Prof. S. B. S. Abayakoon is the current chairman of Engineering council Sri Lanka(ECSL), Governor of the central province and the former Vice-Chancellor of University of Peradeniya,[1] Sri Lanka.

Prior to that, he was the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering for four and a half years.

He completed his primary and secondary education at St/Sylvester's College, Kandy.

Then he entered to the University of Peradeniya faculty of engineering for his higher education and completed the bachelor's degree in civil engineering in 1979 with a First Class Honours degree.

He received his post graduate degrees, Master of Applied Science and Doctor of Philosophy, from University of British Columbia, Canada in 1983 and in 1987 respectively.