Dissanayake, President World Fellowship of Buddhists, Sri Lanka

D.M. Jayathilake Dissanayake, Attorney-at-Law, has been elected as the President of the World Fellowship of Buddhists-Sri Lanka Regional Centre for the year 2005/2006. He was the Deputy President of the Centre in 2004.

Prior to his retirement from the Sri Lanka Education Service, he held the positions of Education Director, Uva Province and thereafter as the Director in charge of National Schools in the Education Ministry. He was the President of the All Ceylon Past Pupils' Association of Central Colleges, 1995 to 1997.

Born in Hela Alugolla village in the Badulla District and studied at Lunuwatte Vidyalaya and Welimada Central College respectively, he graduated from Vidyalakara University and later obtained his Post Graduate Diploma and Diploma in Public Administration from the same university. He also received his Masters in Education from University of Colombo. later, obtained the LL.B from Open University.

He is a lecturer and a versatile writer. He has authored several books to his credit in different subject matters. He represented Sri Lanka at the World Fellowship of Buddhists annual conferences held in the Asian Region.