 November 1898 - 19 July 1971) was the
Speaker of the Parliament of Ceylon and a
member of Parliament in the
cabinet of
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike (8 January 1899 – 26 September 1959), also known as "The Silver Bell of Asia" (ආසියාවේ රිදී සීනුව), was a Sri Lankan statesman who served as the fourth Prime Minister of ...
. He resigned from his position of speaker in 1964 Later in his life he was appointed Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Malaysia. Pelpola died in
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur (KL), officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, is the capital city and a Federal Territories of Malaysia, federal territory of Malaysia. It is the largest city in the country, covering an area of with a census population ...
in 1971.
He had fourteen children.
See also
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Sri Lankan Non Career Diplomats
External links
Pelpola, Richard Stanley
References
1898 births
1971 deaths
Speakers of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 1st Parliament of Ceylon
Members of the 3rd Parliament of Ceylon
Members of the 4th Parliament of Ceylon
Members of the 5th Parliament of Ceylon
High commissioners of Sri Lanka to Malaysia
Deputy speakers and chairmen of committees of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
Deputy chairmen of committees of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
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