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on its A-list of businesspeople who continue to drive the engine of growth in Sri Lanka. He is the
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Jayaweera is married to Nelum, his contemporary at the University of Colombo. Dilith – along with his three brothers, Lalith, Gayan and Upul grew up in Galle, on the southern coast of Sri Lanka. His Father was an Additional Registrar of Lands and the Mother was a School Principal.
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