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Vajira Abeywardena

Politician

Vajira 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	Vajira Abeywardena · Wajira Abeywardana				[sources]
Other name	Vajira Abeywardana · Vajira Abeywardena · Vajira Wadaknathi Abeywardena · වජිර අබේවර්ධන				[sources]
Birth date	1960-09-02 · 1963-09-02				[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_v@parliament.lk				[sources]
First name	Vajira				[sources]
Last name	Abeywardena				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q7908926				[sources]
Position	Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka (1994-2000) · Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka (2000-2001) · Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka (2001-2004) · Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka (2004-2010) · Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka (2015-) · 1 more...				[sources]
Education	Mahinda College				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-09-08	First seen	2019-05-21

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Sri Lankan politician

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

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Every Politician58,326

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories376,792

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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