Anura Karunathilake
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PresidentAnura Kumara Dissanayake
Prime MinisterHarini Amarasuriya
Preceded byKumara Jayakody
PresidentAnura Kumara Dissanayake
Anura Karunathilake | |||||||||||||||||
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| අනුර කරුණාතිලක அனுரா கருணாதிலேக் | |||||||||||||||||
| Minister of Energy | |||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 20 April 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
| President | Anura Kumara Dissanayake | ||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Harini Amarasuriya | ||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Kumara Jayakody | ||||||||||||||||
| Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation | |||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 10 October 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
| President | Anura Kumara Dissanayake | ||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Harini Amarasuriya | ||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Vijitha Herath | ||||||||||||||||
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| Member of Parliament for National List | |||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 21 November 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Anura Karunathilake 31 December 1967 | ||||||||||||||||
| Party | National People's Power | ||||||||||||||||
| Profession | Academic | ||||||||||||||||
Anura Karunathilake (born 31 December 1967) is a Sri Lankan politician and a Member of Parliament from the National list since 21 November 2024 as a member of the National People's Power.[1]
He was appointed Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation on 10 October 2025[2] and Minister of Energy on 20 April 2026, in addition to his existing portfolio.[3] Karunathilake previously served as Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing from 18 November 2024 to 10 October 2025.[4]