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Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena

Politician

Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena 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 Yapa Abeywardena · مہندا یاپا ابیوردنا · マヒンダ・ヤパ・アビワルデナ · 馬欣達·亞帕·阿貝瓦德納 · 마힌다 야파 아베와르다나				[sources]
Other name	مہندا یاپا ابیوردنا · மஹிந்த யாப்பா அபேவர்தன · 馬欣達·亞帕·阿貝瓦德納				[sources]
Birth date	1945-10-10				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Sri Lanka				[sources]
Country	Sri Lanka				[sources]
Citizenship	Sri Lanka				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
E-Mail	abeywardena_m@parliament.lk				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q6734031				[sources]
Position	Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka · Minister of Agriculture (2010-2015) · Parliament (member, 2015-) · Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka (2020-)				[sources]
Education	University of Colombo				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-09-08	First seen	2019-05-21

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Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka

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

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