Sanjay Rajaratnam

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The Honorable

Sanjay Rajaratnam

PC
48th Attorney General of Sri Lanka
Assumed office
26 May 2021
Appointed byGotabaya Rajapaksa
Preceded byDappula de Livera
47th Solicitor General of Sri Lanka
Preceded byDilrukshi Dias Wickramasinghe
Personal details
NationalitySri Lankan
Alma mater
Occupation
ProfessionAttorney-At-Law

Sanjay Rajaratnam, PC is a Sri Lankan lawyer. He is the current Attorney General of Sri Lanka.[1][2][3][4][5] He previously served as the Acting Solicitor General of Sri Lanka from October 2019 up until May 2021.

Education[]

Rajaratnam received his primary and secondary education at the St. Peter's College, Bambalapitiya and Royal College, Colombo.[citation needed] He then entered the Sri Lanka Law College and qualified as an Attorney-At-Law. Rajaratnam also received a LLM from the Queen Mary University of London and qualified as a Solicitor.[6]

Legal career[]

He joined the Attorney General's Department in April 1988 as a State Counsel. He was later promoted as Senior State Counsel, and then Deputy Solicitor General.[6][7] In 2014, he was appointed as the President's Counsel by the then Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa.[6]

In October 2019, he replaced Dilrukshi Dias Wickramasinghe as the acting Solicitor General following the latter's leaked controversial phone call with Avant Garde chairman.[8][9]

On 20 May 2021, the Parliamentary Council approved the appointment of Sanjay Rajaratnam to the position of Attorney General of Sri Lanka replacing Dappula de Livera.[10][11][12][13]

References[]

  1. ^ "Rajaratnam confirmed as new AG | Daily FT". www.ft.lk. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  2. ^ "Sanjay Rajaratnam PC considered for Attorney General". Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst. 2021-05-07. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  3. ^ "Acting Solicitor General Sanjay Rajaratnam tipped to become next AG". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  4. ^ "Parliamentary Council agrees to appoint Sanjay Rajaratnam as Attorney General". The Morning - Sri Lanka News. 2021-05-20. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  5. ^ "Sanjay Rajaratnam sworn in as Sri Lanka's new Attorney General". Colombo Page. 2021-05-26. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c "In Brief". archives.sundayobserver.lk. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  7. ^ "SC calls for discipline at SLI". www.sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  8. ^ admin (2019-10-02). "Sanjay Rajaratnam appointed acting Solicitor General". Colombo Gazette. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  9. ^ "Sanjay Rajaratnam appointed Acting Solicitor General". The Morning - Sri Lanka News. 2019-10-02. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  10. ^ "Parliament Council approves Sanjay Rajaratnam as AG". Daily News. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  11. ^ "Sanjay Rajaratnam approved as new Attorney General". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  12. ^ "Parliamentary Council approves Sanjay Rajaratnam as new AG". Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst. 2021-05-20. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  13. ^ "Parliamentary Council agrees to appoint Sanjay Rajaratnam as Attorney General". www.news.lk. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
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Preceded by
Dappula de Livera 		Attorney General of Sri Lanka
2021– 		Succeeded by
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