Elina Jayewardene, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetElina Jayewardene
politician
Date of Birth: 15-Dec-1913
Place of Birth: Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Date of Death: 07-Nov-2007
Profession: politician
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Elina Jayewardene
- Elina Jayewardene (née Bandara Rupasinghe) (15 December 1913 – 17 November 2007) was a Sri Lankan heiress and social worker, who was the wife of the second President of Sri Lanka, J.
- R.
- Jayewardene and was the First Lady of Sri Lanka from 1978 to 1988.
- Born Elina Bandara Rupasinghe, to Gilbert Leonard Rupasinghe, a Notary Public who was a successful businessmen and his wife Nancy Margaret Suriyabandara.
- Educated at home, she married J.
- R.
- Jayewardene, an Advocate on 28 February 1935.
- Ravindra "Ravi" Vimal Jayewardene, their only child, was born soon after.
- Elina Jayewardene was known for her social worker as she was the founder of the ‘Seva Vanitha’ Movement.
- She died on 17 November 2007 at the age of 93.
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