| Amarakeerthi Athukorala | |
| Native Name: | අමරකීර්ති අතුකෝරල அமரகீர்த்தி அதுகோரள |
| Constituency Mp1: | Polonnaruwa District |
| Parliament1: | Sri Lankan |
| Term Start1: | 20 August 2020 |
| Term End1: | 9 May 2022 |
| Birth Date: | 23 December 1964 |
| Birth Place: | Ceylon |
| Death Place: | Nittambuwa, Sri Lanka |
| Party: | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna |
| Otherparty: | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance |
Amarakeerthi Athukorala (23 December 1964 – 9 May 2022) was a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Podujana Peramuna in the Sri Lankan parliament from Polonnaruwa Electoral District.[1] [2] [3]
During the 2022 Sri Lankan protests after armed loyalists of former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa launched a violent attack against peaceful protestors violence erupted against government politicians. In the town of Nittambuwa, Athukorala's vehicle confronted a mob during which Athukorala's body guard opened fire, killing a man and wounding another. He later escaped along with his bodyguard and sought refuge in a nearby building, where they were later found dead.[4]