Mr.A.K.D.D.D. Arandara, currently serving as the Additional Director General of the Department of Legal Affairs, joined public service in 2000. He has previously served as the Senior Assistant Secretary of the Ministry of Justice and as the Director General of the Consumer Affairs Authority.

A lawyer with 25 years of experience in the legal profession, he has also held positions as a board member of the Post Graduate Institute of Medicine, Sri Lanka Independent Television Network, Prima Ceylon, and the Sri Lanka Ayurvedic Corporation. Currently, he is serving at Sri Lankan Airlines.