Mohan Peiris

Peter Mohan Maithree Peiris, PC (Sinhala: පීටර් මොහාන් මෙෙත්‍රී පීරිස්) is a Sri Lankan lawyer and diplomat. He served as the Attorney General of Sri Lanka from 2008 to 2011 and was the de factoChief Justice of Sri Lanka from 2013 to 2015 when PresidentMaithripala Sirisena declared his appointment void ab initio in 2015. He has been serving as the Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations since January 2021 and was elected in June 2023.