Preceded by Office created Spouse(s) Nishani Wijewickrama Succeeded by Austin Fernando Preceded by Office created Children a son and a daughter | Preceded by Tyronne Fernando Name Mohan Wijewickrama Service/branch Sri Lanka Navy Nationality Sri Lankan Education Thurstan College Allegiance Sri Lanka | |
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Similar People Mahinda Rajapaksa, Ranasinghe Premadasa, J R Jayewardene, Velupillai Prabhakaran, Dingiri Banda Wijetunga | ||
Battles and wars Sri Lankan Civil War | ||
හමුදාව යුධ අපරාද නෙස්බි සාමි වරයාගේ ප්රකාශයෙන් ප්රයෝජන ගත්ත්ෙ නෑ Rear Admiral Mohan 13 Dec 201
Rear Admiral (Rtd) Mohan Wijewickrama RSP, VSV, USP, ndc, psc (b. 12 June 1953) was the Governor of Eastern Province, (2007–2015). Wijewickrama also served as Governor of North Eastern Province and acting Governor of Northern Province. Wijewickrama was the former Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Navy.
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- Rear Admiral Mohan 13 Dec 201
- Personal life
- Military career
- Political career
- Awards
- Sri Lankan awards
- References
Personal life
Completing his education at Thurstan College, Wijewickrama entered the Sri Lanka Navy, in 1971.
Wijewickrama is married to Nishani and has a son and a daughter.
Military career
After completing his education at Thurstan College Colombo, he entered the Sri Lanka Navy on 1 August 1971. From 2001 to 2005 he functioned as the Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Navy. He retired from the service when he was overlooked for the position of the Commander of the Navy by then president Chandrika Kumaratunga.
Political career
Wijewickrama was appointed as Governor of North Eastern Province on 21 January 2006, by President Mahinda Rajapaksa. With the de-merger of the two Provinces, he was appointed as the Governor of the Eastern Province in December 2006, the appointment he holds to date after being reappointed. He also has been appointed as the co-chair for the District Development Committees (DDC) for Ampare, Batticaloa and Trincomalee.
Awards
His awards and decorations include the Medals; Rana Sura Padakkama (RSP), Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya (VSV), Uttama Seva Padakkama (USP), Sri Lanka Armed Services Long Service Medal, Riviresa Campaign Services Medal and Republic of Sri Lanka Armed Services Medal.
Sri Lankan awards
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