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Gehan Mendis is a Sri Lankan entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is the founder and chairman of the Mendis Group, a diversified conglomerate with interests in hospitality, real estate, and financial services. He is also the founder and chairman of the Mendis Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing educational and healthcare services to the underprivileged in Sri Lanka. Mendis was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on 24 April 1955. He attended St. Joseph's College, Colombo, and graduated with a degree in Business Administration from the University of Colombo. Mendis began his career in the hospitality industry, working in various capacities in the hotel industry in Sri Lanka. He then moved to the United States, where he worked in the hospitality industry in New York City. In 1989, he returned to Sri Lanka and founded the Mendis Group. Mendis is married to his wife, Nalini, and they have two children. Mendis is a philanthropist and has been involved in numerous charitable activities in Sri Lanka. He is the founder and chairman of the Mendis Foundation, which provides educational and healthcare services to the underprivileged in Sri Lanka. He is also a patron of the Sri Lanka Cancer Society and the Sri Lanka Red Cross. Mendis is a recipient of numerous awards, including the Sri Lanka Tourism Award for Excellence in Tourism, the Sri Lanka Business Excellence Award, and the Sri Lanka National Award for Excellence in Business.

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Age 69 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 24 April 1955
Birthday 24 April
Birthplace Colombo, Ceylon
Nationality Sri Lanka

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2005

Mendis was born in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), and his family emigrated to the United Kingdom when he was 12; as a result, he was eligible to play for either Sri Lanka or England, although he did not make international appearances for either. Mendis was educated at Brighton, Hove and Sussex Grammar School and currently works in Wilmslow, Cheshire as a teacher. His nephew Alex Mendis has played for Sussex Second XI in the Second Eleven Championship between 2005 and 2006.

1989

Mendis also appeared in a 1989 match for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Scotland at Glenpark.

1986

After 12 seasons with Sussex, Mendis joined Lancashire for the 1986 season. During his time at Lancashire, Mendis frequently practised in the nets with Wasim Akram. In 1988, Mendis carried the bat in a match against Glamorgan at St Helen's, Swansea; Mendis scored 65* in Lancashire's second innings total of 163. In 1990, Mendis was part of the Lancashire team that won both the Benson & Hedges Cup and the NatWest Trophy. He scored 180 runs in a match against Nottinghamshire at Southport. The 1990 Natwest Trophy semi-final was played over three days, and Mendis batted throughout, scoring 121*, eventually receiving the man of the match award. In 1993, Mendis was given a benefit year by Lancashire.

1974

As a youngster, Mendis represented the Sussex Young Cricketers, England Schools Cricket Association, and National Association of Young Cricketers teams, and in 1974, Mendis played for Bede College as they won the British Colleges National Knockout Cup. He made his first-class debut for Sussex in a 1974 County Championship match against Worcestershire at the Central Recreation Ground, Hastings. Mendis made one run in the match. In 1977, Mendis was part of a Sussex team that lost to Ireland at Pagham; Mendis scored 42 in the first innings of the match. Mendis scored 1326 runs in the 1980 season, which was the first time that he had scored over 1000 runs in a season. During the season, Mendis scored two double centuries. In addition, he was the top scorer in the 1980 Gillette Cup with 296 runs from 4 innings, including two centuries. Mendis scored 119 against Glamorgan and 141 against Warwickshire, both at the County Ground. As a result, he was named the Sussex Cricket Society Player of the Year for 1980. In 1985, Mendis almost became the twelfth first-class cricketer to score five centuries in six innings; he was 96 not out when Sussex declared in a match against Hampshire.

1955

Gehan Dixon Mendis (born 24 April 1955) is an English former cricketer who was an opening batsman for Sussex and Lancashire between 1974 and 1993. He was part of the Lancashire team that won the 1990 Benson & Hedges Cup and 1990 NatWest Trophy. Mendis scored over 21,000 runs in his first-class career.