M. E. Lionel Fernando (17 February 1936 – 6 July 2024) was a Sri Lankan civil servant and diplomat. He held the offices of Secretary to the Ministry of Media, Tourism and Aviation, Secretary to the Foreign Ministry, Sri Lankan Ambassador to the Netherlands, Sri Lankan Ambassador to France, and Governor of the North Eastern Province.[1][2]
Fernando was also Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Defence and Commissioner General of Rehabilitation and Essential Services. He was also the chairman of the Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of the Chemical Weapons (OPCW) associated to the UNO, and Chairperson Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation.
Fernando died in Colombo on 6 July 2024, at the age of 88.[3][4]
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References
- ^ "Lionel Fernando – the new Sri Lanka's Ambassador to France". Asian tribune. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
- ^ "Sri Lankan Ambassador(designate) to France Mr. Lionel Fernando lighting the traditional oil lamp before assuming duties at the Embassy in Paris on 17/11/2008 . Minister Counsellor Sugeeswara Senadhira on his left". South Asian Foreign Relations. Flickr. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
- ^ "Senior civil servant Lionel Fernando passed away". Newswire. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Senior civil servant Lionel Fernando passes away". Sunday Times. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
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