Douglas Devananda
- January 10, 2024
- Politician
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Douglas Devananda |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Date Of Birth | Nov 10, 1957(1957-11-10) |
| Age | 67 |
| Birthplace | Jaffna |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Birth City | Northern |
| Horoscope | Scorpio |
Douglas Devananda Biography
| Name | Douglas Devananda |
| Birthday | Nov 10 |
| Birth Year | 1957 |
| Place Of Birth | Jaffna |
| Home Town | Northern |
| Birth Country | Sri Lanka |
| Birth Sign | Scorpio |
| Full/birth Name | Kathiravelu Nythiananda Devananda |
Douglas Devananda is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on November 10, 1957 in Jaffna, Northern, Sri Lanka.
Devananda studied at Jaffna Central College before moving to Colombo in 1974. He lived with his paternal uncle K. C. Nythiananda at 17 Francis Road in Colombo 06 and studied at Colombo Hindu College.
Following his victory in the 1977 election, President J.R. Jayawardene appointed Nythiananda as the chairman of the newly formed Palmyrah Development Board and Devananda functioned as his personal assistant.
Douglas Devananda Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Politician |
| House | Living in own house. |
Douglas Devananda is one of the richest Politician from Sri Lanka. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Douglas Devananda 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Kathiravelu Devananda was born on 10 November 1957. His father was Subramaniam Kathiravelu, an employee of Ceylon Petroleum Corporation and his mother was Maheswary, a teacher at Jaffna Central College. He has three brothers and a sister. Maheswary died when Devananda was six-years old.
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In late 1986, whilst Devananda was in India, the Tamil Tigers attacked the EPRLF, inflicting a heavy losses and killing Gaffoor. Many of its cadres were killed or taken prisoner and its camps and weapons were seized by the Tigers. Devananda was blamed for the debacle because he had sent EPRLF cadres from Vanni and Eastern Province home before going to India. He was also accused of hiding EPRLF weaponry and ammunition and some of his supporters were accused of running away when the Tigers attacked.
Facts & Trivia
Edmar Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Sri Lanka. Douglas Devananda celebrates birthday on November 10 of every year.
By early 1986 disputes had arisen between Devananda and Pathmanabha, the EPRLF’s political leader. The EPRLF leadership split into two factions: EPRLF (Ranjan) and EPRLF (Douglas). Devananda was replaced by Gaffoor as the EPRLF’s military commander. In late 1986 Devananda traveled to Madras (now Chennai) to meet Pathmanabha.