Shibly Aziz
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Shibly Aziz, PC
is a Sri Lanka
n lawyer. He was a former Attorney General
, Solicitor General of Sri Lanka
and the Chairmen of the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka.
Educated at the prestigious Royal College Colombo
and at the Sri Lanka Law College
he joined the Attorney General's Department
as a State Counsel. There he became the Solicitor General and Attorney General. After retiring he was appointed as the Chairmen of the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka. He is the current President Sri Lanka Bar Association.
President's Counsel (Sri Lanka)
President's Counsel is a professional rank, as their status is conferred by the president, recognised by the courts and wear silk gowns of a special design...
is a 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 lawyer. He was a former Attorney General
Attorney General of Sri Lanka
The Attorney General of Sri Lanka is the Sri Lankan government's chief legal advisor, 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 government. The current Attorney General is Mohan...
, Solicitor General of Sri Lanka
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.-List of Solicitor Generals:...
and the Chairmen of the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka.
Educated 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 at the Sri Lanka Law College
Sri Lanka Law College
Sri Lanka Law College was established as the Ceylon Law College under the Council of Legal Education in 1874 in order to impart a formal legal education to those who wished to be lawyers in Ceylon...
he joined the Attorney General's Department
Attorney-General's Department (Sri Lanka)
The Attorney-General's Department is a non-ministerial government department in Sri Lanka that supports the Attorney General and his/her deputy the Solicitor General. It handles public prosecution and advises the government on legal matters...
as a State Counsel. There he became the Solicitor General and Attorney General. After retiring he was appointed as the Chairmen of the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka. He is the current President Sri Lanka Bar Association.