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	==Early life and education==		==Early life and education==
	Amalean was born to parents with [[Gujarati people\|Gujarati]] ancestry, his father was in the family textile business.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/130818/plus/youve-got-to-get-out-there-with-an-innovative-mind-58229.html \|title=~~‘You’ve~~ got to get out there with an innovative ~~mind’~~ \|website=www.sundaytimes.lk \|access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref> He studied at [[Royal College Colombo]] and graduated from [[National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli\|Regional Engineering College, Tiruchirappalli]] (now known as [[National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli]]) with a [[BTech]] degree in [[chemical engineering]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.nitt.edu/home/icsr/alumni/daa2006-07/\|title=NIT Trichy - DAA Recipients for 2006-07\|website=www.nitt.edu\|language=en\|access-date=2017-02-27}}</ref>		Amalean was born to parents with [[Gujarati people\|Gujarati]] ancestry,. his father was in the family textile business.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/130818/plus/youve-got-to-get-out-there-with-an-innovative-mind-58229.html \|title='You've got to get out there with an innovative mind' \|website=www.sundaytimes.lk \|access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref> He studied at [[Royal College Colombo]] and graduated from [[National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli\|Regional Engineering College, Tiruchirappalli]] (now known as [[National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli]]) with a [[BTech]] degree in [[chemical engineering]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.nitt.edu/home/icsr/alumni/daa2006-07/\|title=NIT Trichy - DAA Recipients for 2006-07\|website=www.nitt.edu\|language=en\|access-date=2017-02-27}}</ref>

	==Career==		==Career==
	Returning to Sri Lanka in 1978 Amalean took up the family businesses. Thereafter he started a manufacturing company with his brothers named Sigma Industries which began operations in [[Ratmalana]], in August 1985.{{citation needed\|date=July 2016}} Moving into the apparel industry he founded MAS Holdings which is a leader in the apparel industry in Sri Lanka catering to major brands such as [[~~Victoria’s~~ Secret]]. For his contribution to Sri Lankan industry in 2005 he was conferred with the title of [[Deshamanya]] by the government of Sri Lanka.<ref name="National Awards">{{cite web\|title=National Honours\|url=http://www.presidentsoffice.gov.lk/resources/national-honours/\|publisher=Presidential Secretariat of Sri Lanka\|accessdate=28 July 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928172141/http://www.presidentsoffice.gov.lk/resources/national-honours/\|archive-date=28 September 2015\|url-status=dead}}</ref>		Returning to Sri Lanka in 1978 Amalean took up the family businesses. Thereafter he started a manufacturing company with his brothers named Sigma Industries which began operations in [[Ratmalana]], in August 1985.{{citation needed\|date=July 2016}} Moving into the apparel industry he founded MAS Holdings which is a leader in the apparel industry in Sri Lanka catering to major brands such as [[Victoria's Secret]]. For his contribution to Sri Lankan industry in 2005 he was conferred with the title of [[Deshamanya]] by the government of Sri Lanka.<ref name="National Awards">{{cite web\|title=National Honours\|url=http://www.presidentsoffice.gov.lk/resources/national-honours/\|publisher=Presidential Secretariat of Sri Lanka\|accessdate=28 July 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928172141/http://www.presidentsoffice.gov.lk/resources/national-honours/\|archive-date=28 September 2015\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

	In 2011, The Open University of Sri Lanka conferred an honorary doctorate (honoris causa) to Mahesh in recognition of his contribution to the country.{{citation needed\|date=July 2016}}		In 2011, The Open University of Sri Lanka conferred an honorary doctorate (honoris causa) to Mahesh in recognition of his contribution to the country.{{citation needed\|date=July 2016}}

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{{short description|Sri Lankan engineer and industrialist}}
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| name = Mahesh Amalean
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| occupation = Chairman of [[MAS Holdings]]
| years_active = 1978 - present
| employer = [[MAS Holdings]]
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| awards = Deshamanya
| alma mater = [[National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli]]<br>[[Royal College Colombo]]
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[[Deshamanya]] '''Mahesh Amalean''' (born 4 April 1955) is a Sri Lankan engineer and industrialist. He is the current Chairman of [[MAS Holdings]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070526110239/http://www.lmd.lk/2005/November/cov2.htm FABRIC OF A STRATEGIST AND A VISIONARY]</ref>

==Early life and education==
Amalean was born to parents with [[Gujarati people|Gujarati]] ancestry, his father was in the family textile business.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/130818/plus/youve-got-to-get-out-there-with-an-innovative-mind-58229.html |title=‘You’ve got to get out there with an innovative mind’ |website=www.sundaytimes.lk |access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref> He studied at [[Royal College Colombo]] and graduated from [[National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli|Regional Engineering College, Tiruchirappalli]] (now known as [[National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli]]) with a [[BTech]] degree in [[chemical engineering]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nitt.edu/home/icsr/alumni/daa2006-07/|title=NIT Trichy - DAA Recipients for 2006-07|website=www.nitt.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-02-27}}</ref>

==Career==
Returning to Sri Lanka in 1978 Amalean took up the family businesses. Thereafter he started a manufacturing company with his brothers named Sigma Industries which began operations in [[Ratmalana]], in August 1985.{{citation needed|date=July 2016}} Moving into the apparel industry he founded MAS Holdings which is a leader in the apparel industry in Sri Lanka catering to major brands such as [[Victoria’s Secret]]. For his contribution to Sri Lankan industry in 2005 he was conferred with the title of [[Deshamanya]] by the government of Sri Lanka.<ref name="National Awards">{{cite web|title=National Honours|url=http://www.presidentsoffice.gov.lk/resources/national-honours/|publisher=Presidential Secretariat of Sri Lanka|accessdate=28 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928172141/http://www.presidentsoffice.gov.lk/resources/national-honours/|archive-date=28 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2011, The Open University of Sri Lanka conferred an honorary doctorate (honoris causa) to Mahesh in recognition of his contribution to the country.{{citation needed|date=July 2016}}

Amalean is also one of the five global business leaders recognised with a UN Award at the WEP’s inaugural Leadership Awards presentation where he received the award for Cultural Change for Empowerment. He is also the recipient of the CNBC-IIFA Global Leadership Award and is ranked amongst the Top 20 Progressive Asian Leaders by the World Business Magazine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=54699746&privcapId=52991457|title=Deshamanya Dayalal Mahesh Amalean: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg|website=www.bloomberg.com|access-date=2017-02-27}}</ref> In 2017, he won Global Businessman award of [[Ada Derana Sri Lankan of the Year]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=43262|title=Ada Derana Sri Lankan of the Year 2017 - award winners|website=Adaderana.lk|accessdate=2 October 2017}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090621123958/http://www.jaafsl.com/aArchiveView.cfm?nID=57 INTERVIEW: Mahesh Amalean, chairman MAS Holdings ]

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