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Sri Lankan civil servant (1936–2024 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
M. E. Lionel Fernando (17 February 1936 – 6 July 2024) was a Sri Lankan civil servant and diplomat. He held the offices of Secretary to the Ministry of Media, Tourism and Aviation, Secretary to the Foreign Ministry, Sri Lankan Ambassador to the Netherlands, Sri Lankan Ambassador to France, and Governor of the North Eastern Province.[1][2]
Lionel Fernando | |
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Sri Lankan Ambassador to France | |
In office 17 November 2008 – 2010 | |
President | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
Preceded by | Chithranganee Wagiswara |
Succeeded by | Dayan Jayatilleka |
Sri Lankan Ambassador to the Netherlands | |
President | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
2nd Governor of North Eastern Province | |
In office 30 November 1993 – 23 August 1994 | |
President | D. B. Wijetunga |
Preceded by | Nalin Seneviratne |
Succeeded by | Gamini Fonseka |
Personal details | |
Born | 17 February 1936 |
Died | 6 July 2024 88) Colombo, Sri Lanka | (aged
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Alma mater | St Sylvester's College, Kandy |
Fernando was also Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Defence and Commissioner General of Rehabilitation and Essential Services. He was also the chairman of the Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of the Chemical Weapons (OPCW) associated to the UNO, and Chairperson Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation.
Fernando died in Colombo on 6 July 2024, at the age of 88.[3][4]
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