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Susil Premajayantha

PEP · Politician

Susil Premajayantha 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	A. D. Susil Premajayantha · Susil Premajayanth · Susil Premajayantha · سسیل پریم جینت · سوسيل بريماجايانثا				[sources]
Alias	Achchige Don Susil Premajayantha · Susil Premajayanth · سسیل پریم جینت · ஏ. டி. சுசில் பிரேம்ஜயந்த · සුසිල් ප්රේමජයන්ත්				[sources]
Birth date	1955-01-10				[sources]
Place of birth	Sri Lanka				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Country	Sri Lanka				[sources]
Citizenship	Sri Lanka				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
Email	premajayantha_s@parliament.lk				[sources]
Political association	Sri Lanka Freedom Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q7649082				[sources]
Position	Leader of the House (2022-) · Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka · Minister of Education (2022-) · Parliament (member, 2015-)				[sources]
Education	St. John's College, Nugegoda				[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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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories340,362

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,554

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons272,456

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions500,322

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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