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Upali Wijewardene
Sri Lankan businessman
Philip Upali Wijewardene (17 February – 13 February Sinhala: උපාලි විජේවර්ධන) was a Sri Lankan business magnate and entrepreneur.
In , Wijewardene had a net worth of US $50 million. He was the founder and chairman of Upali Group, the first multi-national business in Sri Lanka. Upali Group has businesses in the US, UK, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and Hong Kong.[1] The Upali Group diversified from confectionery to electronics, automobile manufacturing, publishing, print media, leisure, and aviation.
It developed many brands, including Kandos, Delta, Unic, Upali Air, Upali Mazda and Upali Newspapers, which Insight Magazine UK said was achieved "largely through bravado and wit."[2]
Wijewardene was presumed dead on 13 February , when his private Learjet disappeared over the Straits of Malacca soon after leaving Malaysia en route to Colombo.[3]
Early life and family
Wijewardene was born on 17 February ,