# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/mahela-jayawardene
# Generated: 2026-08-14T06:17:57.036Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/mahela-jayawardene"
name: "Mahela Jayawardene"
slug: "mahela-jayawardene"
description: "Denagamage Praboth Mahela de Silva Jayawardene is a Sri Lankan former professional cricketer, captain, and batsman of the Sri Lankan national cricket team."
tagline: "Sri Lankan cricketer"
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1977-05-27"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump