State Ministry of Higher Education

Government ministry in Sri Lanka

State Ministry of Higher Educationඋසස් අධ්‍යාපන රාජ්‍ය අමාත්‍යාංශය
உயர் கல்வி இராஜாங்க அமைச்சு

Ministry overview
Superseding Ministry|

* Ministry of Education

Jurisdiction| Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Headquarters| 18 Ward place, Colombo 7
6°55′00″N 79°52′01″E﻿ / ﻿6.9166°N 79.8669°E﻿ / 6.9166; 79.8669
Annual budget|

* LKR 30 billion (2018, recurrent)
* LKR 133 billion (2018, capital)

Minister responsible|

* Vacant, State Minister of Higher Education

Ministry executive|

* Mrs. J.M.B. Jayawardana, State Secretary

Child Ministry|

* University Grants Commission

Website| mohe.gov.lk

The State Ministry of Higher Education (Sinhala: උසස් අධ්‍යාපන රාජ්‍ය අමාත්‍යාංශය, romanized: Usas Adhyāpana Rājya Amātyāṅśaya; Tamil: உயர் கல்வி இராஜாங்க அமைச்சு) is a Non-cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on higher education and other subjects which come under its purview.[1] Broadly, this involves the maintenance, expansion, standardisation and general oversight and regulation of higher education institutions in the country.[2][3]

The current State Minister of Higher Education is vacant.

## Ministers

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Parties

Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna

Ministers of Higher Education Name  | Portrait  | Party  | Took office  | Left office  | Head of government  | Ministerial title  | Refs

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| J. R. Jayewardene |  | United National Party | 14 February 1980 |  |  | J. R. Jayewardene | Minister of Higher Education |
| A. C. S. Hameed |  | United National Party | 18 February 1989 | 28 March 1990 |  | Ranasinghe Premadasa | Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology | [4][5]
| Lalith Athulathmudali |  | United National Party | 30 March 1990 |  | Minister of Education and Higher Education | [6][7]
| W. J. M. Lokubandara |  | United National Party | August 1993 |  |  | D. B. Wijetunga | [8]
| Richard Pathirana |  | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 19 August 1994 |  | [9][10]
| Indika Gunawardena |  | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 19 October 2000 |  |  | Chandrika Kumaratunga | Minister of Higher Education and Information Technology Development | [11]
| Sarath Amunugama |  | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 14 September 2001 |  | Minister of Education and Higher Education | [12][13]
| W. A. Wiswa Warnapala |  | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 28 January 2007 |  |  | Mahinda Rajapaksa | Minister of Higher Education | [14][15][16]
| S. B. Dissanayake |  |  | 22 November 2010 |  | [17][18]
| Kabir Hashim |  | United National Party | 12 January 2015 | 22 March 2015 |  | Maithripala Sirisena | Minister of Highways, Higher Education and Investment Promotion | [19][20][21][22]
| Sarath Amunugama |  | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 22 March 2015 | 17 August 2015 | Minister of Higher Education and Research | [23][24][25][26]
| Lakshman Kiriella |  | United National Party | 4 September 2015 | 14 October 2015 | Minister of University Education and Highways | [27][28][29]
14 October 2015 | 25 February 2018 | Minister of Higher Education and Highways | [30][31]
| Kabir Hashim |  | United National Party | 25 February 2018 | 22 November 2019 | [32][33][34]
| Bandula Gunawardane |  | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | 22 November 2019 |  |  | Gotabaya Rajapaksa | Minister of Higher Education, Technology and Innovation | [35]

## Secretaries

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This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (April 2016)

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Sunil Jayantha Navaratne | 22 November 2010 |  | Higher Education Secretary | [36]
Udaya R. Seneviratna | 19 January 2015 |  | Highways, Higher Education and Investment Promotio Secretary | [37]
D. C. Dissanayake | 8 September 2015 | 27 November 2019 | University Education and Highways Secretary | [38][39][40]
D.M.A.R.B. Dissanayake | 27 November 2019 | Present | Higher Education, Technology and Innovation Secretary | [41][42]

## See also

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* Education in Sri Lanka
* Expressways of Sri Lanka
* Higher education in Sri Lanka
* List of A-Grade highways in Sri Lanka
* List of Universities in Sri Lanka

## References

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1. ^ "PART I: SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 2151/38. 27 November 2019.
2. ^ "Overview". MOHE.gov.lk. Ministry of Higher Education and Highways. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
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20. ^ "New Cabinet ministers sworn in". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 12 January 2015.
21. ^ "New Cabinet takes oaths". The Nation (Sri Lanka). 12 January 2015. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015.
22. ^ Imtiaz, Zahrah; Moramudali, Umesh (13 January 2015). "27-member cabinet 10 State ministers 08 Deputy ministers". Ceylon Today. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015.
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24. ^ "More Ministers appointed". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 22 March 2015.
25. ^ "Cabinet balloons to 40 as 26 more SLFPers luck out". The Island (Sri Lanka). 23 March 2015.
26. ^ Weerasinghe, Chamikara (23 March 2015). "SLFPers take oaths as ministers in National Govt". Daily News (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 29 March 2015.
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32. ^ Marasinghe, Sandasen; Mallawaarachchi, Amali (26 February 2018). "President reshuffles UNP pack". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
33. ^ "PM sworn is as law and order minister in low key reshuffle". The Island. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
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39. ^ "44 new Ministry Secretaries appointed". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 8 September 2015.
40. ^ "New Secretaries to Ministries appointed". The Island (Sri Lanka). 9 September 2015.
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