Prasanna Jayawardena
Prasanna Jayawardena Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka | |
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| In office 16 June 2016 – 24 December 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Maithripala Sirisena |
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| Born | 10 March 1956 |
| Died | (aged 63) Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka |
| Alma mater | University of Colombo |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Prasanna Sujeewa Jayawardena,
PC (10 March 1956 – 24 December 2019) was a Sri Lankan judge and lawyer. He was a puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
.
Career
Jayawardena was educated at the
PC. In 1979, he joined HSBC as an Executive Management Trainee, serving in many positions in Sri Lanka and overseas until 1989.[2]
He passed his attorneys final examination at the
Faculty of Law of the University of Colombo and at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies.[2]
Supreme Court
Jayawardena was appointed to the Supreme Court as a judge by President Maithripala Sirisena in June 2016. In January 2017, he was appointed by President Sirisena to a three member Special Presidential Commission of Inquiry in the investigate the Bond Issuance at the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, which published its report in December 2017.[3][4]
Personal life
Jayawardena died at the age of 63 on 24 December 2019 while receiving medical treatment at a hospital in Colombo. He was married and had three children.[5][6]
References
- ^ "Sri Lanka : Supreme Court judge Prasanna Jayawardena passes away". www.colombopage.com. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ a b Prasanna Sujeewa Jayawardena takes oaths as Supreme Court Judge
- ^ Sirisena Appoints Presidential Commission To Investigate Bond Scam
- ^ "Supreme Court Judge Prasanna Jayawardena PC passes away". CeylonToday. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "Supreme Court Justice Prasanna Jayawardena passes away". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "Supreme Court Justice Prasanna Jayawardena passes away | Republic Next Sri Lanka". Republic Next. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
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