User talk:Lalith Kiriella

Lalith Gunasiri Kiriella, born in 1965, hails from Gampaha District, in the western Province of Sri Lanka. Subsequent to his academic education in Gampaha, joined the Sri Lanka Police Department as a Sub Inspector  in 1986, and was  trained in the Sri Lanka Police College  Academy in kalutara, and also  in the Special Task Force Police Training Academy   on the combat  training by the experts trained by the SAS British. He was posted to the National Intelligence Bureau, the state Intelligence Service, where  he  was holding  many sensitive nature  of  responsibilities  whilst serving in many parts of the Country such as Mannar, Vavuniya, Jaffna, Trincomalee, Batticaloa and Nuwara Eliya at different intervals. Lalith was trained by many Foreign Intelligence Services and was had the privilage to visit many Countries  on Country required assaignments.

Lalith is married to Chula Kiriella, born on 1968, and has two sons Ayesh Kiriella, born in 1994 and Rajitha Kiriella, born in 1997. Both are students in the Royal College in Colombo.

Lalith served in the Sri Lanka Police Inspectors' Association beggining from 1994 as an Executive Committee Member, and then served as the Honorary Secretary  effective 1997 to 2001. This is the only body of the Sri Lanka Police Regular Inspectors to look into their all kind of aspirations in the service as there is no uniron rightsto the Police Department. lalith represented almost around 7500 Police Inspectors in the regfular Force, not only as the Secretary  but even as the Chairman of the SLPIA effective 2001 to 2002. During his tenure in the office of SLPIA, lalith  and the executive committe were instrumental in building the Police Officer's Mess in Bahirawakanda, Kandy which is currently in  operation. He was actively involevd in the project to increase the benifits of the Association to the staff by way of increaseing the amount of all the donations / grants at the time of retirement, promotion, death, and resignation.

Lalith was the appointed  Contigent Commander of the 03rd batch of Police Officers to the UN Mission in East Timor. The batch composed of 38 officers. Lalith served as the District Commander  of the second largest City, which also identified to be more troublesome. He made a remarkable contribution in the training of local Polioce Officers, and involve in community policing works as  per the UN mandate. Lalith was awarded with the UN Peace Keeping Medal for his dedicated service to the UNMISET>

Lalith served in the Ministry of Defece in Sri Lanka effective 2003 to 2004 until he joined the  United nations Department of  Safety and Security in Sri Lanka as the Assit Field Security Coordination Officer. Lalith was privilaged to receive many local foreign course by the UN which requires to enhance his capacity building, skills to carry out the functions.

Lalith  has also been awarded with many Medals by the Sri Lanka Police Department  such as  the Poornaboomy for serving in the Ops area, Police 125, First aid, long service, and Good conduct for the dedicated service to the Department.