Malik Samarawickrama
| Hon. Malik Samarawickrama MP | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade | |
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Assumed office 4 September 2015 | |
| President | Maithripala Sirisena |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for National List | |
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Assumed office 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 March 1949 |
| Political party | United National Party |
| Alma mater | Royal College, Colombo |
| Profession | Entrepreneur |
Malik Devapriya Samarawickrama, MP (born 19 March 1949) is a Sri Lankan entrepreneur and politician. Current chairman of the United National Party,[1] he was appointed to Parliament as a national list member in 2015. He was a senior advisor to the prime minister.[2] He is the current Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade of the United National Party-led national government.
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. He had spent millions of money to develop the hill country club to become the leading rugby club in Sri Lanka.
Samaraweera a close friend of Ranil Wickramasinghe was accused of going out the way from the 2015 elected Yahapalana government and playing a role on his own agendas. [5]
References
- ↑ "Malik Samarawickrama UNP Chairman". news.lk. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
- ↑ "UNP National List MPs Named". asianmirror.lk. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
- ↑ Malik will not ‘walk away’ from Royal rugby
- ↑ Jiffrey, S. M. (28 February 2012). "The success story of Kandy Sports Club". Daily News. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ↑ https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/malik-samarawickrama-plays-dirty-games-breaks-rules-to-please-henchmen-and-new-found-friends/
