The following lists events that happened during 1989 in Sri Lanka.
Incumbents
President: J. R. Jayewardene (until 2 January); Ranasinghe Premadasa (starting 2 January) Prime Minister: Ranasinghe Premadasa (until 2 January); Dingiri Banda Wijetunga (starting 2 January) Chief Justice: Parinda Ranasinghe
Governors
Governor of Central Province: E. L. B. Hurulle
Governor of North Central Province: Dingiri Bandara Welagedara (until May); E. L. Senanayake (starting May) Governor of North Eastern Province: Nalin Seneviratne (until 31 January); Montague Jayawickrama (starting 1 February) Governor of North Western Province: Dingiri Banda Wijetunga Governor of Sabaragamuwa: Noel Wimalasena Governor of Southern Province: Abdul Bakeer Markar Governor of Uva: P. C. Imbulana (starting May) Governor of Western Province: Suppiah Sharvananda
Chief Ministers
Chief Minister of Central Province: W. M. P. B. Dissanayake
Chief Minister of North Central Province: G. D. Mahindasoma
Chief Minister of North Eastern Province: Varatharaja Perumal
Chief Minister of North Western Province: Gamini Jayawickrama Perera
Chief Minister of Sabaragamuwa: G. V. Punchinilame
Chief Minister of Southern Province: M. S. Amarasiri
Chief Minister of Uva: Percy Samaraweera
Chief Minister of Western Province: Susil Moonesinghe
Events
The JVP Insurrection comes to an end in 1989. Sri Lanka has their 9th parliamentary elections with Ranasinghe Premadasa winning with a total of 125 seats.
Notes
a. Gunaratna, Rohan. (1998). Pg.353, Sri Lanka's Ethnic Crisis and National Security, Colombo: South Asian Network on Conflict Research.