Hemasiri Fernando is the current Vice President of Commonwealth Games Federation, Chairman of the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

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.

He has been the former Secretary

Secretary

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 to the Prime Minister

Prime minister

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 Sirimavo Bandaranaike

Sirimavo Bandaranaike

Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike was a Sri Lankan politician and the world's first female head of government...

, former Chairman of Sri Lanka Telecom

Sri Lanka Telecom

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 Ltd, former Chairman Airport and Aviation Authority.

He has also represented Sri Lanka in rifle shooting in the small bore event in the 1982 Asian Games

Asian Games

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 in New Delhi

New Delhi

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 and finished in sixth place.

While at school he was an athlete, basketball and football player and thereafter he captained the cricket team of University of Colombo

University of Colombo

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 in 1971.

He was educated at Nalanda College Colombo.