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[size=15][b][size=15][b]අනුර දිසානායක அநுர திசாநாயக்க[/b][/size][/b][/size] | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 2 February 2014 | |
Somawansha Amarasinghe | |
In office 3 September 2015 – 18 December 2018 | |
Maithripala Sirisena | |
Ranil Wickremesinghe | |
W. D. J. Senewiratne | |
Mahinda Amaraweera | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 1 September 2015 | |
In office 22 April 2010 – 17 August 2015 | |
In office 1 April 2004 – 8 April 2010 | |
In office 2004–2005 | |
Chandrika Kumaratunge | |
Dissanayaka Mudiyanselage Anura Kumara Dissanayaka 24 November 1968 (age 50) Dominion of Ceylon | |
Sri Lankan | |
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna | |
University of Peradeniya |
Dissanayaka Mudiyanselage Anura Kumara Dissanayaka (Sinhala:අනුර කුමාර දිසානායක, Tamil:அநுர குமார திசாநாயக்க; born 24 November 1968) is a Sri Lankan politician, current Leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna[1] and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He served for a time as Cabinet Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation. Dissanayake was named the leader of JVP at the 7th national convention of the party, held on 2 February 2014. He was the Parliamentary Chief Opposition Whipfrom September 2015 to December 2018.
He was the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation in the 2004 SLFP, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna joint government under President Chandrika Kumaratunge.[2]
On 18 August 2019 the National People's Power Movement announced that Dissanayake would be its 2019 Presidential Candidate.[3][/ltr]