Mahindananda Aluthgamage

Mahindananda Aluthgamage

மஹிந்தானந்த அளுத்கமகே
Minister for Sport
In office
22 November 2010 – 12 January 2015
PresidentMahinda Rajapaksa
Prime MinisterD. M. Jayaratne
Preceded byC. B. Rathnayake
Succeeded byNavin Dissanayake
Ministry of Power and Energy
Member of Parliament
for Kandy District
In office
2000 – 24 September 2024
Personal details
Born (1964-11-21) 21 November 1964 (age 60)
Nawalapitiya, Central Province, Sri Lanka
Political partySri Lanka Freedom Party
SpouseAsha Aluthgamage
Residence(s)No. 2/110, Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo 07.
Alma materRoyal College, Colombo
Gangasiripura Vidyalaya Gampola
OccupationPolitician

Mahindananda Aluthgamage (Sinhala:මහින්දානන්ද අලුත්ගමගේ) (born 21 November 1964) is a Sri Lankan politician and a former Minister of Sports.[1] He has also served as Deputy Minister of Power and Energy. He is currently serving as the state minister of Power and Energy.[2]

He was a ex Member of Parliament representing the Kandy Electoral District. He was educated at Gangasiripura Vidyalaya Gampola[3][4] and Royal College Colombo. He lost his position as a minister in 2015 when former President Mahinda Rajapaksha was defeated in the election. He is well known for his ability to speak Sinhala, Tamil and English fluently and gained popularity among the Tamil community for his political rallies in Northern Province.[5]

  1. ^ "BBCSinhala.com. Sandeshaya. Sri Lanka minister 'to complain' to ICC". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  2. ^ "Hon State Ministers' Message". Ministry of Power and Energy. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  3. ^ Nihal Jayawardena (23 November 2010). Mahindananda new Sports Minister Archived 2010-11-27 at the Wayback Machine. dailynews.lk
  4. ^ Hafiz Marikar (5 December 2012) All welcome inspiring new Sports Minister. sundayobserver.lk
  5. ^ "Mahindananda completes 30 years in politics". Daily News. Retrieved 2020-06-25.