Asoka Girihagama, Madukande Asoka Kumara Girihagama, is the former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Canada. Prior to the appointment he was the Ambassador to Oman and a Director General for the Sri Lanka Overseas Service.
Asoka Girihagama | |
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| Sri Lankan Ambassador To Canada | |
| In office November 2018 – December 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 21, 1958 Madukanda, Vavuniya District |
| Nationality |  Sri Lankan |
| Spouse | Sudharma Kumarihami Girihagama (m.1993) |
| Children | Thiyara Ransini Girihagama |
| Parent(s) | Abeysinghe Banda and Nandawathie Kumarihamy Girihagama |
| Residence | Colombo-08 |
| Alma mater | Anuradhapura Central-Anuradhapura Sri Jayawardena Pura University University of Colombo Jaffna University |
| Profession | Civil Servant |
Dismissal of Tamil Genocide Investigations
editIn June 2019, Canadian MPs unanimously supported a motion calling for an independent investigation into genocide claims, which Girihagama publicly rejected, asserting that Sri Lanka had already addressed these issues through the UN. He characterized his role as challenging, particularly in convincing Canadian leaders of the absence of genocide in Sri Lanka.