Country 1971–2006 Allegiance Sri Lanka | Other work Presidential Advisor | |
Department Sri Lanka Police Service Rank Inspector General of Police | ||
Chandra Fernando is a former Sri Lankan police officer and was the 29th Inspector-General of Police.
Fernando was educated at St Peter's College, Colombo and at Thurstan College and graduated from the Vidyodaya University with a BA in Modern History. He also gained an LLB from the Open University, Sri Lanka. He joined the Ceylon Police Force as a Probationary Assistant Superintendent of Police in 1971. In February 1991, Fernando was promoted to Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG). He served as Inspector-General of Police from October 2004 to October 2006.
After retiring from the Police Service he served as Presidential Advisor to President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
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