Muzammil Uva Governor, and Raja Kollure North Western Governor

31 Aug, 2020

Governors A.J.M. Muzammil and Raja Kollure were reassigned to different Provinces today.

Muzammil who served as the Governor of the North-Western Province was appointed as the Governor of the Uva Province today.

Muzammil had served as Mayor of Colombo between 2011 and 2016, and also as Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Malaysia (2017-2019), and the ninth Governor of the Western Province before being appointed Governor of the North-Western Province.

Meanwhile, Uva Province Governor Raja Kollure was reassigned as the Governor of the North ?Western Province.

The President?s Media Unit said the two Governors were sworn-in before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today.?(Colombo Gazette)

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