Nimal Bandara (Diplomat)

His Excellency
Nimal Bandara
Born
Menik Hitihamy Mudiyanselage Nimal Bandara

04 April 1968 (1968-04-04) (age 56)
Badulla
NationalitySri Lanka
Alma materUniversity of Sri Jayewardenepura
OccupationAmbassador
Years active2000 - Present

Nimal Bandara is the current Sri Lankan Ambassador[1][2][3][4] to the State of Israel.

Diplomatic career

Nimal Bandara joined the Sri Lanka Foreign Service in year 2000 and before being appointed as the Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Israel, he has served in Sri Lanka Missions in China, The Netherlands, Pakistan, Iraq. He has also served as The Sri Lankan Director at SAARC Secretariat in Kathmandu, Nepal as well as The Sri Lankan Consul General in Sydney[5] and The Sri Lankan Consul General in Cyprus. Before the present appointment he was the Director General East Asia and SAARC Division at the Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry.

References

  1. ^ "The New Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Israel Nimal Bandara presents Credentials to Israel President Isaac Herzog – Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment & Tourism". Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  2. ^ "Sri Lankans safe in Israel amid missile strikes". 2024-10-02. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  3. ^ "Sri Lankan Ambassador of Israel speaks SBS Sinhala about the situation of Sri Lankans in Israel and Palestine". SBS Language. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  4. ^ "President Herzog receives the credentials of new ambassadors to Israel". www.gov.il. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
  5. ^ "Newly appointed Consul General of Sri Lanka in Sydney assumes duties – வெளிநாட்டு அலுவல்கள், வெளிநாட்டு வேலைவாய்ப்பு மற்றும் சுற்றுலாத்துறை அமைச்சு – இலங்கை". Retrieved 2024-12-23.