COLOMBO ; ; The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Doha headed by ambassador Sithara Khan has recovered a total of LKR 197,719,710.36 in 2025compensation on behalf of the Next of Kins (NOKs) of Sri Lankan nationals who had passed away in QatarThe recovered compensations were remitted to the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism at Colombo for disbursement to the respective
NOKs.mOut of the total amount recovered, a sum of LKR 23,641,182.00 was directly paid to the
NOKs through the efforts of the Embassy, while LKR 174,078,528.36 was transferred to the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism for onward disbursement.
Several of these payments were related to the cases pending since 2014.
The recovery process was carried out through close coordination between the Ambassador of
Sri Lanka in Doha, Sithara Khan; the Minister of the Embassy, Dharmasiri Wijewardane;
and the Translator, M. R. M. Fiyas, with the respective companies, the Consular Affairs
Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, the
Government of Qatar, and the legal firm engaged by the Embassy.
In 2024, the Embassy recovered a total of LKR 172,992,764.43 as compensation, which was
successfully disbursed to the NOKs in Sri Lanka.
