| Name | Harini Amarasuriya |
| Age/DOB | 54 (March 6, 1970) |
| Known For | Prime Minister of Sri Lanka |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Family | Yet to be updated |
| Education | Graduated from University of Edinburgh |
| Native | Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka |
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Harini Amarasuriya is a politician and activist who was designated as the 16th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. She is the third female Prime Minister of Sri Lanka after Chandrika Kumaratunga and Sirimavo Bandaranaike. Amarasuriya is a member of the National People’s Power political party.
Besides her political role, she worked as a senior lecturer at the Department of Social Studies at the Open University of Sri Lanka. Since 2020, she has been a National List Member of Parliament for the National People’s Power party. Harini was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister on September 24, 2024.
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- Harini Amarasuriya has been assigned the portfolios of the Minister of Education, Justice, Labour, Industries, Science & Tech, Health, and Investment.
- She is popularly known for her research on feminism, gender inequality, youth unemployment, child protection, and inefficiencies in the Sri Lankan education system.
- Amarasuriya also works as a member of the Board of Directors of the Sri Lankan NGO Nest.
- Along with Amarasuirya, NPP parliamentarians Laxman Nipunarachchi and Vijitha Herath were appointed as cabinet ministers.
- She is part of the Parliamentary Caucus for Animal Welfare.
- Amarasuriya stated in a CGAP interview that More Women in politics are necessary to challenge patriarchal political culture.
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