Semage Salman Kulatileke

Hon.
S. S. Kulatileke
Member of Parliament
for Appointed
In office
7 June 1970 – 22 May 1972
Personal details
Born
Semage Salman Kulatileke

(1907-08-18)18 August 1907
Died14 September 1979(1979-09-14) (aged 72)
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partySri Lanka Freedom Party
RelationsNanda Mathew (son-in-law)
Alma materMahinda College, Galle
Royal College, Colombo
University College London
Occupationjudge, politician
ProfessionAdvocate
EthnicitySinhalese

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]

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

References

  1. ^ "Hon. Kulatileke, Semage Salman, M.P." Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d Abeynaike, H. B. W.; Ameratunga, H. P. (1970). Parliament of Ceylon, 1970. Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited. p. 152.