Weerasinghe Mallimarachchi

Weerasinghe Mallimarachchi (6 November 1929 - 24 October 1994) was a Sri Lankan politician who served as mayor, congressman, and cabinet minister. He was in the United National Party government from 1990 until his assassination.

Career

 * Deputy Mayor Colombo 1970–1971
 * Member Colombo Municipal Council 1962–1977
 * Member of Parliament 1977–1994
 * District Minister of Colombo 1978–1988
 * Minister of Petroleum Services 1988–1989
 * State Minister of Industries 1989–1990

Death
His political life was cut short when he was assassinated by a female suicide bomber of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) while attending an election rally in support of Gamini Dissanayake, for the Presidential election of 1994.