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Sujeewa Lal Dahanayake inducted OPA president
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Attorney-at-Law Sujeewa Lal Dahanayake was sworn in as the 44th President of the Organisation of Professional Associations of Sri Lanka (OPA) for the year 2024/2025, at its annual general meeting held recently.
The 50th anniversary celebrations of the OPA will take place in 2025 under his presidency. The OPA, an apex body of 51 professional associations, has over 60,000 members, drawn from 34 diverse disciplines.
Mr Dahanayake has held several positions at the OPA as general secretary, vice president (2 consecutive years), and assistant secretary. His involvement with the OPA stretches over a decade, during which he served as chairman in several committees, ensuring that the organisation was able to fulfil its mission in key areas.
Mr Dahanayake has served as the deputy chairman/acting chairman/director of the Tourist Board (Western Province) from 2016-2019. Presently, he is a member of the Committee on Business and Human rights of the Human rights Commission of Sri Lanka. He is a visiting lecturer who lectures on the subjects of criminal law and business law. As a human rights Lawyer, Mr Dahanayake has represented Sri Lanka in several international fora on matters relating to human rights and migrants rights held in Germany, Thailand, Malaysia, Lebanon, Philippines, Nepal, Morocco, India, UAE, Bangladesh, Turkey, Ecuador, Saudi Arabia, Maldives, South Korea, Kuwait and Qatar.