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Udaya Gammanpila

PEP · Politician

Udaya Gammanpila 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	Udaya Gammanpila · Udaya Prabhath Gammanpila · ادايا جامانپيلا · اودیا گمان پیلا · 烏達亞·甘曼皮拉				[sources]
Alias	Udaya Gammanpila · Udaya Prabath Gammanpila · උදය ගම්මන්පිල				[sources]
Birth date	1970-02-06				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Sri Lanka				[sources]
Citizenship	Sri Lanka				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
Email	gammanpila_u@parliament.lk				[sources]
Political association	Jathika Hela Urumaya				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q7876981				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka (2015-) · Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious & Cultural Affairs (2018-2018) · Minister of Energy (2020-2022) · Parliament (member, 2015-)				[sources]
Education	D. S. Senanayake College				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-30	Last processed	2026-04-30	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 Legislators40,464

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories350,779

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons282,564

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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Wikidata337,030

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions545,658

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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