Athuraliye Rathana Thero

Hon.
Athuraliye Rathana Thero
MP
අතුරලියේ රතන
அதுரலியே ரத்தன தேரர்
Member of Parliament
for National List
Incumbent
Assumed office
5 January 2021
In office
1 September 2015 – 3 March 2020
Member of Parliament
for Gampaha District
In office
22 April 2010 – 26 June 2015
Member of Parliament
for Kalutara District
In office
22 April 2004 – 9 February 2010
Personal details
Born
Ranjith Welikanda

(1962-10-05) 5 October 1962 (age 61)
Matara, Sri Lanka
Political partyOur Power of People's Party
Parents
  • Peirishamy Welikanda (father)
  • Ceciliyana Halgamuwa (mother)
Residence(s)Sadaham Sewana Gothami Uyana, Obesekarapura, Rajagiriya
Alma materUniversity of Peradeniya
OccupationPolitician and Social Activist
ProfessionBuddhist Clergy

Venerable Athuraliye Rathana Thero (Sinhala: අතුරලියේ රතන හිමි; born 5 October 1962), is a Sri Lankan Bhikkhu politician and a Member of Parliament.[1] He is the only representative from Our Power of People's Party in the current parliament.[2]

  1. ^ "Athuraliye Rathana Thero". Directory of Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2010-10-06.
  2. ^ "Rathana Thero becomes independent". Dinamina. Retrieved 2021-02-12.