Solicitor General of Sri Lanka

Solicitor General of Sri Lanka
Incumbent
Y. J. W. Wijayatilake

since 2012
Attorney-General's Department
Formation 1884
First holder Charles Lambert Ferdinands
Deputy Additional Solicitors General (5)
Website Attorney General's Department
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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.

List of Solicitors General

# Solicitor General Took office Left office
1st Charles Lambert Ferdinands 1884 1888
2nd Charles Layard 1888 1892
3rd Ponnambalam Ramanathan 1892 1906
4th James Cecil Walter Pereira 1906 1912
5th James Van Langenberg 1912 1915
6th Thomas Forrest Garvin 1915 1917
7th Gualterus Stewart Schneider 1917 1917
6th Thomas Forrest Garvin 1918 1924
8th Maas Thajoon Akbar 1925 1928
9th Stanley Obeysekere 1929 1932
10th L. M. D. de Silva 1932 1935
11th J. W. R. Illangakoon 1935 1935
12th Arthur Wijewardena 1936 1938
13th Edward Jayetileke 1939 1940
14th M. W. H. de Silva 1941 1942
15th J. M. Fonseka 1943 1945
16th Hema Henry Basnayake 1946 1947
17th M. F. S. Pulle 1948 1950
18th Robert Crossette-Thambiah 1950 1951
19th T. S. Fernando 1952 1954
20th D. S. C. B. Jansze 1955 1957
21st Murugeysen Tiruchelvam 1958 1961
22nd Anthony Alles 1962 1964
23rd Victor Tennekoon 1965 1967
24th Walter Jayawardena 1967 1968
25th L. B. T. Premaratne 1968 1970
26th Hector Deheragoda 1970 1972
27th R. S. Wanasundera 1972 1974
28th Shiva Pasupati 1974 1975
29th I. F. B. Wickramanayake 1975 1977
30th Elanga Wikramanayake 1977 1977
31st V. C. Gunatilleke 1977 1981
32nd K. M. M. B. Kulatunga 1982 1989
33rd S. W. B Wadugodapitiya 1989 1991
34th Tilak Marapana 1991 1992
35th Shibly Aziz 1992 1994
36th P. L. D. Premaratne 1994 1996
37th Upawansa Yapa 1996 1998
38th Kandapper Kamalasabayon 1998 1999
39th Chitta De Silva 2000 2007
40th Priyasath Dep 2007 2011
41st Eva Wansundera 2011 2011
42nd Palitha Fernando 2011 2012
43rd Y. J. W. Wijayatilake 2012

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