Ratnajeevan Hoole

Prof. Ratnajeevan Hoole is a professor of Electrical Engineering and an ex-Vice Chancellor of University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Previously he was posted at the Peradeniya University. He has spent many years in USA.

President Mahinda Rajapakse appointed Prof. Hoole as the Vice Chancellor of the University of Jaffna in March 2006. However, the rebel group People's Uprising Force, which is believed to have links to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, opposed the appointment and used threats and intimidation [ [http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGASA370102006 Sri Lanka: Fear for safety: Professor Ratnajeevan Hoole | Amnesty International ] ] [ [http://transcurrents.com/tamiliana/archives/147 Vice Chancellor Hoole forced to flee Sri Lanka ] ] against the professor and his family to discourage him from accepting his post. Currently he is on special leave due to these threats to his life [ [http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGASA370102006?open&of=ENG-LKA Sri Lanka: Fear for safety: Professor Ratnajeevan Hoole | Amnesty International ] ] by local para military groups [ [http://www.nearinternational.org/alerts/sri_lanka220060414en.php NEAR: Sri Lanka: Paramilitary group sends death threats to university vice chancellor ] ] allied with the LTTE. In January 2008, N.Shanmugalingan, a new vice chancellor for the University of Jaffna has been appointed by President Mahinda Rajapaksa, in lieu of Prof. Hoole not taking up his assigned position for an extended period, exceeding more than an year. Prior to his appointment as VC of The University of Jaffna, Prof. Hoole was appointed to the University Grants Commission by the then president Chandrika Kumaratunga [ [http://transcurrents.com/tamiliana/archives/147 » Vice Chancellor Hoole forced to flee Sri Lanka ] ] .

Professor Hoole is a younger sibling of Human Rights activist Rajan Hoole. [ [http://www.nearinternational.org/alerts/sri_lanka220060414en.php NEAR: Sri Lanka: Paramilitary group sends death threats to university vice chancellor ] ] Prof. Hoole is a Protestant Christian.

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