N. Shanmugalingam

Professor
N. Shanmugalingam
Native name நா. சண்முகலிங்கன்
Ethnicity Sri Lankan Tamil
Alma mater University of Colombo
University of Jaffna
Occupation Academic
Title Vice-Chancellor of the University of Jaffna
Term December 2007 March 2011
Successor Vasanthy Arasaratnam

Professor Nagalingam Shanmugalingam (Tamil: நாகலிங்கம் சண்முகலிங்கன்) is a Sri Lankan Tamil sociologist, academic and former vice-chancellor of the University of Jaffna.

Early life

Shanmugalingam obtained a BEd degree from the University of Colombo.[1] He later received MA and Phd degrees from the University of Jaffna.

Career

Shanmugalingam joined the University of Jaffna in 1981 as an assistant lecturer in sociology and eventually became professor of sociology.[2] He was later head of the Department of Sociology and Political Science at the university.[3][4] He was appointed vice-chancellor of the university in December 2007.[5] Shanmugalingam stood for re-election but in March 2011 President Mahinda Rajapaksa appointed Vasanthy Arasaratnam to the post of vice-chancellor.[6][7]

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