T. B. Ilangaratne
Sri Lankan politician
Born on: February 27, 1913Died on: May 21, 1992
Aged: 79 years 84 days (950 months)
Gender: Male
Nationality: Sri lankan
Birth Sign: Pisces
Navaratne Rajakaruna Wasala Mudiyanselage Tikiri Bandara Ilangaratne, popularly as T. B. Ilangaratne, was a Sri Lankan politician, author, dramatist, and theater actor.
He was a Member of Parliament for Kandy, Galaha, Hewaheta and Kolonnawa in Colombo district. He served as the Sri Lankan Cabinet Minister of Labour, Housing, Social Services, Finance, Commerce, Food, Trade and Shipping and in other government positions in a career spanning three decades.
He established the Employees' Provident Fund, Ceylon Petroleum Corporation and Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation and the People's Bank while in office.
As a writer, Ilangaratne is best known for writing the popular Sinhala-language children's novel Amba Yaluwo (1957).
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