Embassy of Sri Lanka in Saudi Arabia

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Embassy Closure Notice | Saudi National Day 🇸đŸ‡ĻThe Embassy of Sri Lanka in Riyadh will remain closed on 23 and 24 Septemb...
22/09/2026

Embassy Closure Notice | Saudi National Day 🇸đŸ‡Ļ

The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Riyadh will remain closed on 23 and 24 September 2026 in observance of the National Day of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The Embassy will reopen on Sunday, 27 September 2026.

For emergencies during the closure:

☎ī¸ Labour Matters: +966 54 947 7567 / +966 53 371 9847
☎ī¸ Consular Matters: +966 56 982 2700

Please refer to the notices below for details in English, Sinhala, Tamil and Arabic.

Embassy of Sri Lanka – Riyadh
22 September 2026

Sri Lankan Ambassador Ameer Ajwad Meets Saudi Deputy Minister for Public DiplomacyAmbassador of Sri Lanka to the Kingdom...
22/09/2026

Sri Lankan Ambassador Ameer Ajwad Meets Saudi Deputy Minister for Public Diplomacy

Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ameer Ajwad met with the Deputy Minister for Public Diplomacy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Dr. Raed bin Abdullah Al-Kurmaili.

During the meeting, the two sides exchanged views on matters of mutual interest, including avenues for further enhancing bilateral cooperation and engagement between Sri Lanka and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The meeting reaffirmed the commitment of both sides to further strengthen the longstanding and cordial relations between Sri Lanka and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Second Secretary/Head of Chancery Ms. Damithri Samangika accompanied the Ambassador.

Embassy of Sri Lanka
Riyadh
22 September 2026

Sri Lankan Ambassador Ameer Ajwad Meets with Saudi Deputy Minister for Laws and International CooperationAmbassador of S...
20/09/2026

Sri Lankan Ambassador Ameer Ajwad Meets with Saudi Deputy Minister for Laws and International Cooperation

Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, O.L. Ameer Ajwad, met with Deputy Minister for Laws and International Cooperation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Mishaal bin Ali Al-Balawi at the Ministry of Justice of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in Riyadh.

The two sides discussed on the mutual cooperation in the fields of judicial affairs and legal cooperation and reaffirmed their commitment to advancing cooperation in these areas. The meeting also focused on matters of bilateral interest, with particular emphasis on expediting the finalization of the bilateral agreements on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons and Mutual Legal Assistance between Sri Lanka and Saudi Arabia.

Ambassador was accompanied by Ms Damithri Samangika, Second Secretary/Head of Chancery and Mr. Sajeeth of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Riyadh.

Embassy of Sri Lanka
Riyadh
19 September 2026

18/09/2026

𝐅𝐨đĢ𝐞đĸ𝐠𝐧 𝐌đĸ𝐧đĸđŦ𝐭đĢ𝐲 𝐜đĨ𝐨đŦ𝐞đĨ𝐲 𝐟𝐨đĨđĨ𝐨𝐰đŦ 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚đŦ𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐧𝐨đŖ𝐚𝐧 𝐒đĸđ¯đšđĢ𝐚đŦ𝐚 đĸ𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐮𝐝đĸ 𝐀đĢ𝐚𝐛đĸ𝐚

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism has been closely following the case of Mr. Anojan Sivarasa, a Sri Lankan national, currently undergoing judicial proceedings in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The Ministry, through the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Riyadh and in coordination with the Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Colombo, continues to monitor the developments.

The Ministry remains engaged with the relevant Saudi authorities through diplomatic channels and is taking appropriate steps to safeguard Mr. Anojan Sivarasa’s interests and provide him with all possible assistance.


Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism
Colombo 01

18 September 2026

EXPO SRI LANKA 2027 – Connect â€ĸ Invest â€ĸ GrowThe Embassy of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in the Kingdo...
16/09/2026

EXPO SRI LANKA 2027 – Connect â€ĸ Invest â€ĸ Grow

The Embassy of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is pleased to invite Saudi companies, investors, buyers and business representatives to participate in Expo Sri Lanka 2027, one of Sri Lanka’s major international trade and investment exhibitions.

