| Honorific-Prefix: | Hon. |
| Ranjith Bandara | |
| Native Name: | Sinhala; Sinhalese: රංජිත් බණ්ඩාර ரஞ்சித் பண்டார |
| Honorific-Suffix: | MP |
| Office1: | Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka |
| Constituency1: | National List |
| Term Start1: | 2020 |
| Birth Name: | Rajapakshe Wasala Tennakoon Mudiyanselage Ranjith Bandara |
| Birth Date: | 4 November 1961 |
| Party: | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna |
| Otherparty: | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance |
| Alma Mater: | University of Peradeniya University of Colombo Agricultural University of Norway University of Queensland |
| Occupation: | Academic |
Rajapakshe Wasala Tennakoon Mudiyanselage Ranjith Bandara (born 4 November 1961) is a Sri Lankan economist, academic, politician and Member of Parliament.[1]
Bandara was born on 4 November 1961.[1] He was educated at Sirimalwatte Rajakiya Vidyalaya.[2] He has a BA degree in economics from the University of Peradeniya (1990) and a MA degree in economics from the University of Colombo (1992).[2] [3] He has a MSc degree in management of natural resources and sustainable agriculture from the Agricultural University of Norway (1995) and PhD in economics from the University of Queensland (2003).[2] [3] [4]
Bandara was a senior lecturer at the University of Colombo's Department of Economics before becoming a professor.[2] [3] [4] He has been a consultant to several Sri Lankan businesses.[2] [4] Following the 2020 parliamentary election he was appointed to the Parliament of Sri Lanka as a National List MP representing the Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance.[5] [6] [7]
Bandara is the author of The Economics of Human-Elephant Conflict.[2] He was a director on the National Livestock Development Board, Sri Lanka-Libya Agricultural and Livestock Development Company and Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka.[2] [4]