Yuwanjana Jawaharlal Wanasundera Wijayatilake PC was the 44th

Attorney General of Sri Lanka The Attorney General of Sri Lanka is the Sri Lankan government's chief legal adviser, and its primary lawyer in the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. The Attorney General is usually a highly respected Senior Advocate, and is appointed by the ruling go ...

and 43rd

Solicitor General of Sri Lanka 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 Solicit ...

. Wijayatilake became an attorney in 1979 and joined the legal department as an Acting State Counsel in 1980. Having previously served as the deputy solicitor General and additional solicitor general. He was appointed Solicitor General in 2012, succeeding

Palitha Fernando Rear Admiral Sarath Palitha Fernando, PC, VNF is a Sri Lankan lawyer. He is the former Attorney General of Sri Lanka and had served as Solicitor General of Sri Lanka and Judge Advocate of the Sri Lanka Navy. Education Educated at the Royal Coll ...

. In 2014 Wijayatilake was made

and served until January 2016 when he retired from the Attorney-General's Department. Wijayatilake is the son and nephew of the former Supreme Court Justices S. R. Wijayatilake and Raja Wanasundera respectively.

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