A. B. Rajendra

Senator
A. B. Rajendra
MBE
Member of the Senate of Ceylon
Personal details
Born 1884
Died 1963
Alma mater St. Patrick's College, Jaffna
Profession Civil servant
Ethnicity Ceylon Tamil

Mudaliyar Arulappu Bastiampillay Rajendra (1884 1963) was a Ceylon Tamil servant and member of the Senate of Ceylon.

Early life and family

Rajendra was born in 1884.[1] He was educated at St. Patrick's College, Jaffna.[1]

Rajendra had seven children.[1]

Career

After school Rajendra joined the Government Clerical Service.[1] After a series of promotions he became an Administrative Officer at the Education Department.[1] He worked at the department for nearly 35 years.[1]

Rajendra was an official translator for the government and Interpreter Mudaliyar to the British Governor.[1] He was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 1953 New Year Honours.[1][2]

Later life

After retirement Rajendra was appointed to the Senate of Ceylon.[1] He died in 1963.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon. pp. 155–156.
  2. "Fifth Supplement". The London Gazette (39736): 48. 30 December 1952.


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