Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy new Central Bank Governor

Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy has been appointed the new Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.

In a tweet, a short while ago, President Sirisena said:

‘After consulting all parties relevant, I appointed Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy to head the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.’

Dr. Coomaraswamy received his primary and secondary education at Royal College in Colombo and at Harrow School in England.

He obtained his undergraduate degree at Cambridge and his Doctorate at the University of Sussex.

Joining the Central Bank of Sri Lanka in 1973, he served in the Economic Research, Statistics and Bank Supervision divisions as a staff officer till 1989.

He was attached to the Ministry of Finance and Planning from 1981 to 1989.

He worked thereafter for the Commonwealth Secretariat from 1990–2008, holding the posts of Director, Economic Affairs Division and Deputy-Director, Secretary-General's Office before heading the Social Transformation Programme division, as Interim Director. 

He replaces Arjuna Mahendran, whose term at the helm of the Central Bank came to an end on June 30.