K. C. Kamalasabayson
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K. C. Kamalasabayson PC |
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| கே. சி. கமலசபேசன் | |
| 39th Attorney General of Sri Lanka | |
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In office 1999–2007 |
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| Preceded by | Sarath N. Silva |
| Succeeded by | C. R. De Silva |
| 38th Solicitor General of Sri Lanka | |
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In office 1998–1999 |
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| Preceded by | Upawansa Yapa |
| Succeeded by | C. R. De Silva |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
8 April 1949 Trincomalee, Ceylon |
| Died | 12 August 2007 (aged 58) Chennai, India |
| Alma mater |
Ceylon Law College University of Colombo King's College London |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Ethnicity | Sri Lankan Tamil |
Kandapper Chinniah Kamalasabayson (8 April 1949 – 12 August 2007) was a Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer, Solicitor General of Sri Lanka and Attorney General of Sri Lanka.
Kamalasabayson was born on 8 April 1949 in Trincomalee, eastern Ceylon. He was the son V. K. Chinniah, a landed proprietor and philanthropist. Kamalasabayson's brother K. C. Kamalanathan was Principal State Counsel in Zambia and Principal Crown Prosecutor in Lesotho. Kamalasabayson was educated at Colombo Hindu Primary School and S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia. After school he joined Ceylon Law College, graduating in November 1971 with a first class honours pass. He later received a master's degree in public law from the University of Colombo (1994) and a master's degree in international business law from King's College London (1995).
Kamalasabayson married Ramani. They had a daughter, Vidya.
Kamalasabayson became an advocate of the Supreme Court on 23 June 1972. He worked at the Unofficial Bar in the chambers of G. F. Sethukavalar and E. Balanadarajah before joining the Attorney-General's Department as an acting State Counsel on 1 August 1974. He was promoted to Senior State Counsel (1983), Deputy Solicitor General (1992) and Additional Solicitor General (1 March 1996). He was made a President's Counsel in 1996. He became Solicitor-General on 1 December 1998 before being promoted to Attorney General on 15 October 1999. He retired on 7 April 2007.
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