# Solicitor General of Sri Lanka

The solicitor general of Sri Lanka is a post subordinate to the attorney general of Sri Lanka. The solicitor general of Sri Lanka assists the attorney general, and is assisted by four additional solicitors general. Note that the post was solicitor general of Ceylon until Sri Lanka became a republic in 1972.

## Salary and entitlements

The attorney general draws a monthly salary and pensionable allowance (as at 2017) of Rs 220,000 and other allowances of Rs 290,800. The attorney general is entitled to an official vehicle. The position is pensionable and holders are entitled for government duty free permits.

## List of solicitors general

| # | Solicitor General | Province | Took office | Left office | Appointed by |
| Solicitor General of Ceylon (1884-1972) ||||||
| 1 | Charles Lambert Ferdinands | | 1884 | 1888 | Arthur Hamilton-Gordon |
| 2 | Charles Layard | Western | 1888 | 1892 | Arthur Hamilton-Gordon |
| 3 | Ponnambalam Ramanathan | | 1892 | 1906 | Arthur Havelock |
| 4 | James Cecil Walter Pereira | | 1906 | 1912 | Henry Arthur Blake |
| 5 | James Van Langenberg | | 1912 | 1915 | Henry McCallum |
| 6 | Thomas Garvin | | 1915 | 1917 | Robert Chalmers |
| 7 | Stewart Schneider | | 1917 | 1917 | John Anderson |
| 6 | Thomas Garvin | | 1918 | 1924 | William Manning |
| 8 | Maas Thajoon Akbar | | 1925 | 1928 | Hugh Clifford |
| 9 | Stanley Obeysekere | | 1929 | 1932 | Herbert Stanley |
| 10 | L. M. D. de Silva | | 1932 | 1935 | Graeme Thomson |
| 11 | J. W. R. Illangakoon | | 1935 | 1935 | Reginald Edward Stubbs |
| 12 | Arthur Wijewardena | | 1936 | 1938 | Reginald Edward Stubbs |
| 13 | Edward Jayetileke | | 1939 | 1940 | Andrew Caldecott |
| 14 | M. W. H. de Silva | | 1941 | 1942 | Andrew Caldecott |
| 15 | J. M. Fonseka | | 1943 | 1945 | Andrew Caldecott |
| 16 | Hema Henry Basnayake | | 1946 | 1947 | Henry Monck-Mason Moore |
| 17 | M. F. S. Pulle | | 1948 | 1950 | Henry Monck-Mason Moore |
| 18 | Robert Crossette-Thambiah | | 1950 | 1951 | Herwald Ramsbotham |
| 19 | T. S. Fernando | | 1952 | 1954 | Herwald Ramsbotham |
| 20 | D. S. C. B. Jansze | | 1955 | 1957 | Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke |
| 21 | Murugeysen Tiruchelvam | | 1958 | 1961 | Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke |
| 22 | Anthony Alles | | 1962 | 1964 | William Gopallawa |
| 23 | Victor Tennekoon | Central | 1965 | 1967 | William Gopallawa |
| 24 | Walter Jayawardena | | 1967 | 1968 | William Gopallawa |
| 25 | L. B. T. Premaratne | | 1968 | 1970 | William Gopallawa |
| 26 | Hector Deheragoda | | 1970 | 1972 | William Gopallawa |
| Solicitor General of Sri Lanka ||||||
| 27 | Raja Wanasundera | | 1972 | 1974 | William Gopallawa |
| 28 | Shiva Pasupati | | 1974 | 1975 | William Gopallawa |
| 29 | I. F. B. Wickramanayake | | 1975 | 1977 | William Gopallawa |
| 30 | Elanga Wikramanayake | | 1977 | 1977 | William Gopallawa |
| 31 | V. C. Gunatilleke | | 1977 | 1981 | William Gopallawa |
| 32 | K. M. M. B. Kulatunga | | 1982 | 1989 | J. R. Jayewardene |
| 33 | S. W. B. Wadugodapitiya | | 1989 | 1991 | Ranasinghe Premadasa |
| 34 | Tilak Marapana | Sabaragamuwa | 1991 | 1992 | Ranasinghe Premadasa |
| 35 | Shibly Aziz | | 1992 | 1994 | Ranasinghe Premadasa |
| 36 | P. L. D. Premaratne | | 1994 | 1996 | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
| 37 | Upawansa Yapa | | 1996 | 1998 | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
| 38 | Kandapper Kamalasabayon | Eastern | 1998 | 1999 | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
| 39 | Chitta De Silva | Western | 2000 | 2007 | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
| 40 | Priyasath Dep | | 2007 | 2011 | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| 41 | Eva Wansundera | North Western | 2011 | 2011 | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| 42 | Palitha Fernando | | 2011 | 2012 | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| 43 | Yuwanjana Wijayatilake | | 2012 | October 2014 | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| 44 | Suhada Gamlath | | 2 February 2015 | February 2018 | Maithripala Sirisena |
| 45 | Dappula de Livera | | February 2018 | May 2019 | Maithripala Sirisena |
| 46 | Dilrukshi Dias | | May 2019 | October 2019 | Maithripala Sirisena |
| 47 | Sanjay Rajaratnam | | October 2019 | May 2021 | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
| 48 | Indika Demuni de Silva | | September 2021 | March 2024 | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
| 49 | Ayesha Jinasena | | March 2024 | November 2024 | Ranil Wickramasinghe |
| 50 | Viraj Dayaratne | | 28 November 2024 | | Anura Kumara Dissanayake |