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Lakshman Kiriella

Politician

Lakshman Kiriella 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	Lakshman Kiriella · 拉克什曼·基列拉				[sources]
Other name	Lakshman Bandara Kiriella · லக்ஷ்மன் கிரியெல்ல · ලක්ෂ්මන් කිරිඇල්ල				[sources]
Birth date	1948-02-02				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Sri Lanka				[sources]
Country	Sri Lanka				[sources]
Citizenship	Sri Lanka				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
E-Mail	kiriella_l@parliament.lk				[sources]
First name	Lakshman				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q13642662				[sources]
Position	Leader of the House (2015-2020) · Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka · Parliament (member, 2015-)				[sources]
Education	Royal College, Colombo				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-10-17	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Sri Lankan politician

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

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories376,045

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician57,897

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,388

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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Wikidata349,800

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions548,807

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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