Ranjith Siyambalapitiya

Basnayaka Ralalage Ranjith Siyambalapitiya (born 1 May 1961) (known as Ranjith Siyambalapitiya) is a Sri Lankan politician. He is the current Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and member of parliament for the Kegalle District. He had served as the former Cabinet Minister of Telecommunication and Information Technology.


Ranjith Siyambalapitiya

Minister of Power and Renewable Energy
In office
4 September 2015  2019
PresidentMaithripala Sirisena
Prime MinisterRanil Wickremesinghe
Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament
for Kegalle District
Assumed office
2000
Personal details
Born (1961-05-01) 1 May 1961
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partyUnited People's Freedom Alliance
Spouse(s)Achala Siyambalapitiya
ChildrenShasha Siyabalapitiya
Shamee Siyambalapitiya
Alma materRoyal College, Colombo
OccupationPolitics
ProfessionPolitician
WebsiteParliament of Sri Lanka

Early life and education

Born to Basnayaka Ralalage Cyril Siyambalapitiya of Kegalle and Rajakumara Atapattu Mudiyanselage Kusumawathi of Wendala, Ruwanwella, he had his education at Ruwanwella Primary School and then at Royal College Colombo. In 1981 he entered to the University of Sri Jayawardanapura and graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration in 1985.


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