The solicitor general of Sri Lanka is a post subordinate to the attorney general of Sri Lanka. The solicitor general of Sri Lanka assists the attorney general, and is assisted by four additional solicitors general. Note that the post was solicitor general of Ceylon until Sri Lanka became a republic in 1972.
Salary and entitlements The attorney general draws a monthly salary and pensionable allowance (as at 2017) of Rs 220,000 and other allowances of Rs 290,800. The attorney general is entitled to an official vehicle. The position is pensionable and holders are entitled for government duty free permits.SRI LANKA: JUDGES AND STATE LAW OFFICERS TO GET SUBSTANTIAL SALARY HIKES AND NEW ALLOWANCES
List of solicitors general # Solicitor General Province Took office Left office Appointed bySolicitor General of Ceylon (1884-1972) 1 Charles Lambert Ferdinands 1884 1888 Arthur Hamilton-Gordon 2 Charles Layard Western 1888 1892 3 Ponnambalam Ramanathan 1892 1906 Arthur Havelock 4 James Cecil Walter Pereira 1906 1912 Henry Arthur Blake 5 James Van Langenberg 1912 1915 Henry McCallum 6 Thomas Garvin 1915 1917 Robert Chalmers 7 Stewart Schneider 1917 1917 John Anderson 6 Thomas Garvin 1918 1924 William Manning 8 Maas Thajoon Akbar 1925 1928 Hugh Clifford 9 Stanley Obeysekere 1929 1932 Herbert Stanley 10 L. M. D. de Silva 1932 1935 Graeme Thomson 11 J. W. R. Illangakoon 1935 1935 Reginald Edward Stubbs 12 Arthur Wijewardena 1936 1938 13 Edward Jayetileke 1939 1940 Andrew Caldecott 14 M. W. H. de Silva 1941 1942 15 J. M. Fonseka 1943 1945 16 Hema Henry Basnayake 1946 1947 Henry Monck-Mason Moore 17 M. F. S. Pulle 1948 1950 18 Robert Crossette-Thambiah 1950 1951 Herwald Ramsbotham 19 T. S. Fernando 1952 1954 20 D. S. C. B. Jansze 1955 1957 Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke 21 Murugeysen Tiruchelvam 1958 1961 22 Anthony Alles 1962 1964 William Gopallawa 23 Victor Tennekoon Central 1965 1967 24 Walter Jayawardena 1967 1968 25 L. B. T. Premaratne 1968 1970 26 Hector Deheragoda 1970 1972 Solicitor General of Sri Lanka 27 Raja Wanasundera 1972 1974 William Gopallawa 28 Shiva Pasupati 1974 1975 29 I. F. B. Wickramanayake 1975 1977 30 Elanga Wikramanayake 1977 1977 31 V. C. Gunatilleke 1977 1981 32 K. M. M. B. Kulatunga 1982 1989 J. R. Jayewardene 33 S. W. B. Wadugodapitiya 1989 1991 Ranasinghe Premadasa 34 Tilak Marapana Sabaragamuwa 1991 1992 35 Shibly Aziz 1992 1994 36 P. L. D. Premaratne 1994 1996 Chandrika Kumaratunga 37 Upawansa Yapa 1996 1998 38 Kandapper Kamalasabayon Eastern 1998 1999 39 Chitta De Silva Western 2000 2007 40 Priyasath Dep 2007 2011 Mahinda Rajapaksa 41 Eva Wansundera North Western 2011 2011 42 Palitha Fernando 2011 2012 43 Yuwanjana Wijayatilake 2012 October 2014 44 Suhada Gamlath 2 February 2015 February 2018 Maithripala Sirisena 45 Dappula de Livera February 2018 May 2019 46 Dilrukshi Dias May 2019 October 2019 47 Sanjay Rajaratnam October 2019 May 2021 Gotabaya Rajapaksa 48 Indika Demuni de Silva September 2021 March 2024 49 Ayesha Jinasena March 2024 November 2024 Ranil Wickramasinghe 50 Viraj Dayaratne 28 November 2024 Anura Kumara Dissanayake
See also Chief Justice of Sri Lanka Attorney General of Sri Lanka
References
External links Attorney General's Department