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Seetha Arambepola
Sri Lankan governor

Seetha Arambepola

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Seetha Arambepola ( Sinhala: සීතා අරඹෙපොල) is Sri Lankan surgeon. An Otorhinolaryngology specialist, she was a strong supporter of Gotabaya Rajapaksa in his presidential election in 2019 and briefly served as the Governor of the Western Province from December 2019 to March 2020 having been appointed by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. She resigned as Governor on March 19, 2020 to enter parliament from the National List of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna. She was succeeded by Marshal of the Air Force Roshan Goonetileke.

Education

Seetha Arambepola had her school education at Devi Balika Vidyalaya, Colombo 08 from 1986 to 1994. She received her Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree from University of Sri Jayawardanepura(1996-2002) and graduated from University of Colombo in Doctor of Medicine (MD) (2007-2011) and gained a DOHNS Otorhinolaryngology from the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh (2014-2015).

Professional career

  • Registrar in ENT, National Hospital,Colombo (Oct 2007-Jun 2011)
  • Senior Registrar, Colombo South Teaching Hospital (Oct 2011-Jan 2013)
  • Speciality Doctor in ENT, Queen Elizabeth Hospital,King's Lynn (Feb 2013-Jul 2014)
  • Consultant ENT surgeon, General Hospital,Mannar (Jul 2014- Sep 2014)
  • Acting Consultant Otorhinolaryngologist, National Hospital,Colombo (Sep 2014-Dec 2015)
  • Senior Lecture, South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (Jan 2015–Present)
  • Consultant ENT, Head and Neck Surgeon, Private Sector Reputed Hospitals (Jan 2015–Present)

She authored a book in Sinhala on ear, nose and throat related ailments.

Political career

She was a prominent speaker at Viyathmaga campaign which was started in 2016 to promote Gotabaya Rajapaksa as the presidential candidate for upcoming presidential election. On 21 November 2019 she was appointed as the Governor of Western Province by president Gotabhaya Rajapakse.

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