Ministry of Public Services, Provincial Councils and Local Government

28th March 2024 22:06

Organizational Structure

The members of the Official Languages Commission are appointed by the President of Sri Lanka. The Commission consists of six members. One member is nominated as the Chairman of the Commission. The Chairman shall also be the Chief Executive Officer of the Commission.

The Commission appointed on 22.01.2020 consists of the members mentioned below.

  • chairman
    Mr. D. Kalansooriya

    Chairman

    B.A (Peradeniya), L.L.B .(OUSL), P.G. Dip. International Affairs (BCIS). Attorney-at-law (Sri Lanka Law College)

    Chairman
  • prof_sandagomi
    Professor Sandagomi Coperahewa

    Head, Department of Sinhala, University of Colombo.

    BA (Colombo), MA (Lancaster), MPhil (Peradeniya), PhD (Cambridge)

    Member
  • prof_rathirani
    Professor Rathiranee Yogendrarajah

    Head, Department of Financial Management, University of Jaffna.

    BCom (UOJ), MPhil (UOJ), HNDA (ATI), PGDDE (NEW DELHI), PhD. (Kelaniya)

    Member
  • prof_dushmanthi
    Professor Dushyanthi Mendis

    Department of English, University of Colombo.

    BA (Peradeniya), MA (Ohio University, USA), PhD (University of Michigan, USA)

    Member
  • dr_kavitha
    Dr.Kavitha Rajarathnam

    Senior Lecturer – Grade I, Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya.

    BA (Peradeniya), MA (Kelaniya), PhD (Kelaniya)

    Member
  • mr_wasantha
    Mr. Wasantha Ekanayake

    Former Secretary, Ministries of Culture and the Arts and Buddhasasana

    (BA)Peradeniya, Sri Lanka Administrative Service, Special Grade (Retired)

    Member
  • secretary
    Mrs. K.S.R. Perera

    Secretary

    BA (Kelaniya), MA (Kelaniya), MPA (Jayewardenepura), PgDip (Jayewardenepura), Commissioner of Official Languages (SLAS I).

    Ex-officio Secretary of the Commission

The Organizational Structure

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Commission Staff

Name Designation

Mr. Sivapragasam Mathivanan

BA (OUSL)

Assistant Director

Mr. A. M. G. U. Abeykoon

BSc (Peradeniya), MBA (Peradeniya)

Administrative Officer

Mr. J. P. Selvakumar

BA (OUSL)

Language Officer

Mr. M. A. L. M. Rameez

Chief Clerk

Miss. I. W. A. Neranjala

BLE(Colombo)

Language Promotion and Investigating Officer

Mrs. W. M. U,K. Wijekoon

BA (Kelaniya), MA (Kelaniya)

Language Promotion and Investigating Officer

Miss. P. Yashmini

BA(Jaffna), MA (Kelaniya)

Language Promotion and Investigating Officer

Mrs. R. Usha Dharshini

BA (Colombo)

Language Promotion and Investigating Officer

Mrs. G. A. D. C. Ganepola

Management Assistant

Mr. S. P. Karunasena

Management Assistant

Mr. D. K. Arachchi

Management Assistant

Miss. N. K. N. Amali

Management Assistant

Mrs. P. Shivanthi Geethika Kumari

Management Assistant

Mrs. Joseph Mary Niroja

Management Assistant

Mrs. A. D. D. N. Nandasena

Management Assistant

Mr. W. D. P. Pushpakumara

Management Assistant

Mr. H. P. Ananda Premalal

Driver

Mr. W. K. Priyantha

Driver

Mr. L. G. S. Gamini

Office Aides

Mr. P. A. R. Nilantha

Office Aides

Mr. H. P. S. Sangeeth

Office Aides