Niluka Ekanayake | |
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නිලූකා ඒකනායක நிலுகா ஏகநாயக்க | |
Chairperson of the State Timber Corporation | |
Assumed office 9 January 2019 | |
President | Maithripala Sirisena |
9th Governor of Sabaragamuwa Province | |
In office 12 April 2018 – 31 December 2018 | |
President | Maithripala Sirisena |
Preceded by | Marshal Perera |
Succeeded by | Dhamma Dissanayake |
10th Governor of Central Province | |
In office 17 March 2016 – 11 April 2018 | |
President | Maithripala Sirisena |
Preceded by | Surangani Ellawala |
Succeeded by | Reginald Cooray |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Occupation | politician and astrologer |
Niluka Ekanayake ( Sinhala: නිලූකා ඒකනායක; Tamil: நிலுகா ஏகநாயக்க) is a Sri Lankan politician and astrologer. She was appointed by President Maithripala Sirisena from 17 March 2016 to 11 April 2018 as the 10th Governor of Central Province. [1] [2] [3] She was also appointed as the 9th Governor of Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka from 12 April 2018 to 31 December 2018. [4] In January 2019 she was appointed as the Chairman of the State Timber Corporation (STC). [5] [6] [7]
She is the first LGBTQ+ person and the first transgender woman to hold the office of Governor in a Sri Lankan Province, and is considered to be the first openly transgender head of a government in the world. [8]