Sri Lankan order of precedence

• The President
• The Prime Minister
• The Speaker of the Parliament
• The Chief Justice
• Former Presidents
• Cabinet Ministers
• The Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of Sri Lanka.
• Governor of the Province
• Non-Cabinet Ministers
• Chief Minister
• Deputy Speaker of the Parliament
• Deputy Ministers
• Chief Government Whip
• Ambassadors and High Commissioners according to date of presentation of Letters of Credence or of assumption of duty, and Foreign Ministers and Envoys.
• Members of the Constitutional Council
• Judges of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
• Judges of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka
• Members of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. There is no established order of precedence over members of parliament in general, although each party has its internal ranking.
• Provincial Council Chairmen, Ministers and Leader of the Opposition
• Secretary to the President
• Secretary to the Prime Minister
• Secretary to the Cabinet of Ministers
• Secretaries of Ministries
• Attorney General
• Auditor General
• The Chief of Defence Staff
• Commanders of the Armed Forces, Police, the Solicitor-General and Heads of Government Departments
• *Commander of the Sri Lanka Army
• *Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy
• *Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force
• *Inspector General of Police
• Additional Secretaries to the Ministries
• *Director Generals
• *Commissioner General
• *Controller Generals
• *Heads of Government Departments