Ariya Rekawa
Ariya Bandara Rekawa (born 19 February 1941) is the 8th and current governor of Uva Province in Sri Lanka.[1]
Rekawa was elected to parliament[2] representing the United National Party in the Kurunegala electorate at the 9th parliamentary election, held on 15 February 1989.[3] Rekawa served as the Deputy Chairman of Committees[4] between 9 March 1989 and 24 June 1994.[5]
He was the ambassador for Sri Lanka for the Philippines[6] from 2001 to 2004.
On 11 May 2018 he was appointed as the Governor of Uva Province.
References
[edit]- ^ "Ariya Bandara Rekawa sworn in as new Uva Province Governor".
- ^ "Hon. Rekawa, Ariya Bandara, M.P." Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1989" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009.
- ^ "Ariya Bandara Rekawa sworn in as new Uva Province Governor". 11 May 2018.
- ^ "Deputy Chairman of Committees". Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Ambassador Mr. Ariya B. Rekawa". 20 December 2007.
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