Daya Perera

Lt. Colonel Daya Perera, PC (died June 16, 2013) was a Sri Lankan diplomat and lawyer, who was the Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Canada and Ambassador to the United Nations in New York City.

Education

Educated at Royal College Colombo, Perera excelled in sports gaining college colors for Rugby-Football and playing in the Bradby Shield Encounter as part of the first Royal College team to with the Bradby Shield.^[1] After leaving school he studied law at the University of Ceylon and Colombo Law College.

Legal career

After taking his oaths as an advocate, Perera worked as a crown counsel for the Attorney General's Department. He was also commissioned as Lieutenant Colonel and played a major role in the establishment of the Legal Branch of the Sri Lanka Army.

Perera served as the Deputy President of the Bar association, Councilor of Law Asia (Law Association of Asia and Pacific), Vice President of Indo-Pacific Congress on Legal medicines and Forensic Sciences (INPALMS) and President Medico Legal Society. He was made a President's Counsel in 1981.

Diplomatic career

From 1988 to 1991 Perera served as Sri Lanka's Ambassador, Extraordinary and plenipotentiary and accredited to United Nations in New York City and in 2008 he was appointed Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Canada.

Other Achievements

Perera was a lifetime member of numerous legal and athletic clubs and societies. Most notably, he was elected President of the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC), home of the historic Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, in 1998 and held the position until 2008. His portrait was unveiled at the Sinhalese Sports Club in 2011.

Death

Perera died following a short illness in June 2013.^[2]

See also

• Sri Lankan Non Career Diplomats

References

External links

• His Excellency the High Commissioner Daya Perera, President’s Counsel
• Fifty years of Daya Perera