| Sumanadasa Abeygunawardena | |
| Birth Date: | 1953 6, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Deniyaya, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality: | Sri Lankan |
| Known For: | Defeat of Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Spouse: | Meepage Chandra Girlie |
| Alma Mater: | Morawaka Central College |
| Occupation: | Astrologer |
| Website: | Official Website |
Sumanadasa Tilak Abeygunawardena (known as Sumanadasa Abeygunawardena) is a Sri Lankan astrologer, author and commentator on radio and television news. He also served as the working Director for the National Savings Bank.[1]
Abeygunawardena was the self-proclaimed "Royal Astrologer"[2] to the former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa,[3] and his main work was identifying auspicious timing for the president's political acts.[4] Before calling presidential elections two years ahead of schedule, Rajapaksa consulted Abeygunawardena, who foresaw a "big victory"[5] not just for a third but also a fourth term in office due to Rajapaksa's "great inborn power".[6] However, Rajapaksa lost the election to his main opponent Maithripala Sirisena. Abeygunawardena initially declined to comment on this wrong prediction[7] and avoided the media, but later said that "even Nostradamus got things wrong."[8]
He was born on 28 June 1953 to a family in Deniyaya Matara District. He is the seventh son of Don Siyadoris Abeygunawardena and Jasin Korale Arachchige Somawathie. Don Siyadoris Abeygunawardena was a village committee Chairman of Morawaka. Sumanadasa Abeygunawardena has three elder sisters, three elder brothers & another two sisters younger to him. He was educated at Morawaka Central College in Deniyaya.