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Anuradha Yahampath () is a Sri Lankan textile designer, exporter and former Governor of the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka. She is also the director of Kandys, a handloom brand in Sri Lanka and she is also the current chairperson of the National Entrepreneurs Association of Sri Lanka.


Career

Yahampath is an alumnus of the
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where she completed her degree in
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. She joined the popular handloom brand Kandygs, owned by her mother Sita Yahampath. In 2018, her contributions to export sector of the country were recognised by the Export Development Board and was awarded for the best innovative exporter. On 4 December 2019, Yahampath was appointed as the governor of the Eastern Province, thus making her the first female governor of the Eastern Province. On 15 September 2023, Yahampath was removed from her post as governor by
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, along with two other provincial governors, Northern Province Governor Jeevan Thiagarajah and Northwestern Province Governor Admiral of the Fleet Wasantha Karannagoda.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yahampath, Anuradha Living people Sri Lankan fashion designers Sri Lankan women fashion designers Sri Lankan businesspeople Governors of Eastern Province, Sri Lanka Alumni of the University of Leeds Year of birth missing (living people)