Hon.
Mahinda Amaraweera
MP
මහින්ද අමරවීර
மகிந்த அமரவீர
Minister of Agriculture
Assumed office
12 May 2022
PresidentGotabaya Rajapaksa
Ranil Wickremesinghe
Prime MinisterRanil Wickremesinghe
Dinesh Gunawardena
Preceded byJanaka Wakkumbura
In office
4 September 2015 – 26 October 2018
PresidentMaithripala Sirisena
Prime MinisterRanil Wickremesinghe
Preceded byDuminda Dissanayake
Succeeded byP. Harrison
Minister of Wildlife and Forest Conservation
In office
12 May 2022 – 19 January 2023
PresidentGotabaya Rajapaksa
Ranil Wickremesinghe
Prime MinisterRanil Wickremesinghe
Dinesh Gunawardena
Preceded byWimalaweera Dissanayake
Succeeded byPavithra Wanniarachchi
Minister of Environment
In office
12 August 2020 – 3 April 2022
PresidentGotabaya Rajapaksa
Prime MinisterMahinda Rajapaksa
Preceded byS. M. Chandrasena
Succeeded byNaseer Ahamed
Minister of Power and Energy
In office
22 November 2019 – 12 August 2020
PresidentGotabaya Rajapaksa
Prime MinisterMahinda Rajapaksa
Preceded byRavi Karunanayake
Succeeded byUdaya Gammanpila[N 1]
Dullas Alahapperuma[N 2]
Minister of Transport Service Management[lower-alpha 1]
In office
22 November 2019 – 12 August 2020
PresidentGotabaya Rajapaksa
Prime MinisterMahinda Rajapaksa
Preceded byArjuna Ranatunga
Succeeded byDilum Amunugama
Chief Opposition Whip
In office
18 December 2018 – 22 November 2019
PresidentMaithripala Sirisena
Prime MinisterRanil Wickremesinghe
Preceded byAnura Kumara Dissanayake
Minister of Disaster Management
In office
2010 – 12 January 2015
PresidentMahinda Rajapaksa
Prime MinisterD. M. Jayaratne
Deputy Minister of Health
In office
2010–2010
PresidentMahinda Rajapaksa
Prime MinisterD. M. Jayaratne
Minister of Water Supply
In office
2007–2010
PresidentMahinda Rajapaksa
Prime MinisterRatnasiri Wickremanayake
General Secretary of the United People's Freedom Alliance
In office
8 March 2016 – 9 December 2019
LeaderMaithripala Sirisena
Preceded byWiswa Warnapala
Succeeded byAlliance Dissolved
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
Udayala, Angunakolapelessa, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
Political partySri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (After 2018)
Other political
affiliations		Sri Lanka Freedom Party (before 2018)
Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance
(2020 - Present)
Spouse(s)Dilrukshika Weerakoon (m.1996-2011), Madushini Prancisku (m.2018-),
ChildrenPasan Amaraweera
Residence(s)B/63 Mahagamasekara Mawatha, Colombo 07
Alma materVijitha Central College, Dickwella.
OccupationPolitician
  1. ↑ Minister of Passenger Transport Management from 22 November 2019 to 4 December 2019.

Mahinda Amaraweera (Sinhala:මහින්ද අමරවීර,Tamil: மஹிந்த அமரவீர; born 12 February 1962) is a Sri Lankan politician. He is currently the cabinet Minister of Agriculture.[1] He is also a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. for the Hambantota District, as a member of the Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

Family

He was married to 'Dilrukshika Weerakoon' from Kandy till 2011. In 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.

Notes

References

  1. ↑ "New Cabinet of Ministers sworn in". Ada Derana. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "Mahinda Amaraweera". Manthri.lk. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "MAHINDA AMARAWEERA SPARKLING PERSONALITY".
  4. ↑ "Mahinda Amaraweera is the new UPFA General Secretary". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 8 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.


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