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Vijitha Herath

Politician

Vijitha Herath 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	Vijita HERATH · Vijitha Herath · 维吉塔·赫拉斯				[sources]
Other name	Herath Mudiyanselage Vijitha Herath · விஜித ஹேரத் · විජිත හේරත්				[sources]
Birth date	1968-05-01				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Sri Lanka				[sources]
Country	Sri Lanka				[sources]
Citizenship	Sri Lanka				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
E-Mail	herath_v@parliament.lk				[sources]
Title	His Excellency				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q7929351				[sources]
Position	Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka · Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, & Tourism · Parliament (member, 2015-)				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-06	Last processed	2025-07-06	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Sri Lankan politician

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

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Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka	2015-09-01	2020-03-03
Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka	2022-07-21	-
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, & Tourism	-	-
Member of Parliament	2015-09-01	-
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka	-	-

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Source data IDs: us-cia-sri-lanka-vijita-herath-minister-of-foreign-affairs-foreign-employment-tourism · evpo-be1295d9-405f-411b-abbf-dfe2ba1395c3 · unprot-c7a7b6efa8e8ad2b26c810fdc30b92c16835dfc7 · unprot-945f6b24398e859d7052d2a7e11a39d02242df22

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