Sanjay Rajaratnam, PC is a Sri Lankan lawyer. He is the former Attorney General of Sri Lanka.[2][3][4][5][6] He previously served as the Acting Solicitor General of Sri Lanka from October 2019 up until May 2021.
Sanjay Rajaratnam | |
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| 47th Attorney General of Sri Lanka | |
| In office 26 May 2021 – 26 June 2024 | |
| Appointed by | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
| Preceded by | Dappula de Livera |
| 47th Solicitor General of Sri Lanka | |
| In office October 2019 – 26 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Dilrukshi Dias Wickramasinghe |
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| Citizenship | Sri Lankan |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
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| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Profession | Attorney-At-Law |
Family and Education
editSanjay Rajaratnam's father, Sivakumaran Rajaratnam, was an Advocate who took oaths in 1955, and his grandfather was Duraiappah Rajaratnam MBE, a Crown Proctor from Trincomalee,[7] who was also the first Chairman of the Trincomalee Urban Council.[1][8]
Rajaratnam received his primary and secondary education at the St. Peter's College, Bambalapitiya and Royal College, Colombo[9] He then entered the Sri Lanka Law College and qualified as an attorney-at-law. Rajaratnam also received an LL.M. from the Queen Mary University of London and qualified as a solicitor.[10]
Legal career
editHe joined the Attorney General's Department in April 1988 as a State Counsel. He was later promoted as Senior State Counsel, and then Deputy Solicitor General.[10][11] In 2014, he was appointed as the President's Counsel by the then Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa.[10]
In October 2019, he replaced Dilrukshi Dias Wickramasinghe as the acting solicitor general following the latter's leaked controversial phone call with Avant Garde chairman.[12][13]
On 20 May 2021, the Parliamentary Council approved the appointment of Sanjay Rajaratnam to the position of Attorney General of Sri Lanka replacing Dappula de Livera.[14][15][16][17]
References
edit- ^ a b "Appreciations".
- ^ "Rajaratnam confirmed as new AG | Daily FT". www.ft.lk. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Sanjay Rajaratnam PC considered for Attorney General". Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Acting Solicitor General Sanjay Rajaratnam tipped to become next AG". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Parliamentary Council agrees to appoint Sanjay Rajaratnam as Attorney General". The Morning - Sri Lanka News. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Sanjay Rajaratnam sworn in as Sri Lanka's new Attorney General". Colombo Page. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Obituaries | Online edition of Daily News - Lakehouse Newspapers". archives.dailynews.lk.
- ^ "He was a well known versatile and skilful advocate". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 18 July 2021. Archived from the original on 6 May 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023 – via PressReader.
- ^ https://www.attorneygeneral.gov.lk/?page_id=1222 [bare URL]
- ^ a b c "In Brief". archives.sundayobserver.lk. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "SC calls for discipline at SLI". www.sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ admin (2 October 2019). "Sanjay Rajaratnam appointed acting Solicitor General". Colombo Gazette. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Sanjay Rajaratnam appointed Acting Solicitor General". The Morning - Sri Lanka News. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Parliament Council approves Sanjay Rajaratnam as AG". Daily News. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Sanjay Rajaratnam approved as new Attorney General". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Parliamentary Council approves Sanjay Rajaratnam as new AG". Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Parliamentary Council agrees to appoint Sanjay Rajaratnam as Attorney General". www.news.lk. Retrieved 21 May 2021.