List of Sri Lankan non-career Permanent Secretaries explained

This is a list of Sri Lankan non-career Permanent Secretaries; they are from different professions. The list includes doctors, engineers, journalists, professional politicians, university lecturers, lawyers, journalists, defence officers, and people in the planning service, education administration service, agriculture service, and accounting service.

Academics

Charitha Herath - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Mass Media and Information
Nimal Bopage - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Parliamentary Reforms and Mass Media
Professor Stanley Kalpage - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Higher Education
Dr Wickrema Weerasooria - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Plan Implementation
Professor Rajiva Wijesinha - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Disaster Management and Human Rights

Businesspeople

Dhammika Perera - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Transport

Economists

Dr Deshamanya Gamani Corea - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Planning and Economic Affairs
Dr P.B. Jayasundara - Permanent Secretary of the Treasury and the Ministry of Finance & Planning^[1]
Dr Lal Jayawardena - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Finance^[2]
A. S. Jayawardene - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Industries, Scientific Affairs and Finance
Dr Deshamanya Jayantha Kelegama - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of External and Internal Trade^[3]

Lawyers

Nihal Jayawickrama - Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Justice and Law Reforms
Dr. Palitha Kohona - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Charitha Ratwatte - Permanent Secretary of the Treasury and the Ministries of Finance, Youth Affairs & Employment
[[ Suhada Gamlath ] Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Justice and Law Reforms

Media personalities and journalists

Dr Anandatissa de Alwis - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of State (1965 to 1970)^[4]
Karunaratna Paranavtana - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Media and Information

Military officers

General Deshamanya D. S. Attygalle - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Defence
General Cyril Ranatunge - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Defence
General Hamilton Wanasinghe - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Defence
General Shantha Kottegoda - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Defence
Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Highways
Admiral Jayanath Colombage - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Major General Asoka Jayawardena - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Defence
Major General Kamal Gunaratne - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Defence
Major General Nanda Mallawaarachchi - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Law and Order
Major General Sanjeewa Munasinghe - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Health
Major General Sumedha Perera - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture
Brigadier Dennis Hapugalle - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Internal Security
Colonel C. A. Dharmapala, ED, CLI - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Defence
Lieutenant Colonel Gotabhaya Rajapaksa - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Defence and Urban Development

Police Officers

Sydney de Zoysa - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Internal Security
Cyril Herath - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Defence

Planters

Ranjan Wijeratne - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Agricultural Development and Research

Uncategorized

Hemasiri Fernando - Permanent Secretary to Ministry of Defence

Notes and References

http://www.dailymirror.lk/DM_BLOG/Sections/frmNewsDetailView.aspx?ARTID=62558 P.B gets relief from Supreme Court to resume office
https://web.archive.org/web/20040505220021/http://www.hindu.com/2004/04/11/stories/2004041104460800.htm Sri Lankan economist passes away
http://www.island.lk/2009/11/15/business6.html Book on ‘Sri Lankan Economy in Transition’ launched
http://www.dailynews.lk/2001/08/21/fea04.html The Anandatissa de Alwis I knew