Inspector General of Police (IGP) C.D. Wickramaratne has appointed Senior Deputy Inspector General (SDIG) of Police Nilantha Jayawardena as the Senior DIG Administration.
His appointment comes in following the retirement of predecessor SDIG Nandana Munasinghe.
Jayawardena previously served as the SDIG of Auxiliary Services and as the SDIG of Northern, Eastern and Central Provinces. He also served as the Director of the State Intelligence Service and was an international intelligence analyst.
An alumnus of Nalanda College, Colombo, Jayawardena holds an Honours Degree in Accounting and Finance from Punjab University, Chandigarh, India. He collected his Masters in Business Administration from the University of Colombo and additionally holds diplomas in conflict resolution and international relations.
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