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Hema Henry Basnayake

Hema Henry Basnayake
QC
31st Chief Justice of Ceylon
In office
1 January 1956 – 31 July 1964
Appointed by Viscount Soulbury
Preceded by Alan Rose
Chellappah Nagalingam
as acting
Succeeded by Miliani Sansoni
29th Attorney General of Sri Lanka
In office
11 October 1951 – 1956
Preceded by Edward Percival Rose
Succeeded by Edward Fredrick Noel Gratiaen
16th Solicitor General of Sri Lanka
In office
1 March 1946 – 1947
Preceded by J. M. Fonseka
Succeeded by M. F. S. Pulle
Personal details
Born (1902-08-03)3 August 1902
Died Unkonwn

Hema Henry Basnayake QC (3 August 1902 – ?) was the 31st Chief Justice of Ceylon as well as the 29th Attorney General and 16th Solicitor General. He was appointed in 1956 succeeding acting Chellappah Nagalingam and was Chief Justice until 1964. He was succeeded by Miliani Sansoni.


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