Mohan Peiris | |
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මොහාන් පීරිස් | |
De facto Chief Justice of Sri Lanka | |
In office 15 January 2013 – 28 January 2015 | |
Appointed by | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
Preceded by | Shirani Bandaranayake |
Succeeded by | Shirani Bandaranayake |
41st Attorney General of Sri Lanka | |
In office 2008–2011 | |
Appointed by | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
Preceded by | C. R. De Silva |
Succeeded by | Shanthi Eva Wanasundera |
Personal details | |
Spouse | Priyanthi Peiris |
Children | Talia Peiris |
Alma mater | St. Joseph's College, Colombo Royal College Colombo Sri Lanka Law College |
Profession | Attorney-at-law |
Peter Mohan Maithree Peiris, PC (Sinhala: පීටර් මොහාන් මෙෙත්රී පීරිස්) is a Sri Lankan lawyer and diplomat. He served as the Attorney General of Sri Lanka from 2008 to 2011 and was the de facto Chief Justice of Sri Lanka from 2013 to 2015 when President Maithripala Sirisena declared his appointment void ab initio in 2015.[1][2] He has been serving as the Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations since January 2021 and was elected Vice President of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly in June 2023.