Name Cyril Herath Died 2011, Sri Lanka | Allegiance Sri Lanka | |
Department Sri Lanka Police Service Rank Inspector-General of Police Other work Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, National Savings Bank | ||
L. D. Cyril Herath was a Sri Lankan Inspector-General of Police and Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Defence.
He was educated at St. John's College, Nugegoda and at the Royal College, Colombo and graduated from the University of Ceylon, Peradeniya with a BA in Economics, History and Philosophy, where he gained university colours in Athletics. Thereafter he joined the Ceylon Police Force as a probationary Assistant Superintendent of Police in 1957 and was promoted to Superintendent of Police (SP) in 1969 and Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) in 1975. He served as the Inspector-General of Police from December 1985 to August 1988.
After retiring from the Police Service he served as chairman of the National Savings Bank from September 1994 to March 2002 before taking up appointment as Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence from 2003 to 2004.
His son Arjuna is a partner of Ernst & Young (Sri Lanka).