Hanif Yusoof | |
|---|---|
| හනීෆ් යූසුෆ් ஹனீஸ் யூசுப் | |
| 12th Governor of the Western Province | |
| Assumed office 28 September 2024 | |
| President | Anura Kumara Dissanayake |
| Prime Minister | Harini Amarasuriya |
| Preceded by | Roshan Goonetileke |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1958[ citation needed ] Kollupitiya,Sri Lanka |
| Known for | Co-founder of Expolanka Holdings |
Hanif Yusoof is a Sri Lankan businessman,entrepreneur,and the current governor of the Western Province of Sri Lanka. [1] [2] He is also the co-founder of Expolanka Holdings. [3]
Hanif Yusoof was born in Kollupitiya in 1958,[ citation needed ] to Gujarati parents. His family emigrated to Sri Lanka just before the partition of India,and his grandfather became a citizen at the suggestion of then-prime minister John Kotelawala,who he had met while playing cards. Yusoof was educated at Royal College,Colombo. [4]
Yusoof co-founded Expolanka Holdings. [5] Under his leadership,Expolanka grew to be the largest company by market capitalisation in Sri Lanka. [6]
After the election of Anura Kumara Dissanayake as president in the 2024 Sri Lankan presidential elections,Yusoof was appointed as Governor of the Western Province on 28 September 2024. [7] [8]
On 29 January 2025,allegations against Yusoof surfaced,accusing Yusoof of being connected to the unauthorised release of 323 containers by Sri Lanka Customs without inspection. Governor Yusoof denied all allegations and filed a complaint with the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to request an investigation into said allegations. [9]