Sanath Nishantha
Sanath Nishantha Perera (Sinhala: සනත් නිශාන්ත, Tamil: சனத் நிசாந்த; 3 May 1975 – 25 January 2024), more commonly known as Sanath Nishantha, was a Sri Lankan politician who was a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a Minister of State. He was elected to the parliament from the Puttalam District in 2015 and 2020, and served until his death in 2024. He was a member of the United People's Freedom Alliance and later the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna. He served as the Minister of State for Water Supply from 8 September 2022 until his death as well as the Minister of State for the Fisheries during the presidency of Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
Sanath Nishantha | |
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| සනත් නිශාන්ත சனத் நிசாந்த | |
| Minister of State for Water Supply | |
| In office 8 September 2022 – 25 January 2024 | |
| President | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Prime Minister | Dinesh Gunawardena |
| Succeeded by | Shasheendra Rajapaksa |
| In office 12 August 2020 – 9 May 2022 | |
| President | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
| Prime Minister | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Preceded by | Vasudeva Nanayakkara |
| Minister of State for Fisheries and Inland Fisheries Industry | |
| In office 27 November 2019 – 12 August 2020 | |
| President | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
| Prime Minister | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Preceded by | Dilip Wedaarachchi |
| Succeeded by | Kanchana Wijesekera |
| North Western Provincial Minister of Fisheries, Highways and Power | |
| In office 31 May 2010 – 1 September 2015 | |
| Governor | Tissa Balalle Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake |
| Chief Minister | Athula Wijesinghe Dayasiri Jayasekara |
| Member of Parliament for Puttalam District | |
| In office 1 September 2015 – 25 January 2024 | |
| Succeeded by | Jagath Priyankara |
| Member of the North Western Provincial Council | |
| In office 25 April 2004 – 1 September 2015 | |
| Governor | Dharmadasa Wanniarachchi Tissa Balalle Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake |
| Chief Minister | Athula Wijesinghe Dayasiri Jayasekara |
| Constituency | Puttalam District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sanath Nishantha Perera 3 May 1975 Chilaw, Sri Lanka |
| Died | 25 January 2024 (aged 48) Ragama, Sri Lanka |
| Cause of death | Car accident |
| Political party | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna |
| Other political affiliations | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance (2019–2024) United People's Freedom Alliance (2004–2019) People's Alliance (1994–2004) |
| Spouse | Chamari Perera |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | St. Mary's Boys College, Chillaw |
| Occupation | Politician |
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