President Mahinda Rajapaksa Nationality Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa Name Lionel Fernando | Preceded by Nalin Seneviratne Succeeded by Gamini Fonseka | |
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Preceded by Chithranganee Wagiswara | ||
Alma mater St. Sylvester's College | ||
M. E. Lionel Fernando is a former civil servant and Diplomat. He has held the offices of Secretary to the Ministry of Media, Tourism and Aviation, Secretary to the Foreign Ministry, Sri Lankan Ambassador to the Netherlands, Sri Lankan Ambassador to France, Governor of North Eastern Province.
Fernando has also been Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Defence and Commissioner General of Rehabilitation and Essential Services. He was also the chairman of the Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of the Chemical Weapons (OPCW) associated to the UNO, and Chairperson Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation.
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