{"id":176,"date":"2017-07-21T08:32:09","date_gmt":"2017-07-21T08:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cu.jfn.ac.lk\/?page_id=176"},"modified":"2026-02-18T06:22:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T06:22:53","slug":"former-heads","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cu.jfn.ac.lk\/index.php\/staff-2\/former-heads\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Heads"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cu.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Kanaganathan.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1048\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Dr. S. 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