| Honorific-Prefix: | Hon. |
| Piyal Nishantha | |
| Native Name: | පියල් නිශාන්ත பியால் நிஷாந்த |
| Honorific-Suffix: | MP |
| Office1: | State Minister of Fisheries |
| Term Start1: | 12 August 2020 |
| Constituency Mp3: | Kalutara District |
| Parliament3: | Sri Lankan |
| Term Start3: | 2015 |
| Birth Name: | Piyal Nishantha de Silva |
| Birth Date: | 30 June 1970 |
| Citizenship: | Sri Lankan |
| Nationality: | Srilankan |
| Party: | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna |
| Otherparty: | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance United People's Freedom Alliance |
| Spouse: | B.A.Ishara Udenika |
| Children: | 3 Children - Tharindu Nishan De Silva / Nadeesh Neminda De Silva / Kasun Harshana De Silva |
| Residence: | Aluthgama |
| Occupation: | Teacher |
Piyal Nishantha de Silva (born 30 June 1970) is a Sri Lankan politician and MP representing the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna.[1] He is the current State Minister of Fisheries
He contested at the 2015 parliamentary election representing the United People's Freedom Alliance from the Kalutara District and was elected to the 15th Parliament.[2]
He also contested at the 2020 parliamentary election representing the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna and was elected to the 16th Parliament. On 12 August 2020, he was appointed as the State Minister of Women and Children's Development, Pre-School and Primary Education, and School Infrastructure and Education Services as a part of the second cabinet of the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa despite concerns were raised regarding the appointment of a male minister to handle and look after women affairs.[3] [4]
In January 2021, he was tested positive for COVID-19 after drinking concoction, a medicine which was claimed by the media as a herbal medicine given by Hindu goddess Kali.[5] [6] [7]