Honorific-Prefix: | Honorable |
Tikiri Kobbekaduwa | |
Native Name: | ටිකිරි කොබ්බෑකඩුව |
Native Name Lang: | lang-si |
Office1: | 12th Governor of Sabaragamuwa Province |
Term Start1: | 21 November 2019 |
Term End1: | 10 June 2023 |
President1: | Gotabhaya Rajapaksa Ranil Wickremesinghe |
Predecessor1: | Dhamma Dissanayake |
Successor1: | Navin Dissanayake |
Office2: | 8th Governor of Central Province |
Termstart2: | 16 December 2005 |
Termend2: | 19 January 2015 |
President2: | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
Predecessor2: | Monty Gopallawa |
Successor2: | Surangani Ellawala |
Birth Name: | Tikiri Banda Kobbekaduwa |
Nationality: | Sri Lankan |
Party: | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
Occupation: | Politician |
Alma Mater: | St. Sylvester's College Trinity College, Kandy |
Tikiri Banda Kobbekaduwa is a Sri Lankan politician who served as the 8th Governor of Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka from 21 November 2019 to 10 June 2023. He previously served as 8th Governor of the Central Province of Sri Lanka from 16 December 2005 to 19 January 2015. He was the chief organiser of Sri Lanka Freedom Party to the Yatinuwara Electoral. He is the nephew of former Agriculture Minister Hector Kobbekaduwa.
He was educated at Trinity College, Kandy and St. Sylvester's College, Kandy.[1] [2] [3]