1998 in Sri Lanka
# 1998 in Sri Lanka

The following lists events that happened during 1998 in Sri Lanka.

## Incumbents

* President: Chandrika Kumaratunga
* Prime Minister: Sirimavo Bandaranaike
* Chief Justice: G. P. S. de Silva

### Governors

* Central Province – E. L. Senanayake (until 1998); Stanley Tillekeratne (starting 1998)
* North Central Province – Maithripala Senanayake (until 12 July); G. M. S. Samaraweera (starting 12 July)
* North Eastern Province – Gamini Fonseka (until 20 October); Asoka Jayawardena (starting 20 October)
* North Western Province – Hector Arawwawala
* Sabaragamuwa Province – C. N. Saliya Mathew
* Southern Province – Neville Kanakeratne
* Uva Province – Ananda Dassanayake
* Western Province – K. Vignarajah

### Chief Ministers

* Central Province – W. M. P. B. Dissanayake (until 1998); vacant (starting 1998)
* North Central Province – Jayasena Dissanayake (until June); vacant (starting June)
* North Western Province – Nimal Bandara
* Sabaragamuwa Province – Jayatilake Podinilame (until June); Vacant (starting June)
* Southern Province – Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena
* Uva Province – Percy Samaraweera (until June); vacant (starting June)
* Western Province – Susil Premajayanth (until June); vacant (starting June)

## Events

* Bolstered by successes in 1997, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam unleash phase 2 of Operation Unceasing Waves in September 1998. The LTTE captures the town of Killinochi in the North East, but lose Mankulam to the Sri Lankan Army.
* Local government elections were held in Sri Lanka on 29 January 1998 for 17 local authorities on the Jaffna peninsula, in the north of the country.
