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New Commissioner General of Excise to be appointed

Tuesday, 08 July 2025 - 7:29 pm

M.B.N.A. Premarathne, a retired Commodore of the Sri Lanka Navy, is to be appointed as the new Commissioner General of Excise.

He is to be appointed with the retirement of U.L. Udaya Kumara Perera, who currently holds the post. 

Udaya Kumara Perera is set to retire from public service on July 10, 2025, upon reaching the age of 60.

The Cabinet approved the proposal presented by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, in his capacity as Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, to appoint retired Commodore Premarathne to the post following Perera’s retirement.


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