Sajith Premadasa
|
The Honourable Sajith Premadasa MP |
|
|---|---|
| සජිත් ප්රේමදාස | |
 |
|
| Minister for Housing and Construction. | |
|
Assumed office 4 September 2015 |
|
| President | Maithripala Sirisena |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Minister of Housing and Samurdhi | |
|
In office 12 January 2015 – 17 August 2015 |
|
| President | Maithripala Sirisena |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Deputy Leader of the United National Party | |
|
Assumed office 2014 |
|
| Preceded by | Karu Jayasuriya |
|
In office 2011–2013 |
|
| Preceded by | Karu Jayasuriya |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for Hambantota District |
|
|
Assumed office 2000 |
|
| Deputy Minister of Health | |
|
In office 2001–2004 |
|
| President | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 12, 1967 Colombo |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | United National Party |
| Spouse(s) | Jalani Premadasa |
| Parents |
Ranasinghe Premadasa (father) Hema Premadasa (mother) |
| Residence | Sucharitha Senasuma, Wellawaya Road, Tissamaharama, Sri Lanka. |
| Alma mater |
S. Thomas' Preparatory School, Royal College Colombo, Mill Hill School, London School of Economics |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Religion | Buddhist |
| Website | Official website |
Sajith Premadasa (Sinhala : සජිත් ප්රේමදාස, Tamil : சஜித் பிரேமதாச) (born 12 January 1967) is a Sri Lankan politician, a working committee member, Deputy Leader of the United National Party (UNP), the government party of Sri Lanka and Member of Parliament for Hambantota District and was the former cabinet minister of samurudi affairs and a Deputy Minister of Health in Sri Lanka. He is the son of Ranasinghe Premadasa the former President of Sri Lanka. Premedasa was appointed as the Cabinet Minister of Housing and Samurdi by President Maithripala Sirisena on 13 January 2015. After the 2015 General Election victory of the United National Party Premadasa was appointed Minister for Housing and Construction.ucation
He attended S. Thomas' Preparatory School Kollupitiya for 5 years and Royal College Colombo for 4 years. Premadasa completed his higher education in London.
Many Sri Lankans believe that Sajith's father late president Ranasinghe Premadasa is responsible for mass murders in 1990s and 80s. He used his political power to revenge the opposite thinkers. Most of the victims were majority of Sinhalese.
A secret video footage captured recently reveals how partially Sajith treat the civilians.
For the fourth general election in a row, Sajith Premadasa won the highest percentage of preferential votes out of all United National Party candidates on Thursday, which was just under 90 percent of United National Party votes in the Hambantota Electoral District.
...
Wikipedia