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Pradeep Nilanga Dela

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Pradeep Nilanga Dela
ප්‍රදීප් නිලංග දෑල
19th Diyawadana Nilame of the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic
Assumed office
1 July 2005
Preceded byNeranjan Wijeyeratne
Personal details
Born (1973-10-28) October 28, 1973 (age 50)
Rathnapura, Sri Lanka
SpouseWasana Madhawee Galahitiyawa
Alma materNalanda College Colombo

Wanigasekara Wanasinghe Mudiyanse Ralahamilage Pradeep Nilanga Dela (known as Pradeep Nilanga Dela; Sinhala:ප්‍රදීප් නිලංග දෑල) is the present and the 19th Diyawadana Nilame (Chief Custodian of Sri Dalada Maligawa). He acted as the Basnayake Nilame of Ruhunu Maha Kataragama devalaya and Sabaragamu Maha Saman devalaya, before being elected to the post of Diyawadana Nilame on July 1, 2005.

Nilanga was educated at Nalanda College, Colombo and was presented with Nalanda Keerthi Sri award in 2005 by his alma mater Nalanda College, Colombo.[1][2][3]

Nilanga is the son of Dickson Sarathchandra Dela who was the Sri Lankan former High commissioner to Maldives and former Governor of Sabaragamuwa & Northern Province.[4]

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