📅 14–17 January 2027
📍 BMICH, Colombo, Sri Lanka
đŸĸ More than 750 exhibitors from leading Sri Lankan companies

The Expo will showcase opportunities across a wide range of sectors, including industry, agriculture, ICT/BPM, tourism, logistics, construction, renewable energy, healthcare and other export services.

Qualified international buyers and investors will also have access to B2B meetings, investment forums and specially arranged hospitality facilities.

Register now: https://srilankaexpo.lk

For further information, please refer to the attached announcement.

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ØĨŲƒØŗبŲˆ ØŗØąŲŠŲ„اŲ†ŲƒØ§ 2027 – ØĒŲˆØ§ØĩŲ„ â€ĸ اØŗØĒØĢŲ…Øą â€ĸ Ų†Ų…Ų

ŲŠØŗØą ØŗŲØ§ØąØŠ ØŦŲ…Ų‡ŲˆØąŲŠØŠ ØŗØąŲŠŲ„اŲ†ŲƒØ§ اŲ„دŲŠŲ…Ų‚ØąØ§ØˇŲŠØŠ اŲ„اشØĒØąØ§ŲƒŲŠØŠ Ų„دŲ‰ اŲ„Ų…Ų…Ų„ŲƒØŠ اŲ„ØšØąØ¨ŲŠØŠ اŲ„ØŗØšŲˆØ¯ŲŠØŠ دؚŲˆØŠ اŲ„Ø´ØąŲƒØ§ØĒ ŲˆØ§Ų„Ų…ØŗØĒØĢŲ…ØąŲŠŲ† ŲˆØ§Ų„Ų…Ø´ØĒØąŲŠŲ† ŲˆØąØŦاŲ„ اŲ„ØŖØšŲ…اŲ„ ŲŲŠ اŲ„Ų…Ų…Ų„ŲƒØŠ Ų„Ų„Ų…Ø´Ø§ØąŲƒØŠ ŲŲŠ ØĨŲƒØŗبŲˆ ØŗØąŲŠŲ„اŲ†ŲƒØ§ 2027، ØŖحد ØŖØ¨ØąØ˛ اŲ„Ų…ØšØ§ØąØļ اŲ„دŲˆŲ„ŲŠØŠ Ų„Ų„ØĒØŦØ§ØąØŠ ŲˆØ§Ų„اØŗØĒØĢŲ…Ø§Øą ŲŲŠ ØŗØąŲŠŲ„اŲ†ŲƒØ§.

📅 14–17 ŲŠŲ†Ø§ŲŠØą 2027
📍 BMICH – ŲƒŲˆŲ„ŲˆŲ…بŲˆØŒ ØŗØąŲŠŲ„اŲ†ŲƒØ§
đŸĸ ØŖŲƒØĢØą Ų…Ų† 750 ØšØ§ØąØļاŲ‹ Ų…Ų† ŲƒØ¨ØąŲ‰ اŲ„Ø´ØąŲƒØ§ØĒ اŲ„ØŗØąŲŠŲ„اŲ†ŲƒŲŠØŠ

ŲŠØŗØĒØšØąØļ اŲ„Ų…ØšØąØļ ŲØąØĩاŲ‹ Ų…ØĒŲ†ŲˆØšØŠ ŲŲŠ اŲ„Ų‚ØˇØ§ØšØ§ØĒ اŲ„ØĩŲ†Ø§ØšŲŠØŠ ŲˆØ§Ų„Ø˛ØąØ§ØšŲŠØŠØŒ ŲˆØĒŲ‚Ų†ŲŠØŠ اŲ„Ų…ØšŲ„ŲˆŲ…اØĒ، ŲˆØ§Ų„ØŗŲŠØ§Ø­ØŠØŒ ŲˆØ§Ų„؎دŲ…اØĒ اŲ„Ų„ŲˆØŦØŗØĒŲŠØŠØŒ ŲˆØ§Ų„بŲ†Ø§ØĄØŒ ŲˆØ§Ų„ØˇØ§Ų‚ØŠ اŲ„Ų…ØĒØŦدد؊، ŲˆØ§Ų„ØąØšØ§ŲŠØŠ اŲ„ØĩØ­ŲŠØŠ ŲˆØēŲŠØąŲ‡Ø§ Ų…Ų† ؎دŲ…اØĒ اŲ„ØĒØĩدŲŠØą.

