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Navin Dissanayake
Sri Lankan politician
Sri Lankan politician
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| honorific-prefix | Hon. |
| name | Navin Dissanayake |
| image | Navin Dissanayake.jpg |
| caption | Dissanayake in May 2017 |
| office | Governor of Sabaragamuwa |
| president | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| primeminister | Dinesh Gunawardena |
| term_start | 13 June 2023 |
| term_end | 23 September 2024 |
| predecessor | Tikiri Kobbekaduwa |
| successor | Champa Janaki Rajaratne |
| office2 | Minister of Plantation Industries |
| president2 | Maithripala Sirisena |
| primeminister2 | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| term_start2 | 4 September 2015 |
| term_end2 | 21 November 2019 |
| predecessor2 | Lakshman Kiriella |
| office3 | Minister of Sports |
| president3 | Maithripala Sirisena |
| primeminister3 | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| term_start3 | 19 January 2015 |
| term_end3 | 4 September 2015 |
| predecessor3 | Mahindananda Aluthgamage |
| successor3 | Dayasiri Jayasekara |
| constituency_MP4 | Nuwara Eliya District |
| parliament4 | Sri Lankan |
| term_start4 | 2000 |
| term_end4 | 2020 |
| birth_date | |
| nationality | Sri Lankan |
| party | United National Party |
| (2000–2007, since 2014) | |
| United People's Freedom Alliance | |
| (2007-2014) | |
| spouse | Lanka Dissanayake |
| (née Jayasuriya) | |
| partner | |
| children | Mahita and Samadhee |
| alma_mater | University of London Institute in Paris |
| profession | Lawyer |
| parents | Gamini Dissanayake |
| Srima Dissanayake | |
| relations | Mayantha (brother) |
| Varuni (sister) |
| honorific-prefix = Hon. (2000–2007, since 2014) United People's Freedom Alliance (2007-2014) (née Jayasuriya) Srima Dissanayake Varuni (sister)
Navin Eranjan Dissanayake (born 9 September 1969) is a Sri Lankan politician, and former Minister of Plantation Industries. He is a former Member of Parliament of the United National Party from the Nuwara Eliya District. He also served as Governor of the Sabaragamuwa Province from 2023 to 2024.
Dissanayake is the eldest son of Gamini Dissanayake, former UNP presidential candidate, and grandson of Andrew Dissanayake. His younger brother, Mayantha Dissanayake is an MP for UNP from the Kandy District. He was educated at S. Thomas' Preparatory School and Royal College Colombo.
He is an Attorney-at-law in Sri Lanka, and holds a master's degree in Finance and Financial Law from University of London. Dissanayake graduated from the University of Sussex in Law and was called to the Bar in the United Kingdom as a Barrister at Law from the Middle Temple.
Dissanayake is married to Dr. Lanka Jayasuriya, daughter of Karu Jayasuriya, who holds a position in the World Health Organization, Sri Lanka as a National Professional Officer. The couple has two daughters, Samdhee and Mahita.
References
References
- (September 4, 2015). "New Ministers sworn in". [[Ada Derana]].
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