He was born on 26 October 1950 to a reputed family in Pitigala Galle District.
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His mother, Isanona Epa Senaviratne was a grand- daughter of Don Philip De Silva Epa Appuhamy(founder of the Epa Almanac) and his father, Adman Liyana Arachchi was a village headman in Pitigala in Galle District.