BE , ▁L R CP , ▁FR CS , ▁( 2 8 ▁July ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁- ▁ 2 6 ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 8 ) ▁was ▁a ▁C ey lon ese ▁orth op a edic ▁sur geon ▁and ▁politician . ▁ ▁Pe ir is ▁received ▁his ▁education ▁at ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁College ▁Pan ad ura ▁and ▁St ▁Joseph ' s ▁College , ▁Col om bo , ▁before ▁entering ▁C ey lon ▁Medical ▁College ▁qual ifying ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 . ▁After ▁gradu ation ▁and ▁junior ▁hospital ▁posts ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁lect urer ▁in ▁an atom y ▁and ▁later ▁lect urer ▁in ▁surg ery ▁at ▁C ey lon ▁Medical ▁College , ▁passing ▁the ▁Fellow ship ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Colleg es ▁of ▁Sur ge ons ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁From ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁C ey lon ▁Medical ▁Corps , ▁acting ▁as ▁sur geon ▁to ▁the ▁Military ▁Hospital ▁in ▁C ey lon . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁staff ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Hospital , ▁Col om bo , ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁C ey lon ▁Medical ▁Association . ▁ ▁Pe ir is ▁was ▁awarded ▁an ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁B irth day ▁Hon ours ▁list . ▁ ▁Pe