About Baku Mahadeva
Lived 1921 – 2013 (aged 92). Baku Mahadeva was a Sri Lankan civil servant.
Deshamanya Balakumara Mahadeva (; 29 October 1921 – 29 November 2013; commonly known as Baku Mahadeva) was a leading Sri Lankan Tamil civil servant.
Early life and family
Mahadeva was born on 29 October 1921. He was the son of Arunachalam Mahadeva and Sivahamy Ammal. He was educated at Royal College, Colombo where he was classmates of C. A. Coorey. After school he obtained BA and MA degrees in mathematics from the University of London.
Mahadeva married Sundari, daughter of Sega Theagarajah. They had two children, Kumar Mahadeva and Isvari.
Later life After retirement Mahadeva served as Secretary to the Treasury.
Mahadeva was chairman of the National Development Bank and DFCC Bank and a director of People's Bank. He was chairman of the Presidential Privatisation Commission and a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Mahadeva was chairman of the boards of trustees for Sri Ponnambalavaneeswara Temple and Sri Arunachaleswara Temple.
Mahadeva died on 29 November 2013.
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Who was Baku Mahadeva?
Sri Lankan Tamil civil servant
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Baku Mahadeva was born on 29 October 1921.
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Baku Mahadeva died on 29 November 2013.
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Baku Mahadeva was a civil servant.
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Baku Mahadeva was Sri Lankan.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Baku Mahadeva. https://biography.guide/baku-mahadeva/
MLA: "Baku Mahadeva." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/baku-mahadeva/.
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