List of Chief Ministers of Eastern Province
The Chief Minister of Eastern Province, Sri Lanka is the head of the provincial board of ministers, a body which aids and advises the governor, the head of the provincial government, in the exercise of his executive power. The governor appoints as chief minister the member of the Eastern Provincial Council who, in his opinion, commands the support of a majority of that council. The current chief minister is Ahamed Nazeer Zainulabdeen.Living former chief ministers