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'''Sanjay Rajaratnam''' {{small|[[President's Counsel|PC]]}} is a [[Sri Lanka|Sri Lankan]] lawyer and the current [[Attorney General of Sri Lanka]] as of May 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rajaratnam confirmed as new AG {{!}} Daily FT|url=http://www.ft.lk/news/Rajaratnam-confirmed-as-new-AG/56-718215|access-date=2021-05-21|website=www.ft.lk|language=English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-07|title=Sanjay Rajaratnam PC considered for Attorney General|url=https://www.newsfirst.lk/2021/05/07/sanjay-rajaratnam-pc-considered-for-attorney-general/|access-date=2021-05-21|website=Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Acting Solicitor General Sanjay Rajaratnam tipped to become next AG|url=http://www.adaderana.lk/news/73633/acting-solicitor-general-sanjay-rajaratnam-tipped-to-become-next-ag|access-date=2021-05-21|website=www.adaderana.lk|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-20|title=Parliamentary Council agrees to appoint Sanjay Rajaratnam as Attorney General|url=http://www.themorning.lk/parliamentary-council-agrees-to-appoint-sanjay-rajaratnam-as-attorney-general/|access-date=2021-05-21|website=The Morning - Sri Lanka News|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-26|title=Sanjay Rajaratnam sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new Attorney General|url=http://www.colombopage.com/archive_21A/May26_1622042077CH.php|access-date=2021-05-29|website=Colombo Page}}</ref> He previously served as the [[Solicitor General of Sri Lanka|Acting Solicitor General of Sri Lanka]] from October 2019 up until May 2021.
'''Sanjay Rajaratnam''', [[President's Counsel|PC]] is a [[Sri Lanka]]n lawyer. He is the former [[Attorney General of Sri Lanka]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rajaratnam confirmed as new AG {{!}} Daily FT|url=http://www.ft.lk/news/Rajaratnam-confirmed-as-new-AG/56-718215|access-date=2021-05-21|website=www.ft.lk|language=English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-07|title=Sanjay Rajaratnam PC considered for Attorney General|url=https://www.newsfirst.lk/2021/05/07/sanjay-rajaratnam-pc-considered-for-attorney-general/|access-date=2021-05-21|website=Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Acting Solicitor General Sanjay Rajaratnam tipped to become next AG|url=http://www.adaderana.lk/news/73633/acting-solicitor-general-sanjay-rajaratnam-tipped-to-become-next-ag|access-date=2021-05-21|website=www.adaderana.lk|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-20|title=Parliamentary Council agrees to appoint Sanjay Rajaratnam as Attorney General|url=http://www.themorning.lk/parliamentary-council-agrees-to-appoint-sanjay-rajaratnam-as-attorney-general/|access-date=2021-05-21|website=The Morning - Sri Lanka News|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-26|title=Sanjay Rajaratnam sworn in as Sri Lanka's new Attorney General|url=http://www.colombopage.com/archive_21A/May26_1622042077CH.php|access-date=2021-05-29|website=Colombo Page}}</ref> He previously served as the [[Solicitor General of Sri Lanka|Acting Solicitor General of Sri Lanka]] from October 2019 up until May 2021.


== Career ==
== Family and Education ==
Sanjay Rajaratnam's father, Sivakumaran Rajaratnam, was an Advocate who took oaths in 1955, and his grandfather was Duraiappah Rajaratnam MBE, a Crown Proctor from Trincomalee,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archives.dailynews.lk/2009/03/31/main_Obituaries.asp|title=Obituaries &#124; Online edition of Daily News - Lakehouse Newspapers|website=archives.dailynews.lk}}</ref> who was also the first Chairman of the Trincomalee Urban Council.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{cite web |title=He was a well known versatile and skilful advocate |url=https://www.pressreader.com/sri-lanka/sunday-times-sri-lanka/20210718/282832194127109 |via=[[PressReader]] |publisher=[[The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)]] |access-date=19 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506012051/https://www.pressreader.com/sri-lanka/sunday-times-sri-lanka/20210718/282832194127109 |archive-date=2023-05-06 |language=en |date=18 Jul 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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Sanjay Rajaratnam pursued his primary and secondary education at the [[St. Peter's College, Colombo|St. Peter's College, Bambalapitiya]] and [[Royal College, Colombo]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=In Brief|url=http://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2014/11/30/new60.asp|access-date=2021-05-21|website=archives.sundayobserver.lk}}</ref> He joined the [[Attorney General's Department (Sri Lanka)|Attorney General's Department]] in April 1988 as a state counsel and was later promoted as senior state counsel and Deputy Solicitor General.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=SC calls for discipline at SLI|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/090628/FinancialTimes/ft329.html|access-date=2021-05-21|website=www.sundaytimes.lk}}</ref> In 2014, he was appointed as the [[President's Counsel]] by the then Sri Lankan President [[Mahinda Rajapaksa]].<ref name=":0" />


