Mallory Evan Wijesinghe

Mallory Evan Wijesinghe, KStJ (June 25, 1918 – December 27, 2002) was a Sri Lankan engineer and entrepreneur.

In 1956, he decided to leave his career in the public sector and join a privately held company involved in the tea trade.

In 1972, he led a trade delegation from Sri Lanka to Bangladesh and Pakistan during his tenure as the Chairman of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce.

In 1973, Wijesinghe was appointed the Honorary Consul-General of the Netherlands to the Republic of Sri Lanka and of the Maldives and was later honoured by her Majesty Queen Beatrix by being made an Officer in the Order of Orange Nassau in 1985.

His son Eraj is currently the Chairman of the Bartleet Group, younger son Sunil, an electronics engineer by profession, is the former Deputy Chairman of the Bartleet Group (now retired) and his only daughter Dr. (Mrs) Hiranthi Wijemanne, a qualified specialist in public health served in various capacities in both governmental and non-governmental organisations (formerly Programme Officer/UNICEF).