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Nanda Mallawaarachchi RWP, VSV, USP, ndc, psc, Msc (Defense) is the Current Secretary of Sports in Sri Lanka. He was the former Secretary of Law & Order in Sri Lanka. He was also the former Acting Commander & Chief of Staff of the

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as well as the Ambassador of

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Early life

He was born in

Anuradhapura Anuradhapura ( si, අනුරාධපුරය, translit=Anurādhapuraya; ta, அனுராதபுரம், translit=Aṉurātapuram) is a major city located in north central plain of Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of North Central ...

to Dr. Sirisena Mallawaarachchi & Siriyalatha Athukorale. He graduated from The Central College (Anuradhapura) and later Ananda College in

Colombo Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo me ...

Military career

Mallawaarachchi enlisted into the

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in 1971, upon his completion of his Officer Cadet training at the

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Diyatalawa Diyatalawa (දියතලාව, meaning “the watered plain”) is a former garrison town in the central highlands of Sri Lanka, in the Badulla District of Uva Province. It is situated at an altitude of and has become a popular destination ...

. He was commissioned a

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in 1972. He has had extensive training in many countries including the

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and

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. He was a national champion in practical pistol shooting and is an excellent marksman. Major General Mallawaarachchi served the Sri Lankan Army for over 36 years throughout the island. He has held numerous positions in the Army, among them were The Acting Commander of the Sri Lankan Army, Chief of Staff of the Sri Lankan Army, Regimental commander of the Sri Lanka Light Infantry, 1st ever Security Forces Commander of Eastern area of Operations, General officer Commanding in 52 Division

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, General officer Commanding in 23 Division

Minneriya Minneriya ( Sinhala: මින්නේරිය) is a small town in Sri Lanka that is famous for two things — the great Minneriya lake built by King Mahasen and Minneriya National Park which is a hot spot for safari lovers because of its abundan ...

and Commandant and Vice Chancellor of the Kotawala Defence University.

Diplomatic career

He was appointed

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and Plenipotentiary of Sri Lanka to the Republic of

in July 2007.

Secretary of Law & Order

On 23 August 2013 President

Mahinda Rajapaksa Mahinda Rajapaksa ( si, මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ, ta, மஹிந்த ராஜபக்ஷ; born Percy Mahendra Rajapaksa; 18 November 1945) is a Sri Lankan politician. He served as the President of Sri Lanka from 2005 to ...

created the

Ministry of Law & Order The Ministry of Public Security ( si, මහජන ආරක්ෂක අමාත්‍යාංශය; ta, பொதுமக்கள் பாதுகாப்பு அமைச்சு) is a cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka ...

and appointed Mallawaarachchi as

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to the Ministry. The

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and the elite Special Task Force would function directly under the new ministry.

Secretary of Sports

On 24 Oct 2014 Mallawaarachchi was appointed as the Secretary to the

Ministry of Sports (Sri Lanka) The Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs ( si, ක්‍රීඩා හා යෞවන කටයුතු අමාත්‍යාංශය; ta, இளைஞர் மற்றும் விளையாட்டுத்துறை அம� ...

. He relinquished from his post as Secretary of Law & Order on the same day.

References

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