Board of Governors

The institute is administered by them. The Board make rules for the procedures in the conduct of its affairs.

Prof. Athula Sumathipala
Chairman NIFS (Ex officio)

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Senior Prof. Sampath Amaratunge
Board Member - Chairman, UGC (Ex officio)

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Vacant
Science Advisor to H.E. the President (Ex officio)

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Dr. Sardha Hemapriya
Board Member - appointed by H.E. the President

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Prof. Sarath Abayakoon
Board Member - appointed by H.E. the President

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Dr. Yamuna Rajapakse
Board Member - appointed by H.E. the President

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Prof. Lakshman Dissanayake
Board Member - appointed by the Minister

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Eng. Nihal Rupasinghe
Board Member - appointed by the Minister

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Prof. Deepal Subasinghe
Board Member - elected from the Research Council

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Prof. Siril Wijesundara
Board Member - elected from the Research Council

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Mrs. M.P.W. Shiromani
Secretary/ NIFS

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Past Chairmen of NIFS

History of the Chairmen from our beginning in 1981
Name Term of Office Biography
Professor Janaka Ekanayake to Read
Professor Vijaya Kumar to Read
Professor Anura Wickramasinghe to Read
Professor Prasad Amaratunga to Read
H.E. the President of Sri Lanka to Read