Roshan Ranasinghe

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Hon.
Roshan Ranasinghe
රොෂාන් රණසිංහ
ரோஷன் ரணசிங்க
Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs
In office
23 May 2022 – 27 November 2023
PresidentGotabaya Rajapaksa
Ranil Wickremesinghe
Prime MinisterRanil Wickremesinghe
Dinesh Gunawardena
Preceded byThenuka Vidanagamage
Succeeded byHarin Fernando
Minister of Irrigation
In office
23 May 2022 – 27 November 2023
PresidentGotabaya Rajapaksa
Ranil Wickremesinghe
Prime MinisterRanil Wickremesinghe
Dinesh Gunawardena
Preceded byJanaka Wakkumbura[N 1]
Succeeded byPavithra Wanniarachchi
Member of Parliament
for Polonnaruwa District
In office
22 April 2010 – 24 September 2024
Personal details
Born (1975-10-24) 24 October 1975 (age 50)
Political partyMawbima Janatha Pakshaya
Other political
affiliations		Sarvajana Balaya (since 2024)
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (2019–2024)
Sri Lanka Freedom Party (2010–2019)
OccupationBusinessman

Anuruddha Ranasinghe Arachchige Roshan (born 25 October 1975) is a Sri Lankan politician, former Cabinet Minister, and former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[1] He is the current chairman of the Mawbima Janatha Pakshaya.[2] He served as the Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs and Minister of Irrigation, serving simultaneously from 23 May 2022 until his dismissal on 27 November 2023.[3]

He is an old boy of Vidyartha College, Kandy and the founder and Chairman of Euronippon Group of Companies.

Political career

On 27 November 2023, Ranasinghe was removed from both of his cabinet portfolios by president Ranil Wickremesinghe. His removal came after Ranasinghe accused Wickremesinghe of attempting to frame him when he spoke out against corruption in Sri Lanka Cricket.[4] The parliament supported Ranasinghe in his plight against corruption by passing a unanimous but non-binding resolution three weeks earlier.[5]

In 2024, Ranasinghe announced that he would contest in the upcoming presidential elections. This would make him one of two former ministers in President Wickremesinghe's cabinet to run against him, the other being Minister of Justice Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe.[6]

Notes

References

  1. ↑ "ROSHAN RANASINGHE, M.P." Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Roshan Ranasinghe appointed Chairman of MJP". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "President Gotabaya expands Cabinet again without Finance Minister". The Hindu. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Breaking: Sri Lanka's Sports Minister sacked". NewsWire. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Sri Lanka Sports Minister Sacked After Massive 'Assassination' Claim". NDTVSports.com. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "Cash deposit placed for former Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe". Newswire. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.