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Vasudeva Nanayakkara

PEP · Politician

Vasudeva Nanayakkara 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	Vasudeva Nanayakkara · Нанаяккара, Васудева				[sources]
Alias	வாசுதேவ நாணயக்கார				[sources]
Birth date	1939-01-03				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Sri Lanka				[sources]
Citizenship	Sri Lanka				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
Email	nanayakkara_v@parliament.lk				[sources]
Political association	Democratic Left Front · Lanka Equal Society Party · New Equal Society Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q7917018				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka (1970-1977) · 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 (2010-2015) · Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka (2015-) · 2 more...				[sources]
Education	Richmond College				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-08	Last processed	2026-04-27	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Sri Lankan politician

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

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories345,356

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons278,393

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,466

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions519,977

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata331,844

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Hemakumara Nanayakkara PEP	relative	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of Parliament	-	-
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka	2015-08-17	-