Current governor of the Northern Province, Sri Lanka
Prince Sarojini Manmatharajah Charles is aSri Lankan civil servant who has served as theGovernor of theNorthern Province of Sri Lanka on two occasions.
Charles is a Catholic and the daughter of a school principal.[ 1] University of Jaffna and master's degrees in disaster management and business administration from theUniversity of Peradeniya andRajarata University of Sri Lanka .[ 2] [ 3]
Charles was Additional District Secretary (AGA) forVavuniya District before becomingDistrict Secretary (GA) for the district in October. She was appointed District Secretary forBatticaloa District in May 2012.[ 4] [ 5]
Charles was appointed Director General ofSri Lanka Customs in September 2017.[ 6] [ 7] cargo containers .[ 8] [ 9] industrial action by customs workers.[ 10] [ 11]
Charles was appointedsecretary of theMinistry of Healthcare and Indigenous Medical Services in November 2019.[ 12] [ 13] Governor of theNorthern Province on 30 December 2019.[ 14] [ 15] Jeevan Thiagarajah replaced her as the new governor of Northern Province.[ 16] [ 17]
UponAnura Kumara Dissanayake taking office as President; Charles resigned. This led to the appointment of Nagalingam Vethanayahan, a former government agent for Jaffna as Governor of Northern Province.[ 18] [ 19]
^ Daniel, Shannine (4 February 2018)."An Interview With Sarojini Charles, The DG Of Sri Lanka Customs" .Roar Media . Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved21 December 2019 . ^ "Batticaloa DS appointed Customs DG" .The Daily Mirror . Retrieved21 December 2019 .^ "Charles new DG Customs" .The Island . Retrieved21 December 2019 .^ "Govt. reshuffles GAs" .The Island . Retrieved21 December 2019 .^ "Jaffna GA transferred to Presidential Secretariat - report" .Colombo Page . Indianapolis, U.S.A. 10 May 2012. Retrieved21 December 2019 .^ "Batticaloa Government Agent P.S.M. Charles appointed Customs Director General" .Daily News . Retrieved21 December 2019 .^ Karunaratna, Sanchith (26 September 2017)."Cabinet appoints new Director General of Customs" .Ada Derana . Retrieved21 December 2019 . ^ "Protests intensify over Customs head appointment" .Daily FT . Retrieved21 December 2019 .^ "Charles' Removal Linked To Probe On 143 Containers: Mangala's Coordinating Secretary, Finance Min. Secretary Have Given Unlawful Orders: Sirisena Stirring Up Issues Behind The Scenes" .Colombo Telegraph . 2 February 2019. Retrieved21 December 2019 .^ Bandara, Kelum (5 February 2019)."P.S.M.Charles reinstated as Customs DG" .The Daily Mirror . Retrieved21 December 2019 . ^ "P.S.M. Charles reinstated as Custom's Director General" .News First . Retrieved21 December 2019 .^ "Twenty new Ministry Secretaries appointed" .The Island . Retrieved21 December 2019 .^ "President appoints secretaries to 20 ministries" .Colombo Page . Indianapolis, U.S.A. 27 November 2019. Retrieved21 December 2019 .^ "P.S.M. Charles appointed NP Governor" .The Daily Mirror . Retrieved30 December 2019 .^ "Top civil servant Charles appointed Governor NP" .The Island . Retrieved30 December 2019 .^ "Jeevan Thiagarajah sworn in as Northern Province Governor - Latest News | Daily Mirror" .www.dailymirror.lk . Retrieved13 October 2021 .^ "Three provinces get new governors" .www.dailymirror.lk . Retrieved18 May 2023 .^ "Media Release – Northern Provincial Council, Sri Lanka" . Retrieved2 October 2024 .^ "President appoints new Provincial Governors (Full list)" .Newswire . 25 September 2024. Retrieved2 October 2024 .
