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The Honourable
Harin Fernando
MP
හරීන් ප්රනාන්දු ஹரின் பெர்னாண்டோ
Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 November 2023
President
Ranil Wickremesinghe
Prime Minister
Dinesh Gunawardena
Preceded by
Roshan Ranasinghe
In office 20 December 2018 – 17 November 2019
President
Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister
Ranil Wickremesinghe
Preceded by
Faiszer Musthapha
Succeeded by
Dullas Alahapperuma
Minister of Tourism and Lands
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 May 2022
President
Gotabaya Rajapaksa Ranil Wickremesinghe
Prime Minister
Ranil Wickremesinghe Dinesh Gunawardena
Preceded by
Prasanna Ranatunga
Minister of Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare
In office 25 February 2018 – 26 October 2018
President
Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister
Ranil Wickremesinghe
Preceded by
Thalatha Atukorale
In office 20 December 2018 – 17 November 2019
President
Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister
Ranil Wickremesinghe
Minister of Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructure
In office 4 September 2015 – 26 October 2018
President
Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister
Ranil Wickremesinghe
In office 20 December 2018 – 17 November 2019
President
Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister
Ranil Wickremesinghe
7th Chief Minister of Uva Province
In office 14 January 2015 – 1 September 2015
Governor
M. P. Jayasinghe
Preceded by
Shashindra Rajapaksa
Succeeded by
Chamara Sampath Dassanayake
Member of Parliament for National List
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 August 2020
Member of Parliament for Badulla District
In office 1 September 2015 – 3 March 2020
Majority
200,806 Preferential Votes
In office 22 April 2010 – 5 August 2014
Majority
49,073 Preferential Votes
Personal details
Born
(1978-10-28) 28 October 1978 (age 45) Wattala, Sri Lanka
Political party
United National Party (2005–2020, 2023–present)
Other political affiliations
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (2020–2023)
Spouse
Ravindani Yashendra Dias
Parent
Nihal Benito Fernando,
Alma mater
St. Joseph's College, Colombo
Occupation
Politician
Profession
Businessman
Harin Fernando, MP (born 28 October 1978) is a Sri Lankan politician, Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament. He is the current Minister of Tourism and Lands as well as the Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs. He previously served as the Minister of Sports before, as well as the Telecommunication, Digital Infrastructure Facilities, Foreign Employment, and Tourism ministers in previous Sri Lankan governments.[1] He was the 7th Chief Minister of Uva Province.
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HarinFernando, MP (born 28 October 1978) is a Sri Lankan politician, Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament. He is the current Minister of Tourism...
from the original on 17 April 2024, retrieved 24 April 2019 Corr, Lahiru Fernando and Agalawatte Group. "School admission drama: Thewarapperuma IN suicide...
Committee of the SJB expelled HarinFernando and Manusha Nanayakkara from the party. Shortly afterwards, on 2 August 2023, Fernando and Nanayakkara were readmitted...
had been passed to the senior politicians of the country; Minister HarinFernando then tweeted images of an internal memo and report by the police intelligence...
Minister of Uva Province to UNP leader Badulla HarinFernando in 2015, when 6 UPFA members joined Fernando. List of political families in Sri Lanka List...
However, several dissident UNP MPs including Mangala Samaraweera, HarinFernando, Ajith Perera, Harsha de Silva and Sujeewa Senasinghe preferred deputy...
Archived from the original on 2 March 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018. Fernando, Tharushan (24 May 2015). "Voice Against Corruption Movement condemns PM's...
Nimalka Fernando is an attorney-at-law and women’s rights activist from Sri Lanka. She is a member of the Democratic People’s Movement in Sri Lanka, which...
ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 1 December 2022. Thawfeeq, Sa'adi; Fernando, Andrew (6 December 2015). "Arjuna Ranatunga to run for SLC vice-president"...
Johnston Xavier Fernando (born 5 December 1964) is a Sri Lankan politician, former Cabinet Minister, Chief Government Whip and a current member of the...
Uva Chief Minister, after the position was vacated by the incumbent, HarinFernando, who was also elected to parliament at the 2015 parliamentary elections...
come under its purview. The current Minister of Tourism and Lands is HarinFernando. The ministry's secretary is W.A. Chulananda Perera. The Minister of...
Makkal Congress (ACMC) left the government and moved into opposition. MP HarinFernando urged to make Harsha de Silva as Sri Lankan President for at least six...
The Working Committee of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya expells ministers HarinFernando and Manusha Nanayakkara from the party for accepting ministerial portfolios...
plans to change the heads of the defence forces, and on 25 April Hemasiri Fernando, Secretary to the Ministry of Defence tendered his resignation to the President...
as Environment Minister". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 7 February 2024. "Harin appointed Sports Minister, Pavithra sworn in as Irrigation Minister". Ada...
MPs leave the government and join the SJB. 18 July 2023 – 2 SJB MPs (HarinFernando and Manusha Nanayakkara) are expelled from their party for their support...
try to become doctors," opposing the institution. In reply, Dr Neville Fernando, the chairman of SAITM, called him an opportunist, as the students to whom...
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