He joined the Central Bank of Sri Lanka in 1958 and held many positions including Director of EconomicResearch Unit. He served as the 10 th Governor of the Central Bank from 1995 to 2004. He was theAlternate Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 1981 to 1986.
He served in many public institutions. He served as the CEO of Bank of Ceylon from 1976 to 1977 andwas appointed as Chairperson of Merchant Bank and Bank of Ceylon in 1989. From 1989 to 1993, heserved as the Secretary of Ministry of Industries, Science and Technology and Ministry of Finance andPlanning, Ethnic Affairs & National Integration. During 1965 – 1976, he served as a visiting lecturer ineconomics at several universities.
He studied at Royal College Colombo and St.Thomas College Matale and obtained his undergraduatedegree in economics from University of Ceylon, Peradeniya in 1957. Furthermore, he studied at theLondon School of Economics and Harvard University and obtained MSc in Economics and MSc in PublicAdministration. In 2005, he was awarded the title ‘Deshamanya’ to admire his service.
He passed away on 29 th May, 2018 at the age of 82.
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