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Duminda Dissanayake

Politician

Duminda Dissanayake is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Duminda Dissanayake				[sources]
Alias	துமிந்த திசாநாயக்க · දුමින්ද දිසානායක				[sources]
Birth date	1979-03-28				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Sri Lanka				[sources]
Country	Sri Lanka				[sources]
Citizenship	Sri Lanka				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
E-Mail	duminda_d@parliament.lk				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q12984402				[sources]
Position	Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka · Minister of Agriculture (2015-2018) · Parliament (member, 2015-)				[sources]
Education	Central College · Royal College, Colombo				[sources]
Religion	Buddhism				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-11	Last processed	2025-12-11	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Sri Lankan politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Person Close Associate	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka	2015-09-01	2020-03-03
Minister of Agriculture	2015-01-12

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories371,585

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician57,742

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,216

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,607

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata353,680

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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