Alexander Fairlie Wijemanne was a Sri Lankan lawyer and politician.
He was a Minister of Justice as an elected member of the Senate of Ceylon and served as Sri Lankan Ambassador to Italy and Permanent Representative to FAO.
[1][2] Having qualified as a barrister, Wijemanne established his practice as an advocate in the unofficial bar in Matara.
[3] A founding member of the United National Party, he first contested the 1947 general election from the Hakmana Electoral District and polled 4th.
In 1977, he was appointed Sri Lankan Ambassador to Italy and Permanent Representative to FAO.