G. S. Withanage was appointed as the 8th Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL) last week by the Minister of Aviation and Shipping Nimal Siripala De Silva.
He also served as the secretary of the civil aviation ministry. In addition to the above, he has been engaged in public service for over 37 years, serving as the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Petroleum Corporation and Sri Lankan Airlines.
Withanage joined the public service as an assistant director of the Public Administration Ministry in 1984. He worked as an assistant director for the Ceylon Sugar Corporation, the Public Security Ministry, the Media Ministry, Tourism, Aviation, Transport, Highways, Rehabilitation, Prisons, Resettlement, Foreign Employment, and Transport.
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