Malik Samarawickrama

Hon.
Malik Samarawickrama
Samarawickrama in October 2018
Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade
In office
4 September 2015 – 17 November 2019
PresidentMaithripala Sirisena
Prime MinisterRanil Wickremesinghe
Member of Parliament
for National List
In office
2015–2020
Personal details
Born (1949-03-19) 19 March 1949 (age 75)
Political partyUnited National Party
Alma materRoyal College, Colombo
ProfessionEntrepreneur/Politician

Malik Devapriya Samarawickrama (born 19 March 1949) is a Sri Lankan entrepreneur and politician. He was appointed to Parliament as a national list member in 2015. He is a former Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade and chairman of the United National Party.[1][2]

Educated at Royal College, Colombo, where played at the Bradby Shield Encounter. He also played rugby union for the Ceylonese Rugby & Football Club and represented Sri Lanka in the 1960s.[3][4] He was a past president of Kandy Sports Club (rugby) and currently is the patron.

Samaraweera a close friend of Ranil Wickramasinghe was accused of going out the way from the 2015 elected Yahapalana government and playing a role on his own agendas.[5] In November 2019, he announced his retirement from politics.

References

  1. ^ "Malik Samarawickrama UNP Chairman". news.lk. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
  2. ^ "UNP National List MPs Named". asianmirror.lk. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
  3. ^ Malik will not ‘walk away’ from Royal rugby
  4. ^ Jiffrey, S. M. (28 February 2012). "The success story of Kandy Sports Club". Daily News. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Malik Samarawickrama Plays Dirty Games: Breaks Rules to Please Henchmen and New Found Friends". 17 January 2017.