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<big>'''Asanga Abeyagoonasekera'''</big> is presently the Executive Director of the Premiere National Think Tank namely Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute for International Relations and Strategic Studies (LKIIRSS).<ref>[http://www.kadirgamarinstitute.lk Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute for International Relations and Strategic Studies website]</ref> Prior to this he was the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Agency<ref>[http://www.slfea.lk Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Agency website]</ref> the only Government Foreign Recruitment Agent 2010-2011. Soon after the Asian Tsunami in 2004 which destroyed all Fishery Harbours, he was appointed ''Chairman'' [http://www.businesstoday.lk/cover_page.php?article=934&issue=211 Ceylon Fishery Harbours Corporation] at the age of 27 and served until 2010. He was the youngest ever appointed for all three positions. He holds an ''MBA'', ''BSC in Computer Science'', Executive Education from [http://www.hks.harvard.edu Harvard Kennedy School]. He was awarded for his outstanding Academic achievement from Golden Key International Honour Society.
<big>'''Asanga Abeyagoonasekera'''</big> is presently the Executive Director of the Premiere National Think Tank namely Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute for International Relations and Strategic Studies (LKIIRSS).<ref>[http://www.kadirgamarinstitute.lk Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute for International Relations and Strategic Studies website]</ref> Prior to this he was the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Agency<ref>[http://www.slfea.lk Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Agency website]</ref><ref>[http://target.lk/article.php?article=868 Target.lk: Asanga Abeyagoonasekera Assumes Duties As Chairman Of Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Agency]</ref> the only Government Foreign Recruitment Agent 2010-2011. Soon after the Asian Tsunami in 2004 which destroyed all Fishery Harbours, he was appointed Chairman [http://www.businesstoday.lk/cover_page.php?article=934&issue=211 Ceylon Fishery Harbours Corporation] at the age of 27 and served until 2010. He was the youngest ever appointed for all three positions. He holds an ''MBA'', ''BSC in Computer Science'', Executive Education from [http://www.hks.harvard.edu Harvard Kennedy School]. He was awarded for his outstanding Academic achievement from Golden Key International Honour Society.


He is the only son of late Hon. Ossie Abeyagoonaskera who was the leader of [[Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya]] (SLMP), presidential candidate and Member of Parliament from Colombo District, Sri Lanka. Asanga's father was assassinated by a [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam]] (LTTE) suicide attack in 1994.
He is the only son of late Hon. Ossie Abeyagoonaskera who was the leader of [[Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya]] (SLMP), presidential candidate and Member of Parliament from Colombo District, Sri Lanka. Asanga's father was assassinated by a [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam]] (LTTE) suicide attack in 1994.

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Asanga Abeyagoonasekera

Asanga Abeyagoonasekera is presently the Executive Director of the Premiere National Think Tank namely Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute for International Relations and Strategic Studies (LKIIRSS).[1] Prior to this he was the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Agency[2][3] the only Government Foreign Recruitment Agent 2010-2011. Soon after the Asian Tsunami in 2004 which destroyed all Fishery Harbours, he was appointed Chairman Ceylon Fishery Harbours Corporation at the age of 27 and served until 2010. He was the youngest ever appointed for all three positions. He holds an MBA, BSC in Computer Science, Executive Education from Harvard Kennedy School. He was awarded for his outstanding Academic achievement from Golden Key International Honour Society.

He is the only son of late Hon. Ossie Abeyagoonaskera who was the leader of Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya (SLMP), presidential candidate and Member of Parliament from Colombo District, Sri Lanka. Asanga's father was assassinated by a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) suicide attack in 1994.

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