Anura Vidanagamage has been appointed as the new Governor of the Uva Province to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of A.J.M. Muzammil.
Vidanagamage has previously served as a Uva Provincial Councillor and also as the Minister of Health and Indigenous Medicine, Probationary and Child Protection and Women Affairs and Social Welfare of the Uva Provincial Council.
On Thursday (05), A. J. M. Muzammil tendered his resignation as the Uva Province Governor in order to support SJB Presidential Candidate and Opposition Leader, Sajith Premadasa in the upcoming presidential election.
In a letter addressed to the President, Muzammil announces his resignation from the position of Governor of the Uva Province, with immediate effect.
Former MP and Colombo Mayor Muzammil was appointed as Governor of North-Western Province by then President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in November 2019 while he was subsequently appointed as the Uva Province Governor in August 2020