B. D. Rampala, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

B. D. Rampala

Mechanical Engineer

Date of Birth: 14-Nov-1910

Place of Birth: Pannipitiya, Sri Lanka

Date of Death: 20-Jun-1994

Profession: engineer

Nationality: Sri Lanka

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Bamunusinghearachchige Don Rampala (14 November 1910 – 20 June 1994), MBE (popularly known as B.
D.
Rampala) was Chief Mechanical Engineer and later general manager of Sri Lanka Railways.
He was the first native Sri Lankan to hold the post of Chief Mechanical Engineer.
In 1956, the Institution of Locomotive Engineers in London recognised Rampala as the finest diesel engineer in Asia at the time.