Bopage Nimalweera (

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: බෝපගේ නිමල්වීර), more commonly known as Nimal Bopage (Sinhalese: නිමල් බෝපගේ,

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: நிமல் போபகே) is a

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n lawyer, charted accountant, auditor, civil servant, diplomat, academic and lyricist. Currently he is the

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to the

President of Sri Lanka The President of Sri Lanka ( si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා ජනාධිපති ''Śrī Laṃkā Janādhipathi''; ta, இலங்கை சனாதிபதி ''Ilankai janātipati'') is the head of state and head of government of t ...

and Adviser to the

and the

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of the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau and Former Secretary to the Ministry of Parliamentary Reforms and Mass Media in Sri Lanka and former Chairman of the State Plantation Corporation of Sri Lanka. Nimal Bopage holds a bachelor's degree in law (

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) from the University of Colombo and attorney at law from

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. He is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka, Master of Laws ( LLM) and Master of Business Administration from Open University of Sri Lanka. He was the secretary to the Independent Students' Association of Colombo University. He started his career as a lecturer in commercial law and industrial law in several government universities and private institutions. Later as a Civil Servant (SLAS officer) he served as AGA in several AGA Divisions including Kelaniya, Elahera, Tangalle and served as a senior assistant secretary to the Ministry of Home Affairs and Provincial Council and senior assistant secretary to the Ministry of Ethnic Affairs and National Integration until he resigned due to political interference. He served as permanent secretary of The Ministry of Parliamentary Reforms and Mass Media. Before his appointment as the secretary, He was the chairman of the National Apprentice and Industrial Training Authority, National Human Resources Development Authority,

Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation The Sri Lanka Rūpavāhinī Corporation ( si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා රූපවාහිනී සංස්ථාව; ta, இலங்கை ரூபவாகினி கூட்டுத்தாபனம்), also known as Jathika R ...

, Sri Lanka Vocational Training Authority and Sri Lanka State Plantation Corporation.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bopage, Nimal Living people Sinhalese lawyers Sri Lankan Buddhists Alumni of the University of Colombo 1961 births Sri Lankan civil servants

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