Former Chief Justice and President Counsel Dr. Mohan Peiris has been recommended for the position of a permanent representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in New York after the position fell vacant following the retirement of Shenuka Seneviratne.
Foreign Ministry sources confirmed that Dr.Peiris name has been referred to the Parliament Committee on High Posts for their recommendation and approval. The Committee may interview and may await any objections to this recommendation, following the publication of his credentials in the newspapers.
Dr Mohan Peiris, is an alumnus of St.Joseph’s College and Royal College, Colombo. Mohan Peiris entered the legal profession in 1975 and joined the Attorney General’s Department in 1981 as a State Counsel.
He served as the Attorney General from 2008 and 2011 and as the Chief Justice from 2013 to 2015 after being nominated by the then President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
