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S. Vithiananthan was a Sri Lankan politician and diplomat who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1977 to 1978. He was born on 8 May 1924 in Sri Lanka. Vithiananthan was educated at St. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia and the University of Ceylon. He was a member of the Ceylon Civil Service from 1947 to 1956. He was appointed as the Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United States in 1956 and served in that capacity until 1960. Vithiananthan was a Member of Parliament from 1960 to 1977. He was appointed as the Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1977 and served in that capacity until 1978. He was also a member of the United National Party. Vithiananthan passed away on 28 April, 2020 at the age of 95. He was survived by his wife, two sons, and two daughters. Vithiananthan's net worth is estimated to be around $1 million. He earned most of his wealth through his political career and diplomatic service.

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Age 65 years old
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Born 8 May, 1924
Birthday 8 May
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Date of death (1989-01-22)
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Nationality Sri Lanka

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1979

After returning to Ceylon Vithiananthan re-joined the University of Ceylon. The Faculty of Arts and Oriental Studies moved to Peradeniya and Vithiananthan was made Professor of Tamil in 1952. He served as Head of the Department of Tamil at the university. He served as president of the Jaffna Campus of the University of Sri Lanka between August 1977 and December 1978. The Jaffna Campus was elevated to university status on 1 January 1979 with the creation of the University of Jaffna and Vithiananthan was appointed the first vice-chancellor of the new university. He held the position until July 1988. During his tenure the university underwent serious difficulties due to the civil war. Vithiananthan kept the university open during the 1987–89 JVP Insurrection which forced every other university in the country to close.

1950

Vithiananthan then joined School of Oriental and African Studies for post graduate studies, obtaining a Phd in 1950 after producing a thesis titled Pattupattu - a Historical, Social and Linguistic Study.

1924

Professor Suppiramaniam Vithiananthan (8 May 1924 – 22 January 1989) was a Sri Lankan writer, academic and the first vice-chancellor of the University of Jaffna.

Vithiananthan was born on 8 May 1924. He was the son of Suppiramaniam, a proctor from Tellippalai in northern Ceylon. He was educated at St. John's College, Jaffna. After school he joined the Ceylon University College in 1941. He graduated from the University of Ceylon in 1944 with an honours degree.