Clifford Ratwatte
Clifford Senaka Ratwatte (died 2009) (known as Clifford Ratwatte) was a Sri Lankan politician. He was a former Deputy Minister of Agriculture Member of Parliament for Balangoda, Chairman of the State Plantations Corporation and the Sri Lanka Tea Board.[1]
Ratwatte was born to a prominent Radala family, who were descended from Ratwatte Dissawa, Dissawa of Matale, a signatory on behalf of the Sinhalese to the Kandyan Convention of 1815. Born to Barnes Ratwatte Dissawa and Rosalind Mahawelatenne Kumarihamy of Mahawelatenne Walauwa, Balangoda, his eldest sister was Sirimavo Bandaranaike the first female prime minister in the world. One of his sons Kamal Ratwatte, current Basnayake Nilame (Lay Custodian) Sabaragamuwa Maha Saman Devalaya Ratnapura.