Nilantha Jayawardena

Nilantha Jayawardena
Born
Sri Lanka
Police career
DepartmentSri Lanka Police
RankSenior Deputy Inspector-General of Police

Nilantha Jayawardena (also known as D. P. Nilantha Jayawardena) is a Senior Deputy Inspector-General of Police in Sri Lanka and Chief of State Intelligence Service (Sri Lanka).[1][2][3]

Early life and education

Nilantha was educated at Nalanda College Colombo.[4]

Senior DIG Jayawardena holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree, a Business Management Postgraduate Degree and a Diploma in Conflict Resolution[5]

Nilantha is the youngest DIG in Sri Lanka Police history[6]

Career

Nilantha Jayawardena joined Sri Lanka Police as Assistant Superintendent of Police [7]

References

  1. ^ Widow of assassinated Sri Lankan Tamil MP to appeal in two weeks
  2. ^ State against State –International community dismayed and disturbed
  3. ^ A promotion for the head of State Intelligence Service
  4. ^ Nilantha appointed SIS chief
  5. ^ SIS chief to be promoted
  6. ^ SIS chief
  7. ^ Second in command of SIS with 17 years experience chased away to Jaffna for ‘dishwashing’
  • Eight Acting DIGs can’t wear right uniform
  • Nilantha Jayawardena Becomes New Intelligence Chief
  • Police warned of the impending threat to peace and normalcy in the Ilavalai Police Area
  • රාජ්‍ය බුද්ධි අංශයේ ලොකු පුටුව නිලන්තට