Sagara Kariyawasam Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Hon.
Sagara Kariyawasam
Native Name:සාගර කාරියවසම්
Honorific-Suffix:MP
Office:General Secretary of
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Term Start:2016
1Blankname:Leader
1Namedata:Mahinda Rajapaksa
2Blankname:Chairperson
2Namedata:G. L. Peiris
Predecessor:Office Established
Constituency Mp1:National List
Parliament1:Sri Lanka
Term Start1:20 August 2020
Birth Name:Haputhanthri Gamage Sagara Kariyawasam
Birth Date:13 November 1967
Birth Place:colombo
Citizenship:srilankan
Nationality:Sri Lankan
Party:Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Otherparty:Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance (lawyer)
Parents:Albert Kariyawasam (Father)
Residence:robert alwis mawatha boralesgamuwa
Occupation:Politician
Profession:Lawyer

Sagara Kariyawasam (born 13 November 1967) is a Sri Lankan lawyer, politician, and Member of Parliament (MP).[1]

Kariyawasam was born on 13 November 1967.[1] He is the son of Albert Kariyawasum, who was a renowned politician from Southern province.[2] [3] He is a lawyer and general-secretary of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna.[4] [5] Following the 2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election, he was appointed to the Parliament of Sri Lanka as a National List MP representing the Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance.[6] [7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Directory of Members: Sagara Kariyawasam . . 12 September 2020 . Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka.
  2. News: Jeyaraj . D. B. S. . Can Maithripala Sirisena and Mahinda Rajapaksa Re-unite Politically? . 12 September 2020 . . 13 October 2018 . Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  3. News: Jayakody . Rasika . SLFP cracks down on dissidents as pro-MR party suffers birth-pangs . 12 September 2020 . . 14 February 2016 . Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  4. News: Meet your new parliamentarians . 12 September 2020 . . 23 August 2020 . Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  5. News: Ramiah Mohan . Sulochana . SLPP will get 2/3rds mandate – Kariyawaswam . 12 September 2020 . . 4 July 2020 . Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  6. Part I : Section (I) — General - Government Notifications - Parliamentary Elections - 2020 - Declaration under Article 99A of the Constitution . The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary . 10 August 2020 . 2188/2 . 2A . 11 August 2020 . Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  7. News: SLPP National List goes to EC . 12 September 2020 . . 8 August 2020 . Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  8. News: SLPP releases National list . 12 September 2020 . . 7 August 2020 . Colombo, Sri Lanka.