Education
Educated at Royal College, Colombo, he gained a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Buckingham and was called to bar at from the Lincoln"s Inn.
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Shyamlal Rajapaksa
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Career
He was a prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. Soon after he gained a Master of Laws from SOAS, University of London. Qualified as a Barrister, he was enrolled as Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka.
Rajapakse started his practice in the Chambers of President's Counsel, Daya Perera.
In 1993 joined the Attorney-General"s Department as a State Counsel. In this capacity he prosecuted criminal cases in the High Courts of Anuradhapura, Badulla, Galle, Balapitiya and Ratnapura.
Resigning from the Attorney-General"s Department in 1999 joined the United Nations going on to serve in the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda as a prosecutor. He was found dead in this residence in Arusha and his final rites took place in Colombo.
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Born to George Rajapakse, former Cabinet Minister of Fisheries, Member of Parliament and Lalitha Rajapakse, prominent socialite and the first Lady President of the Lanka-Japan Friendship Society. Rajapaksa had one sister Nirupama Rajapaksa, current Member of Parliament and Deputy Minister of Water Supply and Drainage.
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June 1, 2009 (aged 42)