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Philip Upali Wijewardene ((シンハラ語:උපාලි විජේවර්ධන); 17 February 1938 – 13 February 1983) was a Sri Lankan business magnate. Considered one of best known entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka, he was the founder and Chairman of Upali Group the first multi-national business in Sri Lanka. The Upali Group which diversified from confectionery to electronics and automobile manufacturing, publishing, print media, leisure and aviation developed many of its own brands such as Kandos, Delta, Unic, Upali Air, Upali Mazda and Upali Newspapers which Insight Magazine UK said was achieved "largely through bravado and wit". He was presumed dead on 13 February 1983 when his private Learjet disappeared soon after leaving Malaysia en route to Colombo over the Straits of Malacca. ==Early life== Born to a wealthy family from Kelaniya, his father was Don Walter Tudugalle Wijewardene who died when he was 18 months old. Upali was brought up by his mother Anula Kalyanawathie Wijewardene at the family home Sedawatte Walawwe. He had two sisters, Anoja Wijesundera and Kalyani Attygalle He attended Royal College, Colombo and later graduated from Queen's College at Cambridge University in England. Returning to Sri Lanka, Wijewardene became a management trainee at Lever Brothers where he was in charge of soap processing. He left Levers and venture out on his own and founded the Upali Group of Companies during the mid 1960s after his uncle Senator Sarath Chandradasa Wijesinghe gave him substantial shares of his Ceylon Chocolates Company.〔(Philip Upali Wijewardene whose vision embraced the world: )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Upali Wijewardene」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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