K. C. Kamalasabayson

Kandapper Chinniah Kamalasabayson (8 April 1949 – 12 August 2007) was a Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer, Solicitor General of Sri Lanka and Attorney General of Sri Lanka.

Early life and family Kamalasabayson was born on 8 April 1949 in Trincomalee, eastern Ceylon. He was the son of V. K. Chinniah, a landed proprietor and philanthropist. Kamalasabayson's brother K. C. Kamalanathan was Principal State Counsel in Zambia and Principal Crown Prosecutor in Lesotho. Kamalasabayson was educated at Colombo Hindu Primary School and S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia. After school he joined Ceylon Law College, graduating in November 1971 with a first class honours pass. He later received a master's degree in public law from the University of Colombo (1994) and a master's degree in international business law from King's College London (1995).

Kamalasabayson married Ramani. He had completed the Legal Advisors' course at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, International Contract Negotiation course at the International Law Institute and the Construction Contracts course at the International Development Law Institute.