The Official Languages Commission 
Organizational Structure
The members of the Official Languages Commission are appointed by the President of Sri Lanka. The Commission consists of six members. One member is nominated as the Chairman of the Commission. The Chairman shall also be the Chief Executive Officer of the Commission.
The Commission appointed on 22.01.2020 consists of the members mentioned below.
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Mr. D. Kalansooriya
Chairman
B.A (Peradeniya), L.L.B .(OUSL), P.G. Dip. International Affairs (BCIS). Attorney-at-law (Sri Lanka Law College)
Chairman
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Professor Sandagomi Coperahewa
Head, Department of Sinhala, University of Colombo.
BA (Colombo), MA (Lancaster), MPhil (Peradeniya), PhD (Cambridge)
Member
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Professor Rathiranee Yogendrarajah
Head, Department of Financial Management, University of Jaffna.
BCom (UOJ), MPhil (UOJ), HNDA (ATI), PGDDE (NEW DELHI), PhD. (Kelaniya)
Member
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Professor Dushyanthi Mendis
Department of English, University of Colombo.
BA (Peradeniya), MA (Ohio University, USA), PhD (University of Michigan, USA)
Member
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Dr.Kavitha Rajarathnam
Senior Lecturer – Grade I, Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya.
BA (Peradeniya), MA (Kelaniya), PhD (Kelaniya)
Member
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Mr. Wasantha Ekanayake
Former Secretary, Ministries of Culture and the Arts and Buddhasasana
(BA)Peradeniya, Sri Lanka Administrative Service, Special Grade (Retired)
Member
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Mrs. K.S.R. Perera
Secretary
BA (Kelaniya), MA (Kelaniya), MPA (Jayewardenepura), PgDip (Jayewardenepura), Commissioner of Official Languages (SLAS I).
Ex-officio Secretary of the Commission
The Organizational Structure
Commission Staff
| Name | Designation |
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Mr. Sivapragasam Mathivanan BA (OUSL) |
Assistant Director |
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Mr. A. M. G. U. Abeykoon BSc (Peradeniya), MBA (Peradeniya) |
Administrative Officer |
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Mr. J. P. Selvakumar BA (OUSL) |
Language Officer |
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Mr. M. A. L. M. Rameez |
Chief Clerk |
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Miss. I. W. A. Neranjala BLE(Colombo) |
Language Promotion and Investigating Officer |
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Mrs. W. M. U,K. Wijekoon BA (Kelaniya), MA (Kelaniya) |
Language Promotion and Investigating Officer |
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Miss. P. Yashmini BA(Jaffna), MA (Kelaniya) |
Language Promotion and Investigating Officer |
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Mrs. R. Usha Dharshini BA (Colombo) |
Language Promotion and Investigating Officer |
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Mrs. G. A. D. C. Ganepola |
Management Assistant |
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Mr. S. P. Karunasena |
Management Assistant |
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Mr. D. K. Arachchi |
Management Assistant |
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Miss. N. K. N. Amali |
Management Assistant |
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Mrs. P. Shivanthi Geethika Kumari |
Management Assistant |
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Mrs. Joseph Mary Niroja |
Management Assistant |
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Mrs. A. D. D. N. Nandasena |
Management Assistant |
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Mr. W. D. P. Pushpakumara |
Management Assistant |
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Mr. H. P. Ananda Premalal |
Driver |
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Mr. W. K. Priyantha |
Driver |
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Mr. L. G. S. Gamini |
Office Aides |
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Mr. P. A. R. Nilantha |
Office Aides |
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Mr. H. P. S. Sangeeth |
Office Aides |