About N. E. Weerasooriya
Lived 1895 – 1974 (aged 78–79). N. E. Weerasooriya was a lawyer.
Norman Edward Weerasooria (1 January 1895 – 15 May 1974) was an eminent Sri Lankan lawyer.
Educated at Royal College Colombo, where he edited the College Magazine and at the Ceylon Law College. He gained prominence as a lawyer being appointed in 1938 as one of the youngest King's Counsel in Sri Lanka,
In the 1953 he was appointed to chair the Commission of Broadcasting and in the early 1960s he was the founding Chairmen of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation in the 1960s.
He used the pen-name "Fijjik".
Selected publications Tales of Old Ceylon (1963) (4 vols.) Modern Ceylon Through the Looking Glass (1965) Ceylon and her People Ran Kumari - A Golden Princess of the Kandyan Hills
Don’t just read it —
keep it.
Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.
- E-book
- Audio
- Video
Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free
Important facts
Related people
Same field, nearest in time
Contemporaries
People whose lives overlapped N. E. Weerasooriya's
Frequently asked questions
Who was N. E. Weerasooriya?
Sri Lankan lawyer
When was N. E. Weerasooriya born?
N. E. Weerasooriya was born in 1895.
When did N. E. Weerasooriya die?
N. E. Weerasooriya died on 15 May 1974.
What was N. E. Weerasooriya's occupation?
N. E. Weerasooriya was a lawyer.
Sources & further reading
· Wikipedia: N. E. Weerasooriya
Cite this page
APA: Biography.guide. (2026). N. E. Weerasooriya. https://biography.guide/n-e-weerasooriya/
MLA: "N. E. Weerasooriya." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/n-e-weerasooriya/.
Chicago: "N. E. Weerasooriya." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/n-e-weerasooriya/.
Data last updated: 2026-09-20 · Spot an error? Report a correction.
Page generated 2026-09-27 05:19 UTC