Prabath Chandrakeerthi named President’s Chief of Staff

Prabath Chandrakeerthi named President’s Chief of Staff

February 16, 2026   05:47 pm

Prabath Chandrakeerthi has been appointed as the Chief of Staff to the President.

The letter of appointment has been handed over to him by the Secretary to the President, Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake at the Presidential Secretariat today (16).

A senior officer of the Sri Lanka Administrative Service, Prabath Chandrakeerthi has served in the public sector for 26 years.

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