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Manel Abeysekera was born on 1933 in Iran, is a Sri Lankan diplomat. Discover Manel Abeysekera's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 91 years old?
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Diplomat |
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91 years old |
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1933, 1933 |
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1933 |
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Iran
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Manel Abeysekera Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Manel Abeysekera's Husband?
Her husband is Hector Abeysekera
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Hector Abeysekera |
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Manel Abeysekera Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Manel Abeysekera worth at the age of 91 years old? Manel Abeysekera’s income source is mostly from being a successful Diplomat. She is from Iran. We have estimated Manel Abeysekera's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Diplomat |
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Timeline
Irangani Manel Abeysekera is a Sri Lankan diplomat.
Having served as Sri Lankan Ambassador in Germany and Thailand, she is known as Sri Lanka's first woman career diplomat.
Abeysekera was born to E. W. Kannangara, a prominent civil servant who had served as the Clerk of the State Council.
Educated at Methodist College, Colombo, she read history at Somerville College, Oxford.
After joining the Overseas Service she studied modern languages at New Hall, Cambridge.
Abeysekera is an Honorary Fellow of Somerville College.
After graduating from Oxford in 1957, she returned to Ceylon and applied to the newly formed Ceylon Overseas Service through the Ceylon Civil Service, having become only female in the batch of eight selected candidates.
Having been appointed to the service as the first female recruit, she became the first female diplomat in Sri Lanka.
Having completed her modern languages training at Cambridge, she was made permanent in her appointment and took up the post of Third Secretary at the Ceylon's High Commission in London.
Thereafter she was posted to Thailand as Charge d’ Affaires from 1970 to 1974.
Returning to Sri Lanka in 1974 she took up the post of Chief of Protocol at the Ministry of External Affairs and Defence, where she played a major role in organizing the Non-Aligned Summit in 1976.
During her tuner she wrote the Foreign Ministry Manual of Protocol Procedure.
She then went on to serve as Sri Lankan Ambassador to Thailand, there after Director General - Press and Publicity Division of the Foreign Ministry and finally became Sri Lankan Ambassador to Germany, having accreditation to Austria and Switzerland.
She retired from the Foreign Service in 1993.
At present, she works as a Consultant (Foreign Service Training), Ministry of Foreign Affairs and is based at the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute of International Relations and Strategic Studies and is also as a Consultant on Gender and Development
Abeysekera married Hector Abeysekera, a UN diplomat.
