Ponnambalam Ramanathan
Ponnambalam Ramanathan | |
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பொன்னம்பலம் இராமநாதன் | |
| Solicitor-General of Ceylon | |
| In office 1892–1906 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Layard |
| Succeeded by | James Cecil Walter Pereira |
| Unofficial Member (Tamil) Legislative Council of Ceylon | |
| In office 1879–1892 | |
| Preceded by | Muthu Coomaraswamy |
| Succeeded by | P. Coomaraswamy |
| Unofficial Member (Educated Ceylonese) Legislative Council of Ceylon | |
| In office 1911–1921 | |
| Succeeded by | James Peiris |
| Unofficial Member Legislative Council of Ceylon | |
| In office 1921–1924 | |
| Member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon for Northern Province North | |
| In office 1924–1930 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | P. Ramanathan 16 April 1851 Colombo, Ceylon |
| Died | 26 November 1930 (aged 79) Colombo, Ceylon |
| Alma mater | Presidency College, Madras |
| Profession | Advocate |
| Ethnicity | Ceylon Tamil |
Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan, CMG, KC (Tamil: பொன்னம்பலம் இராமநாதன், romanized: Poṉṉampalam Irāmanātaṉ; 16 April 1851 – 26 November 1930) was a Ceylonese lawyer and politician who served as Solicitor-General of Ceylon.