Ananda Dassanayake

{{Short description|Sri Lankan politician (1920–2012)}}

Ananda Dassanayake (16 April 1920 – 9 August 2012) was a Sri Lankan politician belonging to the Sri Lanka Freedom Party. He was the Governor of Uva Province and Southern Province of Sri Lanka. He was a member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for 17 years.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Sri_Lanka_prov.html |title= Sri Lankan Provinces from 1988|publisher=www.worldstatesmen.org|access-date=26 February 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.governor.up.gov.lk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=74&Itemid=82&lang=en|title= Previous Governors|publisher=www.governor.up.gov.lk|access-date=26 February 2013}}{{cite web|title=House takes up condolence motion on Ananda Dassanayake.|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-317907961.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181115122344/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-317907961.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 15, 2018|publisher= Daily News (Colombo, Sri Lanka)|access-date=26 February 2013|date=February 8, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.governor.sp.gov.lk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=74&Itemid=82&lang=en|title=Southern Province Office of Governor|publisher=www.governor.sp.gov.lk|access-date=26 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304125504/http://www.governor.sp.gov.lk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=74&Itemid=82&lang=en|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}