Cyril Herath
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Deshamanya
L.G.D. Cyril L. Herath is a former Sri Lanka
n Inspector-General of Police
and Permanent Secretary
to the Ministry of Defence
.
Educated at St John's College Nugegoda and at the prestigious Royal College Colombo
and graduated from the University of Ceylon
, Peradeniya
with a B.A.
in Economics, History and Philosophy, where he gained university colours in Athletics. Thereafter he joined the Sri Lanka Police Service
as a Probationary
Assistant Superintendent of Police in 1957 and was promoted to Superintendent of Police (SP) in 1969 and Deputy Inspector General of Police
(DIG) in 1975. He serve as the Inspector-General of Police from December 1985 to August 1988.
After retiring from the Police Service he served as Chairman of the National Savings Bank
from September 1994 to March 2002 before taking up appointment as Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence from 2003 to 2004.
His son Arjuna Herath is a Partner of Ernst & Young Sri Lanka
.
Deshamanya
Deshamanya is the second highest Sri Lankan national honour awarded by the Government of Sri Lanka as a civil honour.It is conventionally used as a title or prefix to the awardee's name....
L.G.D. Cyril L. Herath is a former Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
n Inspector-General of Police
Inspector General of Police (Sri Lanka)
The Inspector General of Police is the professional head of the Sri Lanka Police. He is the most senior police officer in Sri Lanka and oversees all police personnel throughout the country. The IGP reports to the minister of defense, when the Police Service is under the Ministry of Defence as it...
and Permanent Secretary
Permanent Secretary
The Permanent secretary, in most departments officially titled the permanent under-secretary of state , is the most senior civil servant of a British Government ministry, charged with running the department on a day-to-day basis...
to the Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence (Sri Lanka)
The Ministry of Defence, Public Security, Law & Order is the Sri Lankan government ministry responsible for implementation of government defence policy and the headquarters of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces....
.
Educated at St John's College Nugegoda and at the prestigious Royal College Colombo
Royal College Colombo
The Royal College of Colombo was founded in January 1835 in Colombo. It is considered to be the leading Public School in Sri Lanka...
and graduated from the University of Ceylon
University of Ceylon
The University of Ceylon was the only university in Sri Lanka from 1942 until 1972. It had several constituent campuses at various locations around Sri Lanka. The University of Ceylon Act No. 1 of 1972, replaced it with the University of Sri Lanka which existed from 1973 to 1978. In 1978 it was...
, Peradeniya
Peradeniya
Peradeniya is a town of about 50,000 inhabitants on the outskirts of Kandy in Sri Lanka. It is situated on the A1 main road connecting Kandy and Colombo, just a few kilometres west of Kandy....
with a B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in Economics, History and Philosophy, where he gained university colours in Athletics. Thereafter he joined the Sri Lanka Police Service
Sri Lanka Police Service
The Sri Lanka Police Service is the civilian national police force of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. The police force has a manpower of approximately 85,000. It is responsible for enforcing criminal and traffic law, enhancing public safety, maintaining order and keeping the peace...
as a Probationary
Probation (workplace)
In a workplace setting, probation is a status given to new employees of a company or business.It is widely termed as Probation Period of an employee...
Assistant Superintendent of Police in 1957 and was promoted to Superintendent of Police (SP) in 1969 and Deputy Inspector General of Police
Deputy Inspector General of Police
A deputy inspector general of police is a high ranking senior police officer in several countries.- India :Deputy inspector general of police or additional commissioner of police is a one-star rank in the Indian Police Service...
(DIG) in 1975. He serve as the Inspector-General of Police from December 1985 to August 1988.
After retiring from the Police Service he served as Chairman of the National Savings Bank
National Savings Bank (Sri Lanka)
National Savings Bank , is a state-owned Savings Bank in Sri Lanka. It was incorporated in Ceylon by the National Savings Bank Act No. 30 of 1971 and was granted the status of the Licensed Specialised Bank in terms of the Banking Act No. 30 of 1988. NSB has 182 branches, 12 Postal Banking Branches...
from September 1994 to March 2002 before taking up appointment as Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence from 2003 to 2004.
His son Arjuna Herath is a Partner of Ernst & Young Sri Lanka
Ernst & Young
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