BOI appoints Dr. Sulakshana Jayawardena as acting Chairman - Business | Daily Mirror
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“Senior bureaucrat Dr. Sulakshana Jayawardena has been appointed as the acting Chairman of the Board of Investment (BOI), the investment promotion agency announced yesterday.”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm Dr. Sulakshana Jayawardena's appointment as acting Chairman of BOI. All three sources describe the same event with consistent details.
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— TheBoardofInvestment(BOI) of Sri Lanka yesterday announced theappointmentofDr.SulakshanaJayawardenaas itsactingChairman. A veteranoftheSri Lanka Administrative Service (SLAS) with over 23 years of dis…
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— Senior bureaucratDr.SulakshanaJayawardenahasbeenappointedastheactingChairmanoftheBoardofInvestment(BOI), theinvestmentpromotion agency announced yesterday.
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— “AsactingChairman,DrJayawardenaispoised to leverage his extensive administrative experience to further theBOI’s mission of attracting high-quality foreign directinvestment(FDI) and fostering a busines…
https://economynext.com/sulakshana-jayawardena-appointed-act…
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“Jayawardena, a member of the Sri Lanka Administrative Service with more than two decades of experience”
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Three web sources independently confirm her membership in Sri Lanka Administrative Service with over 20+ years of experience (23 years in one source).
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— JayawardenaisaveteranoftheSriLankaAdministrativeService(SLAS)withover23yearsofdistinguishedexperience.
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— Dr.SulakshanaJayawardena.SriLanka.ExperiencedDirector Of Development with a demonstrated history of working in the oil &…
https://lk.linkedin.com/in/dr-sulakshana-jayawardena-33ba625…
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— Dr.SulakshanaJayawardena– Additional Secretary to the president and the Director General of Partnership Secretariat for WFP cooperation at the Presidential Secretariat was recently appointed as the SU…
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“He is best known for his work in the power and energy sector, where he has led renewable energy initiatives, rural electrification programmes and policy development”
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All three web sources detail her leadership in renewable energy, rural electrification, and energy policy development in the power sector.
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— His extensive experiencein the powerand energysectorspans over two decades, with significant contributions torenewableenergydevelopment,energyefficiency improvement,ruralelectrificationand policyformu…
https://www.dpa.gov.lk/SulakshanaJayawardena.php
https://www.dpa.gov.lk/SulakshanaJayawardena.php
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— 6 days ago ·Further, his workin the powersectordid impact the implementation ofruralelectrificationand expanding infrastructure to support local communities. The highlight of his contribution was in t…
https://www.ft.lk/front-page/Dr-Sulakshana-Jayawardena-appoi…
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— Apr 8, 2026 ·A notable highlight of his workhasbeen in StrategicPolicy, where hehasbeen influential in crafting the regulatory policies that shape the country’senergyframework. In addition to his acco…
https://srilankachronicle.com/dr-sulakshana-jayawardena-take…
https://srilankachronicle.com/dr-sulakshana-jayawardena-take…
“Jayawardena holds a PhD along with a Master’s in Business Studies from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Peradeniya”
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“He has also completed specialised training in information technology, medical laboratory technology and diplomacy”
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