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Nimal Siripala de Silva

PEP · Politician

Nimal Siripala de Silva 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	Nimal Siripala de Silva · N·西里帕拉·德席爾瓦 · نمل سری پالا دے سلوا · نيمال سيريپالا د سيلڤا				[sources]
Alias	Nilenthi Nimal Siripala de Silva · N·西里帕拉·德席爾瓦 · نمل سری پالا دے سلوا · நிமல் சிரிபால டி சில்வா · නිමල් සිරිපාල ද සිල්වා				[sources]
Birth date	1944-09-06				[sources]
Place of birth	Badulla				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Sri Lanka				[sources]
Citizenship	Sri Lanka				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
Email	silva_n@parliament.lk				[sources]
Political association	Sri Lanka Freedom Party · United People's Freedom Alliance				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q3529279				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	enwiki.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Leader of the House (2005-2015) · Leader of the Opposition (2015-2015) · Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka (1989-1994) · Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka (1994-2000) · Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka (2000-2001) · 11 more...				[sources]
Education	Nalanda College				[sources]
Religion	Buddhism				[sources]
Last change	2026-03-16	Last processed	2026-03-20	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Sri Lankan politician

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

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Data sources

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,558

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,615

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,721

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata327,351

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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