Indrajit Coomaraswamy
| Indrajit Coomaraswamy | |
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| இந்திரஜித் குமாரசுவாமி | |
| Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka | |
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Assumed office 2 July 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Arjuna Mahendran |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
3 April 1950 Colombo, Ceylon |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan/British |
| Spouse(s) | Tara de Fonseka |
| Children | Imran, Arjun |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | |
| Profession | Economist |
Indrajit Coomaraswamy (Tamil: இந்திரஜித் குமாரசுவாமி; born 3 April 1950) is a Sri Lankan economist and the current Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.
Coomaraswamy was born on 3 April 1950 in Colombo, Ceylon. He was the son of civil servant Rajendra Coomaraswamy (Roving Raju) and Wijeyamani. His paternal grandfather C. Coomaraswamy was a civil servant and his maternal grandfather S. K. Wijeyaratnam was chairman of Negombo Urban Council. He has one sister, Radhika. Coomaraswamy was educated at Royal College, Colombo and at Harrow School. He was captain of Royal's primary cricket team. He was captain of Harrow's cricket team from 1967 to 1968 and also played rugby for the school for three years. After school he joined Emmanuel College, Cambridge from where he received BA (Hons) and MA degrees. He played first-class cricket for Cambridge University Cricket Club between 1971 and 1972. He then proceeded to the University of Sussex from where he obtained a DPhil degree.
Coomaraswamy is married to Tara de Fonseka. They have two sons - Imran and Arjun. Coomaraswamy is a Sri Lankan Tamil.
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