Mahinda Wijesekara
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Sri Lankan politician (1942–2026)
Born(1942-09-21)21 September 1942
Died2 April 2026(2026-04-02) (aged 83)
PartySri Lanka Freedom Party
Other political
affiliationsUnited People's Freedom Alliance
affiliationsUnited People's Freedom Alliance
Mahinda Wijesekera | |
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| මහින්ද විජේසේකර மஹிந்த விஜேசேகர | |
| Member of Parliament for Matara District | |
| In office 1989–2010 | |
| Deputy Minister of Ports, Shipping, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction | |
| In office 1994–1997 | |
| Deputy Minister of Housing and Urban Development | |
| In office 1997–1999 | |
| Minister of Forestry and Environment | |
| In office 1999–2001 | |
| Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Resources | |
| In office 2001–2004 | |
| Minister of Special Projects | |
| In office 2007–2008 | |
| Minister of Postal and Telecommunication | |
| In office 2008–2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1942-09-21)21 September 1942 |
| Died | 2 April 2026(2026-04-02) (aged 83) |
| Party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
| Other political affiliations | United People's Freedom Alliance |
| Relations | Nimal Wijesekera - Brother |
| Children | Kanchana Wijesekera |
| Alma mater | St. Servatius' College[citation needed] Jayawardanepura Vidyodaya University, Sri Lanka Law College |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Mahinda Wijesekera (Sinhala: මහින්ද විජේසේකර, Tamil: மஹிந்த விஜேசேகர; 21 September 1942 – 2 April 2026) was a Sri Lankan politician who served as a cabinet minister.[1] He was also a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka for five terms, from 1989 to 2010.
Wijesekara was born in Devinuwara, British Ceylon on 21 September 1942.[2]
In 2001, Wijesekara left the President Chandrika Kumaratunga's ruling Sri Lanka Freedom Party and joined United National Party along with few other senior ministers of the government such as S. B. Dissanayake and G. L. Peiris.[3] He was a member of the working committee of UNP and the party organiser for Weligama. However, in 2006 UNP leader Ranil Wickramasinghe removed him from all of his positions in the party as a result of internal crisis against the leadership.[4] On 2007, Wijesekara again crossed over to United People's Freedom Alliance government.[5] He was the Telecommunications Minister in the government. He was injured in a suicide bombing in 2009.[6]
Wijesekara died on 2 April 2026, at the age of 83, following a prolonged illness.[7]
References
- ↑ Govt. urged to sack the JVP
- ↑ "Hon. Mahinda Wijesekara, M.P." Parliament of Sri Lanka. 2026. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
- ↑ I never thought SB will cut short his political career so soon Archived 2005-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Mahinda Wijesekara stripped of Matara top slot Archived 2013-03-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ UNP dissidents 'joining on Sunday'
- ↑ Sri Lanka bombing kills 10, wounds cabinet minister
- ↑ "Former Minister Mahinda Wijesekara passes away aged 83". Ada Derana. 4 February 2026. Archived from the original on 2 April 2026. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
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