Upawansa Yapa PC was the 37th Solicitor General of Sri Lanka.
Yapa received his education at Nalanda College Colombo and while at school, he led both Sinhala and English debating teams.
[1] He subsequently attended the University of Ceylon, Peradeniya in 1960, where he obtained Bachelor of Arts degree.
In 1965 Yapa joined the Ceylon Law College and was admitted as an advocate of Your Lordship's Court in February, 1969.
Yapa has appeared for the State in several important Criminal trials, including Sepala Ekanayake aircraft hijacking case.