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Mahinda Samarasinghe

Diplomat · Politician

Mahinda Samarasinghe 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	Mahinda SAMARASINGHE · Mahinda Samarasinghe				[sources]
Other name	His Excellency Mahinda Buddhadasa Samarasinghe · Mahinda Buddhadasa Samarasinghe · மகிந்த சமரசிங்க				[sources]
Birth date	1956-01-30				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Sri Lanka				[sources]
Country	Sri Lanka				[sources]
Citizenship	Sri Lanka				[sources]
E-Mail	mahinda_s@parliament.lk				[sources]
Keywords	National government				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q13645979				[sources]
Position	Ambassador to the US · Chief Government Whip (2002-2004) · Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka · Parliament (member, 2015-)				[sources]
Education	La Trobe University				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2025-01-25	Last processed	2025-04-09	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Sri Lankan politician

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of Parliament	2015-09-01	-
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka	-	-
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka	2015-09-01	2020-03-03
Ambassador to the US	-	-

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

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