Native name நா. சண்முகலிங்கன் Successor Vasanthy Arasaratnam Name N. Shanmugalingam | Occupation Academic Ethnicity Sri Lankan Tamil | |
Title Vice-Chancellor of the University of Jaffna Term December 2007 – March 2011 Alma mater University of Colombo, University of Jaffna | ||
Professor Nagalingam Shanmugalingam (Tamil: நாகலிங்கம் சண்முகலிங்கன்) is a Sri Lankan Tamil sociologist, academic and former vice-chancellor of the University of Jaffna.
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Early life
Shanmugalingam obtained a BEd degree from the University of Colombo. He later received MA and PhD degrees from the University of Jaffna.
Career
Shanmugalingam joined the University of Jaffna in 1981 as an assistant lecturer in sociology and eventually became professor of sociology. He was later head of the Department of Sociology and Political Science at the university. He was appointed vice-chancellor of the university in December 2007. Shanmugalingam stood for re-election but in March 2011 President Mahinda Rajapaksa appointed Vasanthy Arasaratnam to the post of vice-chancellor.
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