Anuradha Yahampath ( si, අනුරාදා යහම්පත්) is a Sri Lankan textile designer, exporter and current 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

She is an alumnus of the

University of Leeds , mottoeng = And knowledge will be increased , established = 1831 – Leeds School of Medicine1874 – Yorkshire College of Science1884 - Yorkshire College1887 – affiliated to the federal Victoria University1904 – University of Leeds , ...

where she completed her degree in Textile Design. She joined the popular handloom brand Kandygs which is owned by her mother

Sita Yahampath Sita (; ) also called as Janaki and Vaidehi is a Hindu goddess and the female protagonist of the Hindu epic, ''Ramayana''. She is the consort of Rama, the avatar of the god Vishnu, and is regarded as a form of Vishnu's consort, Lakshmi. She ...

. 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, she was appointed as the new governor of the Eastern Province and thus became the first woman governor of the Eastern Province.

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)