Rohitha Abeygunawardena

Hon.
Rohitha Abeygunawardena
MP
Member of Parliament
for Kalutara District
Incumbent
Assumed office
2001
Minister of Ports and Shipping
In office
12 August 2020 – 18 April 2022
Preceded byMahinda Samarasinghe
Succeeded byPramitha Tennakoon
State Minister of Energy
In office
27 November 2019 – 12 August 2020
Deputy Minister of Ports and Aviation
In office
2010 – 9 January 2015
Minister of Nation Building
In office
2007–2010
Deputy Minister of Post, Telecommunications and Udarata Development
In office
2004–2007
Personal details
Born (1966-09-21) 21 September 1966
PartyNew Democratic Front (since 2024)
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (2019–2024)
Sri Lanka Freedom Party (2001–2019)

Pahalage Rohitha Piyatissa Abeygunawardena (Sinhala: රෝහිත අබේගුණවර්ධන; Tamil: ரோஹித அபேகுணவர்தன) (born 21 September 1966) is a Sri Lankan politician, businessman and former cabinet minister.[1][2][3] He is a representative of Kalutara District for the New Democratic Front in the Parliament of Sri Lanka.

Education

Abeygunawardena was educated at Gnanodaya Maha Vidyalaya, Kalutara.[4]

Political career

Abeygunawardena was the driver of minister Ediriweera Premarathna, who helped Abeygunawardena kickstart his political career.[5]

In September 2008, Abeygunawardena was questioned for allegations of undeclared assets estimated at more than Rs. 450 million. The two officers who conducted the investigation were later transferred out of the Bribery commission.[6]

The Commission of Bribery and Corruption filed a case against Abeygunawardena on 8 January 2016 over undeclared illegally earned assets worth over Rs 41.1 million.[7] The Director General of the Bribery Commission alleged that the minister made 66 unlawful monetary transactions, constructed a house and purchased a jeep.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Rohitha Abeygunawardana". Directory of Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2009-03-12.
  2. ^ "38 State and Deputy Ministers sworn in". Newsfirst. MTV Channel (Pvt) Ltd. 27 November 2019.
  3. ^ LBO (2020-08-12). "Swearing-in ceremony for Sri Lanka's new Cabinet". Lanka Business Online. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
  4. ^ "Rohitha Abeygunawardana – Manthri.lk". www.manthri.lk. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
  5. ^ Ediriweera, Achini (23 May 2016). "How Did My Father's Driver, 'Raththaran' Stack Up Billions In 10 Years?". Colombo Telegraph. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  6. ^ "The Sunday Times".
  7. ^ "HC commences trial against Rohitha Abeygunawardena". Daily News. The Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  8. ^ Sooriyagoda, Lakmal. "HC commences trial against Rohitha Abeygunawardena". Daily News. Retrieved 2019-11-30.


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