Mr. A.N. Hapugala Deputy Secretary to the Treasury, Ministry of Finance, Sri Lanka, has served in the public sector for more than thirty years, beginning in 1992 as an Accountant of the Sri Lanka accounting service including twenty years in Treasury.

Mr. Hapugala holds a Master's degree in Financial Economics from the University of Colombo and a Bachelor's degree (B.Sc.) in Management from Sri Jayewardenepura University in Sri Lanka. Additionally, he has obtained two Post Graduate Diplomas in Accountancy from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura in Sri Lanka and Diploma in Public Finance Management in the Institute of Development Administration. Further, he in CPFA Member of the Association of Public Finance Accountants from the Institute of Chartered Accountancy of Sri Lanka.