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Mahinda Amaraweera | |
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| මහින්ද අමරවීර மகிந்த அமரவீர | |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| Assumed office 12 May 2022 | |
| President | Gotabaya Rajapaksa Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe Dinesh Gunawardena |
| Preceded by | Janaka Wakkumbura |
| In office 4 September 2015 – 26 October 2018 | |
| President | Maithripala Sirisena |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Preceded by | Duminda Dissanayake |
| Succeeded by | P. Harrison |
| Minister of Wildlife and Forest Conservation | |
| In office 12 May 2022 – 19 January 2023 | |
| President | Gotabaya Rajapaksa Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe Dinesh Gunawardena |
| Preceded by | Wimalaweera Dissanayake |
| Succeeded by | Pavithra Wanniarachchi |
| Minister of Environment | |
| In office 12 August 2020 – 3 April 2022 | |
| President | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
| Prime Minister | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Preceded by | S. M. Chandrasena |
| Succeeded by | Naseer Ahamed |
| Minister of Power and Energy | |
| In office 22 November 2019 – 12 August 2020 | |
| President | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
| Prime Minister | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Preceded by | Ravi Karunanayake |
| Succeeded by | Udaya Gammanpila[N 1] Dullas Alahapperuma[N 2] |
| Minister of Transport Service Management[a] | |
| In office 22 November 2019 – 12 August 2020 | |
| President | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
| Prime Minister | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Preceded by | Arjuna Ranatunga |
| Succeeded by | Dilum Amunugama |
| Chief Opposition Whip | |
| In office 18 December 2018 – 22 November 2019 | |
| President | Maithripala Sirisena |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Preceded by | Anura Kumara Dissanayake |
| Minister of Disaster Management | |
| In office 2010 – 12 January 2015 | |
| President | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Prime Minister | D. M. Jayaratne |
| Deputy Minister of Health | |
| In office 2010–2010 | |
| President | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Prime Minister | D. M. Jayaratne |
| Minister of Water Supply | |
| In office 2007–2010 | |
| President | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Prime Minister | Ratnasiri Wickremanayake |
| General Secretary of the United People's Freedom Alliance | |
| In office 8 March 2016 – 9 December 2019 | |
| Leader | Maithripala Sirisena |
| Preceded by | Wiswa Warnapala |
| Succeeded by | Alliance Dissolved |
| Member of Parliament for Hambantota District | |
| Assumed office 2004 | |
| Member of Parliament for National List | |
| In office 2001–2004 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 February 1962 Udayala, Angunakolapelessa, Southern Province, Sri Lanka |
| Political party | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (After 2018) |
| Other political affiliations | Sri Lanka Freedom Party (before 2018) Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance (2020 - Present) |
| Spouse(s) | Dilrukshika Weerakoon (m.1996-2011), Madushini Prancisku (m.2018-), |
| Children | Pasan Amaraweera |
| Residence(s) | B/63 Mahagamasekara Mawatha, Colombo 07 |
| Alma mater | Vijitha Central College, Dickwella. |
| Occupation | Politician |
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Mahinda Amaraweera (Sinhala:මහින්ද අමරවීර,Tamil: மஹிந்த அமரவீர; born 12 February 1962) is a Sri Lankan politician. He is currently the cabinet Minister of Agriculture.[1] He is also a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. for the Hambantota District, as a member of the Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance.[2]
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- ^ "Mahinda Amaraweera". Manthri.lk. Retrieved 24 July 2022.