Mohan Peiris

Mohan Peiris PC
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 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.