Ajantha Perera

Ajantha Perera
Born
1963 (age 60–61)
NationalitySri Lankan
EducationPhD
Alma materUniversity of Colombo
Occupation(s)Social activist, Scientist, Academic, EnvironmentalIst
Known forFounder of National Programme on the Recycling of Solid Waste
Political partyUnited National Party (since 2020)
Socialist Party of Sri Lanka (2019)

Ajantha Wijesinghe Perera (Sinhala: අජන්තා පෙරේරා) is a Sri Lankan academic, scientist, university lecturer, environmental activist and politician.[1] She is known for her efforts to end the garbage crisis in Sri Lanka and is nicknamed as Garbage Queen.[2] She founded the National Programme on Recycling of Solid Waste to solve the garbage crisis.[3][4] She was also a candidate in the 2019 Sri Lankan presidential elections,[5][6] the only female candidate in the election and the first female presidential candidate since 1999.[7][8]

  1. ^ "Dr. Ajantha Perera pledges a corruption-free nation | Daily FT". www.ft.lk. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  2. ^ "Socialism is about giving power to the working class - Dr Ajantha Perera". Sunday Observer. 2019-10-12. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
  3. ^ "Focus on having more women in politics, says Dr. Perera | Daily FT". www.ft.lk. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
  4. ^ "Presidential candidates throw in their hats for the top job". Times Online - Daily Online Edition of The Sunday Times Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
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