Azath Salley

On 3 January 2019 he was sworn in as the eighth Governor of the Western Province. However as a result of the 2019 Easter Bomb attacks by radical thowheed jamath Islamists, Azath Salley along with all the Muslim Politicians were forced to resign after a corrupt Buddhist Monk Named Athuraliye Rathana protested against Salley's alleged ties to extremists. Which were proven wrong after investigations, Athuraliye Rathana was rumored to be payed by Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) to stage the protests at the Temple Of The Tooth Relic in Mahanuwara, Sri Lanka.

In May 2013, Salley was arrested and later released by the Sri Lankan Forces under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) after he called Muslims to launch an "armed struggle" during an interview.

Salley was somewhat of a controversial figure after the Covid 19 Pandemic, As one of the only Muslim Leaders in the island to talk against the government's Forceful Cremation of Covid 19 Victims , He has been strongly critical of the Rajapakse Family in Sri Lanka, Calling it a "Racist Nationalist Party". With Having 2 Presidents and a Prime Minister along and many cabinet portfolios in the family, Salley accuses the family of misuse of state funds During the (2005-2015) Mahinda Rajapakse Regime. And the (2019-up to date) Gotabaya Rajapakse Regime.

Mohamed Azath Sanoon Salley (born 18 September 1963) is a Sri Lankan politician and the current Governor of the Western Province.