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Native name
  
பக்கு மகாதேவா

Died
  
November 29, 2013

Name
  
Baku Mahadeva


Occupation
  
Civil servant

Ethnicity
  
Sri Lankan Tamil

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Born
  
29 October 1921 (
1921-10-29
)

Alma mater
  
Royal College, Colombo

Deshamanya Balakumara Mahadeva (Tamil: பாலகுமாரன் மகாதேவா; 29 October 1921 – 29 November 2013; commonly known as Baku Mahadeva) was a leading Sri Lankan Tamil civil servant.

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Baku Mahadeva Baku Mahadeva Passed Away Asian Tribune

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.

Career

Mahadeva lectured in mathematics at the University of Ceylon, Colombo before joining the Ceylon Civil Service in January 1945. During his civil service career he held numerous senior positions. He was Assistant Secretary to the Minister of Defence in 1949 and Assistant Secretary to the Minister of Lands in 1952. He became Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture and Food in 1958. He also served as Secretary to the Ministry of Public Administration and Home Affairs.

Later life

After retirement Mahadeva served as Secretary to the Treasury. He then served with the United Nations in Malaysia.

Mahadeva chairman of the National Development Bank and DFCC Bank and a director of People's Bank. He was chairman of Lanka Tiles Ltd and Lanka Wall Tiles Ltd and director of several private companies. 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. He was awarded the Deshamanya title, the second highest Sri Lankan national honour, in 1990.

Mahadeva died on 29 November 2013.

References

Baku Mahadeva Wikipedia


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