Jeevan Thiagarajah
Jeevan Thiagarajah | |
|---|---|
ஜீவன் தியாகராஜா | |
| 8th Governor of the Northern Province | |
| Assumed office 11 October 2021 | |
| President | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
| Preceded by | P. S. M. Charles |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | Independent |
| Occupation | Civil servant |
| Ethnicity | Sri Lankan Tamil |
Jeevan Thiagarajah (Tamil: ஜீவன் தியாகராஜா) is a Sri Lankan Tamil civil servant, human rights activist, social activist who is also the current Governor of the Northern Province.[1][2]
Career
He served as the chairman of the Institute for Human Rights, a Sri Lankan NGO and also worked as the Executive Director of the Consortium of Humanitarian Agencies.[3][4]
Jeevan Thiagarajah has worked in the NGO sector in Sri Lanka since 1984, holding executive positions in several humanitarian and human rights organizations.[3] In December 2020, he was appointed as the member of the Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
In October 2021, he resigned from the role of being a member of the Election Commission in order to take up the post of Northern Province Governor.[5] He was sworn in as Governor of the Northern Province on 11 October 2021.[6][7]
References
- ^ "Jeevan Thiagarajah appointed Northern Province Governor | Daily FT". www.ft.lk. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Our regrets to Jeevan Thiagarajah". www.sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Jeevan Thiagarajah". Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs. 17 August 2006. Retrieved 28 March 2008.
- ^ "A road map to the end of displacement in Sri Lanka? | Forced Migration Review". www.fmreview.org. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Jeevan Thiagarajah to be appointed Northern Governor - Front Page | Daily Mirror". www.dailymirror.lk. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Jeevan Thiagarajah sworn in as Northern Province Governor - Latest News | Daily Mirror". www.dailymirror.lk. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Sri Lanka : Jeevan Thiagarajah appointed Northern Province Governor". www.colombopage.com. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
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