(1967-01-12) 12 January 1967 (age 57) Colombo, Dominion of Ceylon
Political party
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (after 2020)
Other political affiliations
United National Party (before 2020)
Spouse
Jalani Premadasa
(m. 1999)
Children
1 daughter Diyanthna
Parent(s)
Ranasinghe Premadasa Hema Premadasa
Education
Royal College, Colombo
Alma mater
London School of Economics University of Maryland
Profession
Politician
Website
Official website
Sajith Premadasa (Sinhala: සජිත් ප්රේමදාස, Tamil: சஜித் பிரேமதாச; born 12 January 1967) is a Sri Lankan politician. He is the current Leader of the Opposition of Sri Lanka and Member of Parliament for Colombo District.[1] He is the current leader of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya.[2]
Premadasa is the son of Ranasinghe Premadasa, who was the President of Sri Lanka from 1989 to 1993. He was educated at S. Thomas' Preparatory School, Royal College, Colombo and Mill Hill School before entering London School of Economics. He was doing his postgraduate studies at the University of Maryland when his father was assassinated in 1993. He returned to Sri Lanka and entered politics, representing the Hambantota District, having joined the United National Party. He was elected to parliament in 2000 and was appointed Deputy Minister of Health in 2001, serving until 2004. He was appointed deputy leader of the United National Party in 2011 and was appointed Cabinet Minister of Housing and Samurdhi in President Sirisena's national government in 2015. He contested the 2019 Presidential Election in November 2019 as the Presidential Candidate from United National Front, in which he polled second. In December 2019, he was appointed as the leader of the opposition and a member of the Constitutional Council of Sri Lanka.[3] On 30 January 2020, he was selected as the leader (hence Prime Ministerial candidate) of a new UNP lead alliance.[4]
^"Sajith Premadasa Appointed As Sri Lanka Opposition Leader". NDTV.com. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
^Bandara, Kelum Bandara (12 February 2020). "Premadasa-faction forms Samagi Jana Balawegaya". dailymirror.lk. Wijeya Newspapers. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
^"New Cabinet Ministers sworn in". adaderana.lk. Ada Derana. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
^"UNP names Sajith as PM candidate, Sajith to lead new alliance". 30 January 2020.
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