16 Facts About Buddhika Pathirana

Akalanka Buddhika Uditha Dedduwa Pathirana was a deputy minister at the Ministry of Industry and Commerce and a member of the 7th Parliament of Sri Lanka represented the United National Party, for Matara District.

Buddhika Pathirana was elected to the Parliament at the General Election held on 8 April 2010 winning the second highest percentage of votes from the United National Party which is the major opposition in the country.

Buddhika Pathirana was a senior school prefect, captain of the debating team and was awarded the president scout medal.

Buddhika Pathirana studied medicine at the University of Kelaniya.

Buddhika Pathirana joined the Telshan Network in 1995 as an assistant news co-ordinator and worked there till 1998 as a news co-ordinator, the deputy news editor and a political programme presenter.

Buddhika Pathirana became the youngest leader of the opposition in Provincial Councils in Sri Lanka when he was appointed as the leader of the opposition in Southern Provincial Council in 2009, with 57,802 votes.

Buddhika Pathirana entered into the 7th Parliament of Sri Lanka as a member by receiving 62,499 preferential votes from Matara District at the General Election in 2010.

Buddhika Pathirana was awarded as the Most Outstanding Young Politician in Sri Lanka in 2006.

Buddhika Pathirana has been working as the Media Secretary of the UNP for Southern Province since 2004 and the Chief Organiser of the UNP in Akuressa Electorate since 2005.

Buddhika Pathirana was elected as a member of the executive committee and the chief executive officer for South Asia in Young Liberals and Democrats of Asia in 2007 and 2008 respectively.

Buddhika Pathirana was the first chairman of the Mutuhara Children's Society.

Buddhika Pathirana was the first district secretary for youth Red Cross Society.

Buddhika Pathirana was the youngest principal of Sunday schools in Sri Lanka from 1991 to 1998.

Buddhika Pathirana has been the Chief Basnayaka Nilame for Matara Binara Maha Perahera since 2007.

Buddhika Pathirana was national chairman of Liberal Youth Guilds in Sri Lanka.

Buddhika Pathirana is the founder, chairman and the managing director of the Samadhi Community Development Foundation, since 2000.