Wimal Dissanayake

Wimal Dissanayake, 86, died on August 7, 2026. Wimal Dissanayake was known publicly as a Sri Lankan writer and literary critic and scholar. He was a Senior Fellow and an assistant director of the Institute of Culture and Communication at the East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was the founding editor of the East-West Film Journal. Public biographical listings identify Dissanayake as a Sri Lankan writer. Dissanayake was also associated with literary critic and scholar. OfficialObituary preserves this notice as a public memorial record for readers looking for confirmed basic details about Dissanayake. This public record remains centered on Dissanayake's work as a Sri Lankan writer and literary critic and scholar and the documented milestones of that career.