P. B. Abeykoon,
PC is the former
Permanent Secretary
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to the
President of Sri Lanka
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(also known as the President's Secretary).
P. B. Abeykoon appointed Secretary to the President
. Lankapuvath, 10 January 2015.
Education
He obtained a Special Degree in Economics from University of Kelaniya
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History
The University of Kelaniy ...
in 1980 and a Diploma in Agriculture from the School of Agriculture, Kundasale in 1981 & his Masters in Development Management (MOM) from the Asian Institute of Management
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(AIM) Manila, the Philippines in 1995. He is an Attorney in the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
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.
Career
Abeykoon joined the Sri Lanka Administrative Service
The Sri Lanka Administrative Service (SLAS) ( Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා පරිපාලන සේවය; śrī laṁkā paripālana sēvaya, Tamil:ஸ்ரீ இலங்கை நிருவாக சேவை; Sri lanka niruvá ...
in 1982 and started his career as an Assistant Government Agent, at Gomarankadawela (Trincomalee District). Then he moved to the Department of Immigration & Emigration and worked as an Assistant Controller and later Deputy Controller. Subsequently, he was appointed as the deputy director, Combined Services Department, Ministry of Public Administration and Home Affairs where he served till 2000.
From 2004 to 2005 he functioned as the Commissioner General, Department of Registration of Persons, Colombo and from 2005 to 2010 as the Controller General, Department of Immigration & Emigration. As Controller General.
Personal life
He is married with three children, two sons and a daughter.
See also
* Notable members of the SLAS
References
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Living people
Sri Lankan Buddhists
Sinhalese people
Permanent secretaries of Sri Lanka
Asian Institute of Management alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)