ŲƒŲ…ا ØŗŲŠØ­Ø¸Ų‰ اŲ„Ų…Ø´ØĒØąŲˆŲ† ŲˆØ§Ų„Ų…ØŗØĒØĢŲ…ØąŲˆŲ† اŲ„دŲˆŲ„ŲŠŲˆŲ† اŲ„Ų…ؤŲ‡Ų„ŲˆŲ† بŲØąØĩ Ų„ØšŲ‚د اØŦØĒŲ…اؚاØĒ ØŖØšŲ…اŲ„ ØĢŲ†Ø§ØĻŲŠØŠ ŲˆØ§Ų„Ų…Ø´Ø§ØąŲƒØŠ ŲŲŠ اŲ„Ų…Ų†ØĒدŲŠØ§ØĒ اŲ„اØŗØĒØĢŲ…Ø§ØąŲŠØŠ ŲˆØ§Ų„Ø¨ØąØ§Ų…ØŦ اŲ„Ų…ØŽØĩØĩØŠ Ų„Ų‡Ų….

Ų„Ų„ØĒØŗØŦŲŠŲ„: https://srilankaexpo.lk

Sri Lanka Ambassador Invites Riyadh Chamber to Participate in “Sri Lanka Expo 2027”Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Kingdo...
15/09/2026

Sri Lanka Ambassador Invites Riyadh Chamber to Participate in “Sri Lanka Expo 2027”

Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia O.L. Ameer Ajwad met with Eng. Abdullah Abdulrahman Al-Obaikan, Chairman of the Riyadh Chamber, and discussed potential areas of cooperation between the private sectors of Sri Lanka and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Briefing the Chairman on recent developments in private-sector engagement between the two countries, including the establishment of the Saudi–Sri Lanka Business Council between the Federation of Saudi Chambers (FSC) and the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka (FCCISL), the Ambassador extended an invitation to the Chairman and members of the Riyadh Chamber, which represents a large and influential private-sector network in the Kingdom, to visit Sri Lanka and participate in “Sri Lanka Expo 2027”, scheduled to be held from 14–17 January 2027 in Colombo.

The Ambassador also invited potential investors from the Riyadh Chamber to participate in the “Sri Lanka Economic and Investment Summit”, scheduled to take place on 12–13 October 2026 at the Shangri-La Colombo, to explore the wide range of investment opportunities available in Sri Lanka.

The Ambassador expressed his appreciation to the Riyadh Chamber for its unwavering support for business delegations from Sri Lanka, including facilitating business visits, hosting B2B meetings at the Chamber, and providing opportunities for meaningful engagement between the business communities of the two countries.

Chairman Eng. Al-Obaikan recalled the longstanding historical ties between Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka and expressed his pleasure at witnessing the growing business relations between the two countries. He also reaffirmed the support of the Riyadh Chamber for Sri Lanka’s trade and investment initiatives, including participation in trade and investment forums, with a view to further strengthening economic, commercial and business relations between the two countries.

Both sides also discussed the proposed visit of a high-level Saudi–Sri Lanka Business Council delegation to Sri Lanka, coinciding with the “Sri Lanka Expo 2027.”

The meeting was attended by Mr. Abdul Hadi Alqarni, Chairman of the Saudi–Sri Lanka Business Council; Mr. Mansour Al-Ajmi, Director of International Relations, Riyadh Chamber as well as Ms. U.G. Damithri Samangika, Second Secretary/Head of Chancery; and Ms. Tashma Vithanawasam, First Secretary (Commerce) of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Riyadh.

The meeting reaffirmed the commitment of both sides to expanding bilateral trade, investment and business-to-business cooperation, and to further strengthening the longstanding friendship and economic partnership between Sri Lanka and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Embassy of Sri Lanka
Riyadh
15.09.2026

15/09/2026

-āˇ„āļ¯āˇ’āˇƒāˇ’ āļ­āļ­āˇŠāļ­āˇŠāˇ€āļē āļ´āˇ’āˇ…āˇ’āļļāļŗ āļ¯āˇāļąāˇ”āļ¸āˇŠāļ¯āˇ“āļ¸-

