Sugath Wasantha de Silva

Sugath Wasantha De Silva
සුගත් වසන්ත ද සිල්වා
சுகத் வசந்த டி சில்வா
Chairman of the Sri Lanka Council of Visually Handicapped Graduates
Member of Parliament
for National List
Assumed office
21 November 2024
Personal details
Born1967; 57 years ago (1967)
Balapitiya, SouthernProvince, Dominion of Ceylon
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partyNational People's Power
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (Since 1994)
SpouseNalini Ranasinghe
EducationThe School for the Blind, Ratmalana
Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda
Alma materUniversity of Colombo
ProfessionSocial Services Officer

Sugath Wasantha de Silva is a Sri Lankan social services officer and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka from National ist since 2024 as a member of the National People's Power.[1] He is the first to represent parliament from the disabled community in Sri Lanka.[2] He is also a chairman of the Sri Lanka Council of Visually Handicapped Graduates.[3] Before his political career, de Silva was a well-known activist advocating for the rights of the visually impaired and disabled communities.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka - Extraordinary - No. 2410/08" (PDF). Department of Government Printing. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Sugath Wasantha de Silva makes history as SL's first visually impaired MP | Daily FT". www.ft.lk. 18 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  3. ^ "The Inspirational Journey of Sugath Wasantha de Silva, Sri Lanka's First Visually Impaired MP". Lanka Sara. 17 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  4. ^ "BBCSinhala.com". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
  5. ^ "Japan to Support Braille Facilities for the Vision Impaired Persons". Embassy of Japan in Sri Lanka. January 25, 2019.