N. E. Weerasooria

Norman Edward Weerasooria KC (1 January 1895 – 15 May 1974) was an eminent Sri Lankan lawyer.^[1][2]

BornNorman Edward Weerasooria
(1895-01-01)1 January 1895

Colombo, British Ceylon

Died15 May 1974(1974-05-15) (aged 79)

Colombo, Sri Lanka

AlmamaterRoyal College Colombo

ProfessionLawyer

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N. E. Weerasooria KC PC
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Born	Norman Edward Weerasooria (1895-01-01)1 January 1895 Colombo, British Ceylon
Died	15 May 1974(1974-05-15) (aged 79) Colombo, Sri Lanka
Alma mater	Royal College Colombo
Profession	Lawyer

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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,^[1] and as a historian authoring several books on Sri Lanka.^[3]

In the 1953 he was appointed to chair the Commission of Broadcasting^[4] and in the early 1960s he was the founding Chairmen of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation in the 1960s.^[5]

He used the pen-name "Fijjik".^{[citation needed]}