āˇƒāˇžāļ¯āˇ’ āļ…āļģāˇāļļāˇ’āļēāˇš āļļāļ§āˇ„āˇ’āļģ āļšāļŊāˇāļ´āļēāˇš ( āļ­āļļāˇ”āļšāˇŠ, āļ¸āļ¯āˇ“āļąāˇ, āļ¸āļšāˇŠāļšāˇ, āļ…āļļāˇ, āļ…āˇƒāˇ“āļģāˇŠ, āļĸāˇ’āˇƒāˇāļąāˇŠ, āļąāļĸāˇŠāļģāˇāļąāˇŠ āļēāļą āļšāļŊāˇāļ´ āļ†āˇ€āļģāļĢāļē āļšāļģāļ¸āˇ’āļąāˇŠ ) āˇ€āˇ™āˇƒāˇ™āļą āˇƒāˇ’āļēāļŊāˇ”āļ¸ āˇāˇŠâ€āļģāˇ“ āļŊāˇāļ‚āļšāˇ’āļš āļ´āˇ”āļģāˇ€āˇāˇƒāˇ’āļēāļąāˇŠāļ§ āļ´āˇ„āļ­ āļšāļģāˇ”āļĢāˇ” āļ´āˇ’āˇ…āˇ’āļļāļŗāˇ€ āļ‹āļ´āļ¯āˇ™āˇƒāˇŠ āļ¯āˇ™āļąāˇ” āļŊāˇāļļāˇš

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09/09/2026

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Sri Lanka Ambassador Ameer Ajwad Meets with the Governor of ZATCA of Saudi ArabiaAmbassador of Sri Lanka to the Kingdom ...
09/09/2026

Sri Lanka Ambassador Ameer Ajwad Meets with the Governor of ZATCA of Saudi Arabia

Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ameer Ajwad met recently with the Governor of the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Suhail Abanmi, together with ZATCA senior officials. During the meeting, they discussed areas of bilateral cooperation, including the ratification of the Agreement on the Avoidance of Double Taxation between Sri Lanka and Saudi Arabia, as well as tax matters concerning Sri Lanka International Schools in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Sri Lanka International School in Riyadh, Mr. Mohamed Fahim Mohamed Jiffry, also accompanied the Sri Lanka Ambassador and participated in the meeting.

The Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) is the Saudi government authority responsible for administering and enforcing zakat, tax and customs regulations in the Kingdom. It oversees areas including VAT, excise tax, customs duties, e-invoicing (Fatoora), zakat compliance and customs procedures, playing an important role in facilitating trade while ensuring compliance with Saudi fiscal and customs laws.

Embassy of Sri Lanka
Riyadh
09.09.2026

Ambassador Ameer Ajwad Highlights Sri Lanka’s Human Capital Potential at Saudi Arabia’s LEAP26 International Conference ...
06/09/2026

Ambassador Ameer Ajwad Highlights Sri Lanka’s Human Capital Potential at Saudi Arabia’s LEAP26 International Conference on Technology and Innovation

Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Ameer Ajwad, participated in Saudi Arabia’s flagship international conference on technology and innovation, LEAP26, held in Riyadh from 31 August to 3 September 2026. Speaking to the Arabic news channel Okaz (ØšŲƒØ§Ø¸) at the Conference venue, he highlighted that Sri Lanka is well positioned to complement and partner with Saudi Arabia’s rapidly growing advanced technology ecosystem and contribute skilled human capital, given Sri Lanka’s strong human capital base and leading position in South Asia.

Ambassador also stated that LEAP26 provides an important platform for strengthening international partnerships and exploring opportunities for cooperation in technology, innovation, artificial intelligence, entrepreneurship and digital development. The Conference witnessed the announcement of investments, partnerships and new launches valued around USD 15 billion in the fields of artificial intelligence and advanced technologies. He appreciated the opportunity to participate in this significant international gathering and to observe first-hand the Kingdom’s dynamic technology and innovation ecosystem.

The participation of leading global companies specialising in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, cloud computing, robotics, emerging technologies and technology-driven investment underscored Saudi Arabia’s emergence as a global hub for technology and innovation.

LEAP26 reflects Saudi Arabia’s ambitious transformation agenda under Saudi Vision 2030, bringing together leading technology companies, governments, investors, startups, researchers, entrepreneurs and innovators from around the world. The Conference provides a global platform for dialogue, collaboration and investment across the rapidly evolving technology sector.

Embassy of Sri Lanka
Riyadh
6th September 2026

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