Sanath Weerakoon

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1941 –

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Who is Sanath Weerakoon?

Sanath Rathnayake Weerakoon, is a Sri Lankan Former Government Agent. He served as the Government Agent for the District of Colombo, Sri Lanka and is considered to be one of the most distinguished and respected officers in the Sri Lankan Administrative Service. He serverd as the Government Agent of Colombo for 10 years under two different governments and is a feat that has not yet been broken. Weerakoon was also the youngest appointed Government Agent, to the District of Puttalam in 1978. The Government Agent is the Administrative Head of public services in the District. The post is one of the oldest in the civil service as it had been established by the British during the colonial era. Weerakoon is the current Chairman of the Sri Lanka Cashew Corporation.

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Born
Jan 13, 1941
Beliatta
Religion
  • Buddhism
Nationality
  • Sri Lanka
Education
  • University of Hawaii at Manoa
  • The Hague University
  • University of Ceylon

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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