Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekara, Rana Sura Padakkama, RSP, Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya, VSV, Uttama Seva Padakkama, USP, Member of Parliament, MP is a Sri Lankan senior naval officer and politician. He was a former Cabinet Minister of Public Security and a Non-cabinet minister (Sri Lanka), State Minister of Ministry of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government Affairs, Member of Parliament (Sri Lanka), member of parliament and former Deputy Minister of Labour and Labour Relations. He had served as the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Navy and first Director General of the Sri Lanka Civil Security Force, Civil Security Force.

Minister of Public Security

In March 2021, Weerasekara announced plans to ban the burqas in Sri Lanka and the closure of more than 1,000 Islamic schools over ‘national security’ fears.

Awards

In Awards and decorations of the military of Sri Lanka#Order of precedence, order of precedence: * Rana sura medal

Rana Sura Padakkamam * Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya medal bar

Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya * Uttama Seva ribbon bar

Uttama Seva Padakkama

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Sarath Weerasekara Biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Weerasekara, Sarath Members of the 14th Parliament of Sri Lanka Members of the 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka 1951 births Living people Sri Lankan rear admirals Sinhalese military personnel Alumni of Nalanda College, Colombo Alumni of Ananda College Naval War College alumni National Defence College, India alumni