S.A.P. Sooriyaperuma has been appointed Chairman of the Development Lotteries Board (DLB), replacing Romesh Jayawardene who was removed from him post on September 6.

Finance and Mass Media Minister Mangala Samaraweera appointed Sooriyaperuma to his position, on the instructions of President Maithripala Sirisena.

Sooriyaperuma is an old boy of Nalanda Central Science College, Poramadulla Central College and Kandapola Mahinda Maha Vidyalaya.

He received his BA in Business Management from the University of Sri Jayawardenepura.