Jayathri Samarakone
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Jayathri Samarakone | |
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| Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Singapore | |
| In office 2008–2011 | |
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| Born | 18 September 1953 |
| Occupation | Lawyer and Diplomat |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Jayathri Ranjani Samarakone (born 18 September 1953) (known as Jayathri Samarakone) is a former Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Singapore.[1] She is a Sri Lankan lawyer, accountant and former diplomat.[2][3][4]
She is the third daughter of Donald Samarakone (formerly of Ceylon Civil Service) and Srima (née Rathnayake). Samarakone has three sisters Kusum, Sucharitha and Deepthi.[5]
Education
She was educated at Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo and attended Sri Lanka Law College where she graduated as a lawyer with Honours in 1979. She became an associate member of Sri Lanka Chartered Institute of Management Accountants in 1982.[6]