Akila Viraj Kariyawasam
- January 6, 2024
- Politician
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Akila Viraj Kariyawasam |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Date Of Birth | May 23, 1973(1973-05-23) |
| Age | 51 |
| Birthplace | Kuliyapitiya |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Birth City | Kuliyapitiya |
| Horoscope | Gemini |
Akila Viraj Kariyawasam Biography
| Name | Akila Viraj Kariyawasam |
| Birthday | May 23 |
| Birth Year | 1973 |
| Place Of Birth | Kuliyapitiya |
| Home Town | Kuliyapitiya |
| Birth Country | Sri Lanka |
| Birth Sign | Gemini |
| Spouse | Uththara Wijenayake |
Akila Viraj Kariyawasam is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on May 23, 1973 in Kuliyapitiya, Kuliyapitiya, Sri Lanka. Akila Viraj Kariyawasam is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: අකිල විරාජ් කාරියවසම් ,Tamil: அகில விராஜ் காரியவசம் ; born 23 May 1973). He served as the Minister of Education of Sri Lanka from 13 January 2015 to 21 November 2019. He is a lawyer by profession and was first elected to the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka in 2004.
At the age of 28, even without being appointed as an organizer of any electorate he contested the general elections held in 2001.
He faced every obstacle with so much of courage even at a crucial point where the United National Party led government was untimely dissolved by the president unleashing her executive powers. He was nominated as the education minister of the shadow cabinet appointed by the UNP which represented the opposition. He was appointed the organizer of the Kuliyapitiya electorate in the year 2005. He extended the strength of his young blood to the party and became the chairman of the National Youth Front in the year 2007. He shouldered the challenge set by his party to restructure National Youth Front at grass root level.
He had secured the second highest votes in the Kurunegala district at the general election held in 2010. He stood by what is good for the party whenever the leader ship of the party was at stake. He was committed to safeguard the leadership of the party at every difficult time mounted against the party.
He went on to become the vice president of the National Youth Front at the National level. In 1999 he was appointed the general secretary of the National youth front.
Akila Viraj Kariyawasam Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Politician |
| House | Living in own house. |
Akila Viraj Kariyawasam is one of the richest Politician from Sri Lanka. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Akila Viraj Kariyawasam 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He was appointed the Chairman of the National Youth Front Kuliyapitiya chapter in the year 1995. In 1996, he was appointed the District Chairman of the National youth front in Kuliyapitiya District. Later he was appointed to the executive committee of the National youth front. He held these positions whilst he was a student of the Colombo University.
He had entered student politics when he was a university student. He extended leadership to University Youth front. He was a forerunner at the protest against the education reforms in 1999, and later he was arrested in this connection.
He was appointed as the organizer of the Paduwasnuwara electorate, later he went on to be elected to the parliament securing 83,114 votes at the general election held in 2004.
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Who is Akila Viraj Kariyawasam Dating?
According to our records, Akila Viraj Kariyawasam married to Uththara Wijenayake. As of December 1, 2023, Akila Viraj Kariyawasam’s is not dating anyone.
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He works as the deputy general secretary of the United National Party, the greatest political party which paved way to gain independence in our motherland. Also he is United National Party’s spokesman. He is the President of the ‘Jathika Sewaka Sangamaya’(JSS), the single trade union which represents the majority of the working class of this country. He is the current Minister of Education of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.
Facts & Trivia
Akila Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Sri Lanka. Akila Viraj Kariyawasam celebrates birthday on May 23 of every year.