Education
Thurstan College.
Thurstan College.
Wijewickrama also served as Governor of North Eastern Province and acting Governor of Northern Province. After completing his education at Thurstan College Colombo, he entered the Sri Lanka Navy on 1 August 1971. He retired from the service when he was overlooked for the position of the Commander of the Navy by then president Chandrika Kumaratunga.
Wijewickrama was appointed as Governor of North Eastern Province on 21 January 2006, by President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
With the de-merger of the two Provinces, he was appointed as the Governor of the Eastern Province in December 2006, the appointment he holds to date after being reappointed. He also has been appointed as the co-chair for the District Development Committees (DDC) for Ampare, Batticaloa and Trincomalee.