Niluka Ekanayake

Niluka Ekanayake
Governor of Central Province
Assumed office
17 March 2016
President Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe
Preceded by Surangani Ellawala
Personal details
Nationality Sri Lankan

Niluka Ekanayake is the present governor of Central Province of Sri Lanka.[1] Niluka was an Astrologer,[2] before being appointed by President Maithripala Sirisena on 17 March 2016 as the Governor.[3] She is the first transgender woman to hold the post of governor in a Sri Lankan Province.[4]

References

  1. "Niluka Ekanayake sworn in as CP Governor". Daily News. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  2. "When the President saw stars". The Sunday Leader. 24 December 2006. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  3. "Niluka Ekanayake sworn in as CP Governor". Ada Derana. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  4. Maha Sanga Protests Appointment Of First Transgender Governor. Colombo Telegraph, Retrieved on 26 March 2016.


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