Yuwanjan Jawaharlal Wanasundera Wijayatilake PC was the 44th Attorney General of Sri Lanka and 43rd Solicitor General of Sri Lanka.
Yuwanjan Wijayatilake | |
|---|---|
| 44th Attorney General of Sri Lanka | |
| In office 23 October 2014 – 10 January 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Palitha Fernando |
| Succeeded by | Jayantha Jayasuriya |
| 43rd Solicitor General of Sri Lanka | |
| In office 2012–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Palitha Fernando |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Spouse | Dr. Claire Wijayatilake |
| Relations | S. R. Wijayatilake (father) Nanda Wanasundera (mother) Raja Wanasundera (uncle) |
| Alma mater | Ananda College, Colombo |
Wijayatilake became an attorney in 1979 and joined the legal department as an Acting State Counsel in 1980.[1][2]
Having previously served as the deputy solicitor General and additional solicitor general.[1] He was appointed Solicitor General in 2012, succeeding Palitha Fernando.[3] In 2014 Wijayatilake was made Attorney General of Sri Lanka and served until January 2016 when he retired from the Attorney-General's Department.[2]
Wijayatilake is the son and nephew of the former Supreme Court Justices S. R. Wijayatilake and Raja Wanasundera respectively.[1][4]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Yuwanjana Wanasundera Wijayathilake sworn in as new Attorney General of Sri Lanka". ColomboPage. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ^ a b "News". Attorney General's Department. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ^ "History". Attorney General's Department. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ "Yuwanjana Wanasundera Wijayathilake new AG". Digatha News. Retrieved 7 April 2016.