Malik Samarawickrama | |
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![]() Samarawickrama in October 2018 | |
Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade | |
In office 4 September 2015 –17 November 2019 | |
President | Maithripala Sirisena |
Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
Member of Parliament for National List | |
In office 2015–2020 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 19 March 1949 |
Political party | United National Party |
Alma mater | Royal College,Colombo |
Profession | Entrepreneur/Politician |
Malik Devapriya Samarawickrama (born 19 March 1949) is a Sri Lankan entrepreneur and politician. He was appointed to Parliament as a national list member in 2015. He is a former Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade and chairman of the United National Party. [1] [2]
Educated at Royal College,Colombo,where played at the Bradby Shield Encounter. He also played rugby union for the Ceylonese Rugby &Football Club and represented Sri Lanka in the 1960s. [3] [4] He was a past president of Kandy Sports Club (rugby) and currently is the patron.
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