Mohan Peiris
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Mohan Peiris PC |
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| De facto Chief Justice of Sri Lanka [appointment declared void by government of Sri Lanka] | |
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In office 15 January 2013 – 28 January 2015 |
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| Appointed by | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Preceded by | Shirani Bandaranayake |
| Succeeded by | Shirani Bandaranayake |
| 41st Attorney General of Sri Lanka | |
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In office 2008–2011 |
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| Appointed by | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Preceded by | C. R. De Silva |
| Succeeded by | Shanthi Eva Wanasundera |
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| Spouse(s) | Priyanthi |
| Children | Talia Peiris |
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St. Joseph's College, Colombo Royal College Colombo Sri Lanka Law College |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Peter Mohan Maithree Peiris, PC was the 43rd de facto Chief Justice of Sri Lanka. He previously held the post of Attorney General.President Maithripala Sirisena Ab initio his position in 2015, and will not be count as a Chief Justice of Sri Lanka
Peiris was educated at St. Joseph's College, Colombo and Royal College, Colombo. He played cricket for both schools. Peiris was called to the bar on 19 June 1975 and became a Solicitor of the Courts of England and Wales in 1978.
Peiris's wife Priyanthi is also an attorney-at-law. Their teenage daughter Talia died in July 2002. Peiris is a Roman Catholic and is a worshipper at All Saints’ Church, Borella.
After qualifying, Peiris worked for senior lawyers Daya Perera and D. R. P. Gunatilleke.
Peiris joined the Attorney General's Department in 1981 as a state counsel, later becoming a Senior State Counsel. He left the Attorney General's Department in 1996.
Peiris was appointed Attorney General on 18 December 2008.
He withdrew murder charges in a case against former deputy minister Chandana Kathriarachchi and served an indictment on unlawful assembly for which the accused pleaded guilty. Furthermore, he withdrew a rape case against Government Party Parliamentarian Duminda Silva.
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