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C. B. Rathnayake

Politician

C. B. Rathnayake 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	C. B. Rathnayake · C. B. Ratnayake				[sources]
Other name	C. B. Ratnayake · Ratnayake Mudiyanselage Chandrasiri Bandara Ratnayake · சி. பி. ரத்நாயக்கா				[sources]
Birth date	1958-01-21				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Sri Lanka				[sources]
Country	Sri Lanka				[sources]
Citizenship	Sri Lanka				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
E-Mail	rathnayake_c@parliament.lk				[sources]
First name	C.				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q259229				[sources]
Position	Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka · Minister of Wildlife & Forest Conservation (2020-2022) · Parliament (member, 2015-)				[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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Wildlife & Forest Conservation	2020-08-12	2022-04-03

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories376,044

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,388

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Every Politician57,897

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata349,902

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: evpo-fa2bba58-3a88-4266-8cf2-e8d94df03a79 · us-cia-sri-lanka-c-b-ratnayake-min-of-wildlife-and-forest-conservation

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