Pujith Jayasundara

Pujith Jayasundara
34th Inspector General of Police (Sri Lanka)
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 April 2016
Preceded by	Nugagaha Kapalle Illangakoon
Personal details
Born	Pujith Senadhi Bandara Jayasundara 15 March 1960 Kurunegala, Sri Lanka
Profession	Police officer

Pujith Senadhi Bandara Jayasundara is a senior Sri Lankan government official.

He became the 34th Inspector-General of Police and the highest ranking police officer in Sri Lanka on 20 April 2016, recommended by the newly appointed constitutional council of Sri Lanka. He was chosen from among three Senior Deputy Inspector Generals of Police. The Constitutional Council approved his appointment.^[1]

He was expected to prosecute cases against former President of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapakse and his allies.^[2]

Early life

Jayasundara was born 15 March 1960 in Kurunegala. He is the son of Ranbandara Jayasundara, who worked for an electronics and radio appliance manufacturing company in Colombo. He received his primary education at Thaksala Maha Vidyalaya in Mahamukalanyaya in Bogamuwa. At grade five, he was admitted to Ibbagamuwa Central School and then joined Dharmaraja College in Kandy in 1969 soon after.

He graduated from University of Sri Jayewardenepura with a Bachelor of Commerce with a class of second upper.^[3] He joined the Sri Lanka Police in 1985 as an Assistant Superintendent of Police. He worked as a Senior Deputy Inspector General of Sri Lanka Police prior to his appointment as the IGP.^[4]

References

1. "Pujitha Jayasundara wins Sri Lanka's IGP race". Lanka Business Online. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
2. "Sri Lanka's new IGP to speed up cases against Rajapaksa regime members". Economynext. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
3. "FP | Pujith Jayasundara nominated for IGP". Frontpage.lk. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
4. "SDIG Pujith Jayasundara If I were... ::: Dailymirror.lk ::: Breaking News". Dailymirror.lk. Retrieved 2016-04-23.