Sajin Vass Gunawardena
| Sajin de Vass Gunawardena | |
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| Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for Galle District |
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In office Apr 2010 – Jun 2015 |
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| Born | 2 May 1973 |
| Nationality |
 Sri Lanka
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| Political party | United People's Freedom Alliance |
| Spouse(s) | Tiyana Dayanthie Anthonisz |
| Children | Two |
| Residence | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Alma mater | Royal College, Colombo |
Sajin de Vass Gunawardena, (born 2 May 1973) is a controversial Sri Lankan politician, former MP and businessman. He was member of Parliament of Sri Lanka, and was the former CEO of Mihin Lanka government sponsored budget airline. He also served as coordinating secretary on trade and foreign affairs to the President of Sri Lanka. Prior to entering parliament in 2010 he was a member of the southern provincial council. Sajin has been involved in several controversies, and was widely criticized for his role as CEO of Mihin Lanka and for his involvement in the bankruptcy and financial misfortune of the airline.
Born in Sri Lanka, he attended Royal College, Colombo. Sajin has been married thrice. His first wife was Charini Vilakshana de Silva. He is currently married to Tiyana Dayanthie Anthonisz. Sajin's father, Abeydeera De Vass Gunawardena was the Director General of BOI.
As per media reports, in 1995, Sajin started working as a Project Development Manager with the Grayline Group. He reportedly used his father's position to access BOI. However, during an interview given to local magazine Business Today, Sajin said that he started working with Hayleys.
Sajin attempted to join politics during his early working career and approached sitting Prime Minister's office for a position. He was however refused a place by Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister who was told that Sajin had a criminal track record. As per media reports, Ranil Wickremesinghe advised Sajin to clear his name first.
Sajin then migrated to Dubai to work with Trico and allegedly fell out with the management. It was during his stay in Dubai, the then Leader of the Opposition Mahinda Rajapakse traveled to Dubai and Sajin happened to meet him and escorted him around in Dubai. Sajin subsequently returned to Colombo to join politics when asked by Mahinda Rajapakse.
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