Harsha Suranga Fernando

Harsha Suranga Fernando
  • හර්ෂ සුරංග ප්‍රනාන්දු
  • ஹர்ஷா சுரங்கா பெர்னாண்டோ
18th Governor of the Central Province
Assumed office
5 August 2026
PresidentAnura Kumara Dissanayake
Prime MinisterHarini Amarasuriya
Preceded bySarath Abeykoon
Personal details
BornHarsha Suranga Fernando
Education
ProfessionPhysician

Harsha Suranga Fernando is a Sri Lankan physician and a politician who has served as the 18th governor of the Central Province since 5 August 2026.[1][2]

Career

Fernando graduated from the University of Peradeniya with a MBBS degree and served as a community health physician in the Kandy, Matale and Kegalle districts. He has conducted research in affiliation with the Monash Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health in Australia and has also served as an immunisation specialist with the World Health Organization in Timor-Leste and Indonesia.[3]

He was appointed as the 18th governor of the Central Province on 5 August 2026 by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, filling the vacancy created by the resignation of the previous governor Sarath Abeykoon.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 "New Governor of the Central Province Sworn In Before President". President's Media Division. 5 August 2026. Archived from the original on 6 August 2026. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  2. 1 2 "New Central Province Governor sworn in". Daily Mirror. 5 August 2026. Archived from the original on 5 August 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Dr. Harsha Suranga Fernando appointed new Central Province Governor". Ada Derana. 5 August 2026. Archived from the original on 5 August 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.