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Sirimevan Bibile

Sirimevan Bibile (1929-2012) was a leading Sri Lankan attorney at law. He practiced in all courts from the Magistrate Courts, Appelatte to the Supreme Court. With a practice spanning over 50 years at the Bar, he held a number of key positions in the legal and political system. He was the chairman of Ceiling on Housing Property Board of Review, Rent Board of Review, Chairman Milco (Highland dairy products), President of the Motor Transport Labour Tribunal, Judge of the Industrial Court, founding secretary of the UNP Lawyers Association and President of Lions Club among other appointments. Sirimevan Bibile was student of Dharmaraja College Kandy and Ananda College Colombo. He excelled in cricket and oratory. Bibile has a number of landmark cases to his credit. Widely respected by the legal fraternity, Bibile was a close ally of the Dudley Senanayake regime, front-liner in 1977 UNP victory and 1989 Premadasa government. In 1991, he supported the faction led by Lalith Athulathmudali - Gamini Dissanayake and GM Premachandra and was a member of the Democratic United National Front (DUNF). He married Shiromi Padmini Perera in 1965 and had three children Dr. Nayana Bibile, Suriya Bibile and Lasanda Bibile. In his lifetime, Bibile received many accolades for his contribution to the legal fraternity and is to date considered one of the all time top defense attorneys.