Rohitha Abeygunawardena

Hon.
Rohitha Abeygunawardena
Deputy Minister of Post, Telecommunications and Udarata Development
In office
2004–2007
Minister of Nation Building
In office
2007–2010
Deputy Minister of Ports and Aviation
In office
2010 – 9 January 2015
Member of Parliament
for Kalutara District
Assumed office
2001
State Minister of Energy
Assumed office
27 November 2019
Minister of Ports and Shipping
In office
12 August 2020 – 18 April 2022
Preceded byMahinda Samarasinghe
Succeeded byPramitha Tennakoon
Personal details
Born (1966-09-21) 21 September 1966 (age 58)
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partySri Lanka Freedom Party
Other political
affiliations
United People's Freedom Alliance
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 a Sri Lankan politician and businessman.[1] He was the Minister of Nation Building. He is a representative of Kalutara District for the United People's Freedom Alliance in the Parliament of Sri Lanka. On 27 November 2019, he was appointed as Minister for Energy[2] On 12 August 2020, he was appointed as the minister of ports and shipping.[3]

  1. ^ "Rohitha Abeygunawardana". Directory of Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2009-03-12.
  2. ^ "38 State and Deputy Ministers sworn in". Newsfirst. MTV Channel (Pvt) Ltd. 27 November 2019.
  3. ^ LBO (2020-08-12). "Swearing-in ceremony for Sri Lanka's new Cabinet". Lanka Business Online. Retrieved 2020-08-13.