Ajith Mannapperuma
MP | |
|---|---|
| අජිත් මාන්නප්පෙරුම அஜித் மன்னப்பெரும | |
| Member of Parliament for Gampaha District | |
| Assumed office 9 April 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Ranjan Ramanayake |
| In office 4 June 2013 – 3 April 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Jayalath Jayawardena |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 June 1963 |
| Nationality | Civil Engineer |
Ajith Mannapperuma (Born 25 July 1963) is a
state minister
of Mahaveli Development and Environment.
Education
Educated at Holy Cross College, Gampaha;
Civil Engineer
. And also He ranked island 9th in Advance Level exam in year 1982 in math stream and entered to University of Moratuwa Sri Lanka. He is a prestigious alumni from University of Moratuwa.
Political career
Mannapperuma joined the
Western Provincial Council in 2009. He entered parliament in 2013 from the Gampaha District following the unexpected demise of Jayalath Jayawardena. Mannapperuma was returned to parliament in 2015 from the Gampaha District.[1][2] In 2021, he failed to gained the required preferential votes to be elected to parliament, however was appointed to parliament to succeed Ranjan Ramanayake after the latter lost his parliamentary seat following his imprisonment with his conviction of contempt of court
.
Personal life
In 2014 Mannapperuma lost a limb following an accident on the Southern Expressway.
References
- ^ "PM Ranil receives highest Preferential votes with 500,566". hirunews.lk. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "Preferential votes- General Election 2015". adaderana.lk. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.