S. A. Wickramasinghe

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Hon. S. A. Wickramasinghe
Member of the Ceylon Parliament for Akuressa
In office 1956–1977
Preceded by	Doreen Young Wickremasinghe
Succeeded by	Dayananda Wickremasinghe
Member of the State Council of Ceylon for Morawka
In office 1931–1935
Succeeded by	R. C. Kannangara
In office 1946–1947
Preceded by	R. C. Kannangara
Personal details
Born	(1900-05-13)13 May 1900 Athuraliya, Matara District, British Ceylon
Died	25 August 1981(1981-08-25) (aged 81) Colombo, Sri Lanka
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Political party	Communist Party of Sri Lanka
Spouse	Doreen Young Wickremasinghe
Alma mater	Mahinda College Galle Ananda College Colombo Ceylon Medical College
Profession	Politician and medical doctor

Sugiswara Abeywardena Wickramasinghe (13 April 1900 – 25 August 1981) was the founder of the Communist Party of Sri Lanka.^[1] He was the first Leftist to be elected to Ceylon State Council in 1931. He is considered one of the leading political figures in the twentieth century of Sri Lanka.