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A.S.P. Liyanage | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Other names | P.D.P.S. Anura Liyanage |
Education | Nalanda College Colombo |
Occupation(s) | Businessman, diplomat |
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Political party | Sri Lanka Labour Party |
Children | Kasuni Liyanage and Githmi Liyanage |
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former Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Nigeria |
Panagoda Don Prince Solomon Anura Liyanage (a.k.a.A.S.P. Liyanage) is a Sri Lankan businessman, television and film producer and politician. On 10 March 2017, he was appointed as the Sri Lankan ambassador for Qatar. [1]
Liyanage received his education at Nalanda College Colombo [2] and began teaching, publishing a number of textbooks. [3] In 1989, he established the ASP Group, a private real estate company, and served as its chairman and managing director. [4] [5] Liyanage was a Millennium Development Ambassador to the People's Summit during the 34th G8 summit in Hokkaido, Japan in 2008, [6] and to the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva in 2007. [7] [8] [9] Liyanage ran advertisements congratulating US President Barack Obama before his victory in the 2008 United States presidential election. [10]
Liyanage conducted[ clarification needed ] the popular Sri Lankan celebrity TV program A.S.P Paduru Partiya for 7 years. He also produced television and film adaptations of Suseema. [11]
Liyanage ran as a candidate for President of Sri Lanka in 2010, 2015 and 2019, and 2024. [12] [13] In the 2010 election, he achieved a distant third place in preferential voting in the commercial capital of Colombo. [3] However, like a number of minor candidates, Liyanage was entered as a "dummy candidate" to maximize benefits for a frontrunner, namely incumbent president Mahinda Rajapaksa, under the election laws. [14] Between the elections, Liyanage was appointed Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Nigeria. [3] [15] [16]
Liyanage has two daughters. [2]