Dickson Sarathchandra Dela

W. W. M. R. Dickson Sarathchandra Dela is a former Provincial governor and the current Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the Maldives. Dela has held the offices of the Governor of Northern Province and of Sabaragamuwa.

Dickson Sarathchandra Dela was sworn in as Governor of Sabaragamuwa, by President Mahinda Rajapaksa, on 22 February 2008 which held until October of the same year. Leaving the governorship of Sabaragamuwa he became the Governor of Northern Province for a further nine months resigning to take over as the Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the Maldives in 2009 which he currently holds.