Seelawathie Gopallawa
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PresidentWilliam Gopallawa
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byElina Jayewardene
BornSeelawathie Rambukwella
Seelawathie Gopallawa | |
|---|---|
 Seelawathie Gopallawa (right) | |
| 1st First Lady of Sri Lanka | |
| In office May 22, 1972 – 4 October 1977 | |
| President | William Gopallawa |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Elina Jayewardene |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Seelawathie Rambukwella |
| Died | October 4, 1977 |
| Resting place | Dullewa |
| Spouse | William Gopallawa (1928–1977; her death) |
| Children | 5 |
Seelawathie Rambukwella Gopallawa (died October 4, 1977) was a Sri Lankan public figure, First Lady of Sri Lanka from 1972 to 1977, and wife of then-President William Gopallawa when she died. Gopallawa served as the country's inaugural first lady following her husband's assumption of the presidency in 1972.
