New Director General Legal of Presidential Secretariat appointed

New Director General Legal of Presidential Secretariat appointed

September 28, 2024   11:07 am

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed Senior Advocate J.M. Wijebandara as the Director General Legal of the Presidential Secretariat.

The appointment letter was presented to Mr. Wijebandara by Secretary to the President Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake, the President’s Media Division stated.

An alumnus of Ananda College, Colombo, Wijebandara holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from the University of Colombo and a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) (Honours) from the Open University.

Additionally, he is a former lecturer at the Faculty of Law at the University of Colombo.

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