Malik Samarawickrama

Malik Devapriya Samarawickrama, MP (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]


Malik Samarawickrama

MP
Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade
In office
4 September 2015  17 November 2019
PresidentMaithripala Sirisena
Prime MinisterRanil Wickremesinghe
Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament
for National List
Assumed office
2015
Personal details
Born (1949-03-19) 19 March 1949
Political partyUnited National Party
Alma materRoyal College, Colombo
ProfessionEntrepreneur

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.

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] In November 2019, he announced his retirement from politics.

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