Major General Nanda Mallawaarachchi RWP, VSV, USP, ndc, psc, Msc (Defense) is the Current Secretary of Sports in Sri Lanka.

[7] Major General Mallawaarachchi served the Sri Lankan Army for over 36 years throughout the island.

[12] He was appointed Ambassador and Plenipotentiary of Sri Lanka to the Republic of Indonesia in July 2007.

The Sri Lanka Police Service and the elite Special Task Force would function directly under the new ministry.

[15][16][17] On 24 Oct 2014 Mallawaarachchi was appointed as the Secretary to the Ministry of Sports (Sri Lanka).