I was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka. I am the youngest in a family with two brothers and one sister.
After high school I became a hotel management trainee and worked as a cashier at the Bentota Beach Hotel (on the south-west coast of Sri Lanka)
In 1983, I came to Austria to further my knowledge of the hotel trade and worked in various hotels. In 1994 I join the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna. During 2003 I was deployed as Support Staff to the UN Mission in Iraq.
Active member of the Sri Lanka Association in Vienna (1983-1990).
Member of the "Colombo Jaycees". |