Inspector General of Police (Sri Lanka)

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) is the professional head of the Sri Lanka Police. He is the most senior police officer in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...

and oversees all police personnel throughout the country. The IGP reports to the minister of defense, when the Police Service is under the Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence (Sri Lanka)

The Ministry of Defence, Public Security, Law & Order is the Sri Lankan government ministry responsible for implementation of government defence policy and the headquarters of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces....

as it is currently. The current Inspector General of Police is N.K. Illangakoon, who succeeded Dr Mahinda Balasuriya.

History

The post of Inspector General of Police in Sri Lanka can be traced as far back as 1797 when the office of Fiscal was created and Fredric Barron Mylius was appointed as Fiscal of Colombo

Colombo

Colombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo...

and entrusted with responsibility of policing the City of Colombo.

The official establishment of the Ceylon Police Force was on 3 September 1866 when William Robert Campbell

William Robert Campbell

Sir William Robert Campbell was the first British colonial Inspector General of Police of Ceylon . After serving as chief of police in the Indian province of Rathnageri, he was appointed as Chief Superintendent of Police in Ceylon to be in charge of the Police Force on September 3, 1866...

(then the chief of police in the Indian province of Rathnageri

Ratnagiri District

Ratnagiri district is one of the 35 districts of Maharashtra state in western India. Ratnagiri is the district headquarters of the district. The district is 11.33% urban. The district is bounded by the Arabian Sea to the west, Sindhudurg district to the south, Raigad district to the north and...

) was appointed as Chief Superintendent of Police

Chief Superintendent

Chief superintendent is a senior rank in police forces organised on the British model.- United Kingdom :In the British police, a chief superintendent is senior to a superintendent and junior to an assistant chief constable .The highest rank below Chief Officer level, chief...

in Ceylon to be in charge of the Police units. This post officially became the Chief of Police

Chief of police

A Chief of Police is the title typically given to the top official in the chain of command of a police department, particularly in North America. Alternate titles for this position include Commissioner, Superintendent, and Chief constable...

but was soon changed to that of the Inspector General of Police accordingly William Robert Campbell became the first Inspector General of Police.

Inspector Generals of Police

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William Robert Campbell
William Robert Campbell
Sir William Robert Campbell was the first British colonial Inspector General of Police of Ceylon . After serving as chief of police in the Indian province of Rathnageri, he was appointed as Chief Superintendent of Police in Ceylon to be in charge of the Police Force on September 3, 1866...
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Herbert Dowbiggin
Herbert Dowbiggin
Sir Herbert Layard Dowbiggin, C.M.G. was the British colonial Inspector General of Police of British Ceylon from 1913 to 1937, the longest tenure of office of an Inspector General of Police . He was called the 'Father of Colonial Police'.-Antecedents:Dowbiggin was the sixth child of Rev....

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Order of St Michael and St George
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Sir
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Ranulph Bacon
Ranulph Bacon
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Ranulph Robert Maunsell Bacon QPM was a British police officer.Bacon was born in Westgate-on-Sea, Kent, and educated at Tonbridge School and Queens' College, Cambridge. He joined the Metropolitan Police as a Constable in 1928 and was selected for Hendon Police College in...

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Queen's Police Medal
The Queen's Police Medal is awarded to police officers in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth for gallantry or distinguished service. Recipients may use the post-nominal letters "QPM", although the right to use these was only granted officially on 20 July 1969...
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Sir
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Richard Aluwihare
Richard Aluwihare
Sir Richard Aluwihare, KCMG, CBE, CCS, JP was a Sri Lankan civil servant and diplomat. He was the first Ceylonese Inspector General of Police and Ceylon's High Commissioner in India....

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Justice of the Peace
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T.S Attygalle
Osmund De Silva
M. W. F. Abeykoon, CCS
CCS
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S.A. Dissanayake
S.A. Dissanayake
S.A. "Jingle" Dissanayaka is a former Sri Lankan Inspector-General of Police. He was played a major role as Director of the Criminal Investigation Department in stopping the attempted military coup of 1962...
Stanley Senanayake
John Attygalle
Ana Seneviratne
Ana Seneviratne
G. A. D. E. Ana Seneviratne is a former Sri Lankan Inspector-General of Police and Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Malaysia.Educated at the prestigious Royal College Colombo and went to graduate from the University of Ceylon, Peradeniya, with a LLB Degree...
Rudra Rajasingham
L.G.D.C.L. Herath
Aleric Abeygunawardena
Dr. T. P. Frank de Silva
W.B.Rajaguru
T.E.Anandaraja
Lucky Kodituwakku
Indra De Silva
Chandra Fernando
Victor Perera
Jayantha Wickramaratne
Dr Mahinda Balasuriya

External links

Official Police Website

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History

Inspector Generals of Police

See also

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