Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kithsiri Athulathmudali

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The result was delete. The consensus is that the subject fails notability guidelines. – filelakeshoe (t / c) 🐱 10:51, 27 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Kithsiri Athulathmudali

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Simply being an ambassador for a country does not confer automatic notability - see WP:DIPLOMAT. As per WP:ANYBIO the individual requires significant coverage in multiple independent secondary sources. The first reference is merely a mention in passing which includes his name in a list of appointees. The secondary reference, is more substantial, but is mainly an interview with the individual, which is a primary source. The third reference again is nothing other than confirmation of his appointment as the ambassador to Qatar. Dan arndt (talk) 09:58, 19 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. Dan arndt (talk) 09:58, 19 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bilateral relations-related deletion discussions. Dan arndt (talk) 09:58, 19 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sri Lanka-related deletion discussions. Dan arndt (talk) 09:58, 19 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Qatar-related deletion discussions. Dan arndt (talk) 09:58, 19 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Delete a non-notable diplomat.John Pack Lambert (talk) 07:18, 22 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep An official of highest rank representing sovereign state of Sri Lanka in Qatar. Article will be further improved in due course. DilJco (talk) 02:37, 23 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - there is clear community consensus, as shown by numerous past AfDs, that there is no inherent notability of ambassadors, irrespective of what country they are representing.Dan arndt (talk) 20:44, 23 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - just having a job, even as an ambasador, is not notable - delete per WP:BASIC, no significant coverage in multiple reliable secondary sources - Epinoia (talk) 01:09, 25 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom fails WP:BASIC and WP:NOTINHERITED being Lalith Athulathmudali 's son does not make him notable.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 02:18, 27 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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