The Sri Lanka Embassy in Doha has successfully recovered a total of SLR. 83,159,234 from January to June 2025 as death compensation on behalf of the Next of Kin (NoK) of Sri Lankan nationals who had passed away in Qatar. The recovered funds have been duly remitted to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism in Colombo as well as to the respective NoKs’ of the deceased. This amount includes settlements for cases that had remained pending since 2023.
Out of a total of SLR. 83,159,234, a sum of SLR 23,389,434 was directly paid to the NoKs’ through the efforts of the Mission. The remaining SLR 59,796,800 was recovered by the Mission and subsequently transferred to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism for onward disbursement to the respective NoKs.
Sri Lanka’s Ambassador in Doha, Sithara Khan and Minister Counsellor, Dharmasiri Wijewardane closely coordinated with the respective companies, Consular Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism of Sri Lanka, the Government of Qatar and the legal firm that works with the Mission, in order to recover the compensation payments.
It may be noted that in the year 2024, the Mission successfully recovered a total of SLR 172,992,764.43 as compensation and disbursed to the NOKs in Sri Lanka.
Embassy of Sri Lanka
Doha
23 July 2025
