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Biography
Lincoln Perera (also known as M.A.L. Perera and Mallawa Arachchige Lincoln Perera) was a former civil servant of Sri Lanka. He was the Chairman of Janatha Estates Development Board and Secretary of the Ministry of Plantation Industries.
Early life & education
Lincoln Perera was educated at Nalanda College, Colombo. While at school he played cricket and was the Captain of first XI Nalanda cricket team in 1949. Former All Ceylon cricketers Stanley Jayasinghe, Carl Obeysekera and Ashley Silva were Lincoln's team mates at Nalanda. He is also the brother of Cabinet Minister (Minister of Food Protection) Gamini Jayawickrama Perera.
Career
Lincoln was also a leading planter in Sri Lanka and he was the first Ceylonese to be appointed to Kandapola Estate, one of the biggest tea plantations in Sri Lanka. He was also a member of the Tournament Committee of Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka (BCCSL).