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Hon. Rohitha Abeygunawardena | |
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| Member of Parliament forKalutara District | |
| Assumed office 2001 | |
| Minister of Ports and Shipping | |
| In office 12 August 2020 – 18 April 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Mahinda Samarasinghe |
| Succeeded by | Pramitha Tennakoon |
| State Minister of Energy | |
| In office 27 November 2019 – 12 August 2020 | |
| Deputy Minister of Ports and Aviation | |
| In office 2010 – 9 January 2015 | |
| Minister of Nation Building | |
| In office 2007–2010 | |
| Deputy Minister of Post, Telecommunications and Udarata Development | |
| In office 2004–2007 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1966-09-21)21 September 1966 (age 59) |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | New Democratic Front(since 2024) Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna(2019–2024) Sri Lanka Freedom Party(2001–2019) |
| Residence(s) | 4/3/A First Lane, Gangadara Road, Sirimal Uyana, Ratmalana |
Pahalage Rohitha Piyatissa Abeygunawardena (Sinhala:රෝහිත අබේගුණවර්ධන;Tamil:ரோஹித அபேகுணவர்தன) (born 21 September 1966) is aSri Lankan politician, businessman and former cabinet minister.[1][2][3] He is a representative ofKalutara District for theNew Democratic Front in theParliament of Sri Lanka.
Abeygunawardena was educated at Gnanodaya Maha Vidyalaya, Kalutara.[4]
Abeygunawardena was the driver of minister Ediriweera Premarathna, who helped Abeygunawardena kickstart his political career.[5]
In September 2008, Abeygunawardena was questioned for allegations of undeclared assets estimated at more than Rs. 450 million. The two officers who conducted the investigation were later transferred out of the Bribery commission.[6]
The Commission of Bribery and Corruption filed a case against Abeygunawardena on 8 January 2016 over undeclared illegally earned assets worth over Rs 41.1 million.[7] The Director General of the Bribery Commission alleged that the minister made 66 unlawful monetary transactions, constructed a house and purchased ajeep.[8]
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