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Hon.
Navin Dissanayake
MP
Dissanayake in May 2017
Governor of Sabaragamuwa
Incumbent
Assumed office 13 June 2023
President
Ranil Wickremesinghe
Prime Minister
Dinesh Gunawardena
Preceded by
Tikiri Kobbekaduwa
Minister of Plantation Industries
In office 4 September 2015 – 21 November 2019
President
Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister
Ranil Wickremesinghe
Preceded by
Lakshman Kiriella
Minister of Sports
In office 19 January 2015 – 4 September 2015
President
Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister
Ranil Wickremesinghe
Preceded by
Mahindananda Aluthgamage
Succeeded by
Dayasiri Jayasekara
Member of Parliament for Nuwara Eliya District
In office 2000–2020
Personal details
Born
(1969-09-09) September 9, 1969 (age 54)
Nationality
Sri Lankan
Political party
United National Party (2000-2007,2014-Present) United People's Freedom Alliance (2007-2014)
Spouse(s)
Lanka Dissanayake (née Jayasuriya)
Relations
Mayantha (brother) Varuni (sister)
Children
Mahita and Samadhee
Parent(s)
Gamini Dissanayake Srima Dissanayake
Alma mater
University of London Institute in Paris
Profession
Lawyer
Navin Eranjan Dissanayake (born 9 September 1969) is a Sri Lankan politician, and former Minister of Plantation Industries.[1] A former Member of Parliament for United National Party Nuwara Eliya District, he is a son of Gamini Dissanayake a presidential candidate and grandson of Andrew Dissanayake who served as an MP for the Nuwara Eliya electorate and a deputy minister in the S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike's government. His brother, Mayantha Dissanayake is an MP for UNP from Kandy District. He was educated at S. Thomas' Preparatory School and Royal College Colombo.
He is an Attorney-at-law in the Sri Lanka, and he holds a master's degree in Finance and Financial Law from University of London. Hon Navin 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 and they have two daughters Samdhee and Mahita.
^"New Ministers sworn in". Ada Derana. September 4, 2015.
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