Mahinda Amaraweera
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Mahinda Amaraweera | |
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මහින්ද අමරවිර | |
Chief Opposition Whip | |
In office 18 December 2018 – 22 November 2019 | |
President | Maithripala Sirisena |
Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
Preceded by | Anura Kumara Dissanayake |
Minister of Transportation, Power and Energy | |
Assumed office 22 November 2019 | |
President | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
Prime Minister | Mahinda Rajapakse |
Minister of Agriculture | |
In office 4 September 2015 – 26 October 2018 | |
President | Maithripala Sirisena |
Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
Minister of Disaster Management | |
In office 2010 – 12 January 2015 | |
President | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
Prime Minister | D. M. Jayaratne |
Deputy Minister of Health | |
In office 2010–2010 | |
President | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
Prime Minister | D. M. Jayaratne |
Minister of Water Supply | |
In office 2007–2010 | |
President | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
Prime Minister | Ratnasiri Wickremanayake |
General Secretary of the United People's Freedom Alliance | |
Assumed office 8 March 2016 | |
Leader | Maithripala Sirisena |
Preceded by | Wiswa Warnapala |
Member of Parliament for Hambantota District | |
Assumed office 2004 | |
Member of Parliament for National List | |
In office 2001–2004 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1962-02-12) 12 February 1962 (age 62) Udayala, Angunukolapelessa |
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Political party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
Other political affiliations | United People's Freedom Alliance |
Spouse(s) | Dilrukshika Weerakoon (m.1996-2011), Madushini Prancisku (m.2018-), |
Children | Pasan Amaraweera |
Residence(s) | B/63 Mahagamasekara Mawatha, Colombo 07 |
Alma mater | Vijithl Central College, Dickwella. |
Occupation | Politician |
Mahinda Amaraweera (Sinhala:මහින්ද අමරවීර ) (born 12 February 1962) is a Sri Lankan politician. He is currently the cabinet minister of Transportation, Power and Energy and is a member for Hambantota, representing the United People's Freedom Alliance in the Parliament of Sri Lanka.
Birth and Education
He was born in a remote village called Udayala in Angunukolapelessa. He received his primary education at Angunukolapalessa primary school and secondary education at Vijitha Central College, Dickwella.[1]
Politics
On 22 May 2017, Amaraweera was appointed Mahaweli Development State Minister.
On 8 March 2016 he was appointed General Secretary of the United People's Freedom Alliance, which was vacated following the death of Wiswa Warnapala.[2]
Family
He was married to 'Dilrukshika Weerakoon' from Kandy till 2011. On November 2018 he married 'Madushini Prancisku' daughter of Mr and Mrs Prancisku from Weeraketiya. Mr Amaraweera has only one son from his first marriage Pasan Amaraweera who has studied in Royal College Colombo and is currently doing his higher studies in London.
References
- ^ "MAHINDA AMARAWEERA SPARKLING PERSONALITY".
- ^ "Mahinda Amaraweera is the new UPFA General Secretary". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 8 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
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