Rajaratnam received his primary and secondary education at the [[St. Peter's College, Colombo|St. Peter's College, Bambalapitiya]] and [[Royal College, Colombo]]<ref>https://www.attorneygeneral.gov.lk/?page_id=1222 {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref> He then entered the [[Sri Lanka Law College]] and qualified as an [[Attorneys in Sri Lanka|attorney-at-law]]. Rajaratnam also received an [[LL.M.]] from the [[Queen Mary University of London]] and qualified as a [[solicitor]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=In Brief|url=http://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2014/11/30/new60.asp|access-date=2021-05-21|website=archives.sundayobserver.lk}}</ref>
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In October 2019, he replaced [[Dilrukshi Dias Wickramasinghe]] as the acting Solicitor General following the latter's leaked controversial phone call with Avant Garde chairman.<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|date=2019-10-02|title=Sanjay Rajaratnam appointed acting Solicitor General|url=https://colombogazette.com/2019/10/02/sanjay-rajaratnam-appointed-acting-solicitor-general/|access-date=2021-05-21|website=Colombo Gazette|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-10-02|title=Sanjay Rajaratnam appointed Acting Solicitor General|url=http://www.themorning.lk/sanjay-rajaratnam-appointed-acting-solicitor-general/|access-date=2021-05-21|website=The Morning - Sri Lanka News|language=en-US}}</ref>


== Legal career ==
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On 20 May 2021, the Parliamentary Council approved the appointment of Sanjay Rajaratnam to the position of Attorney General of Sri Lanka replacing [[Dappula de Livera]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Parliament Council approves Sanjay Rajaratnam as AG|url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2021/05/21/local/249860/parliament-council-approves-sanjay-rajaratnam-ag|access-date=2021-05-21|website=Daily News|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Sanjay Rajaratnam approved as new Attorney General|url=http://www.adaderana.lk/news/74010/sanjay-rajaratnam-approved-as-new-attorney-general|access-date=2021-05-21|website=www.adaderana.lk|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-20|title=Parliamentary Council approves Sanjay Rajaratnam as new AG|url=https://www.newsfirst.lk/2021/05/20/parliamentary-council-approves-sanjay-rajaratnam-as-new-ag/|access-date=2021-05-21|website=Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Parliamentary Council agrees to appoint Sanjay Rajaratnam as Attorney General|url=https://www.news.lk/news/political-current-affairs/item/32289-parliamentary-council-agrees-to-appoint-sanjay-rajaratnam-as-attorney-general|access-date=2021-05-21|website=www.news.lk|language=en-gb}}</ref>
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He joined the [[Attorney General's Department (Sri Lanka)|Attorney General's Department]] in April 1988 as a [[State Counsel (Sri Lanka)|State Counsel]]. He was later promoted as Senior State Counsel, and then Deputy Solicitor General.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=SC calls for discipline at SLI|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/090628/FinancialTimes/ft329.html|access-date=2021-05-21|website=www.sundaytimes.lk}}</ref> In 2014, he was appointed as the [[President's Counsel]] by the then Sri Lankan President [[Mahinda Rajapaksa]].<ref name=":0" />


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In October 2019, he replaced [[Dilrukshi Dias Wickramasinghe]] as the acting [[Solicitor General of Sri Lanka|solicitor general]] following the latter's leaked controversial phone call with Avant Garde chairman.<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|date=2019-10-02|title=Sanjay Rajaratnam appointed acting Solicitor General|url=https://colombogazette.com/2019/10/02/sanjay-rajaratnam-appointed-acting-solicitor-general/|access-date=2021-05-21|website=Colombo Gazette|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-10-02|title=Sanjay Rajaratnam appointed Acting Solicitor General|url=http://www.themorning.lk/sanjay-rajaratnam-appointed-acting-solicitor-general/|access-date=2021-05-21|website=The Morning - Sri Lanka News|language=en-US}}</ref>
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On 20 May 2021, the Parliamentary Council approved the appointment of Sanjay Rajaratnam to the position of Attorney General of Sri Lanka replacing [[Dappula de Livera]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Parliament Council approves Sanjay Rajaratnam as AG|url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2021/05/21/local/249860/parliament-council-approves-sanjay-rajaratnam-ag|access-date=2021-05-21|website=Daily News|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Sanjay Rajaratnam approved as new Attorney General|url=http://www.adaderana.lk/news/74010/sanjay-rajaratnam-approved-as-new-attorney-general|access-date=2021-05-21|website=www.adaderana.lk|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-20|title=Parliamentary Council approves Sanjay Rajaratnam as new AG|url=https://www.newsfirst.lk/2021/05/20/parliamentary-council-approves-sanjay-rajaratnam-as-new-ag/|access-date=2021-05-21|website=Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Parliamentary Council agrees to appoint Sanjay Rajaratnam as Attorney General|url=https://www.news.lk/news/political-current-affairs/item/32289-parliamentary-council-agrees-to-appoint-sanjay-rajaratnam-as-attorney-general|access-date=2021-05-21|website=www.news.lk|language=en-gb}}</ref>


