Sirisena Amarasiri

{{short description|Sri Lankan politician}}

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|name = Matarage Sirisena Amarasiri

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|order = 5th

|office = Governor of Uva

|term_start = 1999

|term_end = 25 April 2003

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|predecessor = Ananda Dassanayake

|successor = Nanda Mathew

|order2 = 1st

|office2 = Chief Minister of Southern Province

|term_start2 = 16 June 1988

|term_end2 = October 1993

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|successor2 = Amarasiri Dodangoda

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|death_date = {{Death date and age|2007|01|08|1925|09|05|df=yes}}

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|restingplace = Mapalagalama

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|party = United National Party

|otherparty = Lanka Sama Samaja Party

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|alma_mater = St. Aloysius' College

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Matarage Sirisena Amarasiri (5 September 1925 - 8 January 2007) was the 1st Chief Minister of Southern Province and 5th Governor of Uva.{{cite web|last=Cahoon|first=Ben|title=Sri Lankan Provinces from 1988|url=http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Sri_Lanka_prov.html|publisher=World Statesmen.org|access-date=2 March 2013}}{{cite web|last=Mendis|first=Sugathapala|title=Amarasiri is no more|url=http://www.island.lk/2007/01/08/news11.html|publisher=The Island|access-date=4 December 2013|archive-date=6 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206034635/http://www.island.lk/2007/01/08/news11.html|url-status=dead}}