The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the permanent appointment of Iraj Chaminda Pathiraja as Controller General of the Department of Immigration and Emigration.
Pathiraja, a Special Grade officer of the Sri Lanka Administrative Service, had been serving in the post on a full-time acting basis following a Cabinet decision granted on 19 May 2025. The latest resolution, presented by the Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs, confirms the appointment on a permanent basis.
The department has handled a high-volume caseload in recent months. Immigration officers recently arrested 50 foreign nationals in Negombo over business visa irregularities, and the department has been central to the expanded Sri Lanka-India Organised Criminals extradition framework.
Source: Newswire