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Not to be confused with S. Rajaratnam or S. Rajaratnam (Ceylonese lawyer).
The Honorable
Sanjay Rajaratnam
PC
47th Attorney General of Sri Lanka
In office
26 May 2021 – 26 June 2024
Appointed byGotabaya Rajapaksa
Preceded byDappula de Livera
47th Solicitor General of Sri Lanka
In office
October 2019 – 26 May 2021
Preceded byDilrukshi Dias Wickramasinghe
Personal details
CitizenshipSri Lankan
NationalitySri Lankan
Parent
  • Sivakumaran Rajaratnam (Advocate) [1] (father)
Education
  • Royal College Colombo
  • St Peters College Colombo
Alma mater
OccupationLawyer
ProfessionAttorney-At-Law

Sanjay Rajaratnam, PC is a Sri Lankan lawyer. He is the former Attorney General of Sri Lanka.[2][3][4][5][6] He previously served as the Acting Solicitor General of Sri Lanka from October 2019 up until May 2021.

Family and Education

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Sanjay Rajaratnam's father, Sivakumaran Rajaratnam, was an Advocate who took oaths in 1955, and his grandfather was Duraiappah Rajaratnam MBE, a Crown Proctor from Trincomalee,[7] who was also the first Chairman of the Trincomalee Urban Council.[1][8]

Rajaratnam received his primary and secondary education at the St. Peter's College, Bambalapitiya and Royal College, Colombo[9] He then entered the Sri Lanka Law College and qualified as an attorney-at-law. Rajaratnam also received an LL.M. from the Queen Mary University of London and qualified as a solicitor.[10]

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He joined the Attorney General's Department in April 1988 as a State Counsel. He was later promoted as Senior State Counsel, and then Deputy Solicitor General.[10][11] In 2014, he was appointed as the President's Counsel by the then Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa.[10]

In October 2019, he replaced Dilrukshi Dias Wickramasinghe as the acting solicitor general following the latter's leaked controversial phone call with Avant Garde chairman.[12][13]

On 20 May 2021, the Parliamentary Council approved the appointment of Sanjay Rajaratnam to the position of Attorney General of Sri Lanka replacing Dappula de Livera.[14][15][16][17]

Legal offices
Preceded by Solicitor General of Sri Lanka
2019–2021 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Attorney General of Sri Lanka
2021- 		Succeeded by
Incumbent

References

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  1. ^ a b "Appreciations".
  2. ^ "Rajaratnam confirmed as new AG | Daily FT". www.ft.lk. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Sanjay Rajaratnam PC considered for Attorney General". Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Acting Solicitor General Sanjay Rajaratnam tipped to become next AG". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Parliamentary Council agrees to appoint Sanjay Rajaratnam as Attorney General". The Morning - Sri Lanka News. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Sanjay Rajaratnam sworn in as Sri Lanka's new Attorney General". Colombo Page. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Obituaries | Online edition of Daily News - Lakehouse Newspapers". archives.dailynews.lk.
  8. ^ "He was a well known versatile and skilful advocate". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 18 July 2021. Archived from the original on 6 May 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023 – via PressReader.
  9. ^ https://www.attorneygeneral.gov.lk/?page_id=1222 [bare URL]
  10. ^ a b c "In Brief". archives.sundayobserver.lk. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  11. ^ "SC calls for discipline at SLI". www.sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  12. ^ admin (2 October 2019). "Sanjay Rajaratnam appointed acting Solicitor General". Colombo Gazette. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Sanjay Rajaratnam appointed Acting Solicitor General". The Morning - Sri Lanka News. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Parliament Council approves Sanjay Rajaratnam as AG". Daily News. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  15. ^ "Sanjay Rajaratnam approved as new Attorney General". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Parliamentary Council approves Sanjay Rajaratnam as new AG". Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  17. ^ "Parliamentary Council agrees to appoint Sanjay Rajaratnam as Attorney General". www.news.lk. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
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