Harini Amarasuriya

Harini Amarasuriya (born 6 March 1970) is a Sri Lankan academic, activist, and politician. She has been the 16th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka since 2024. She is the third woman to hold this office. She is a member of the National People's Power.

Harini Amarasuriya MP
හරිනි අමරසූරිය ஹரிணி அமரசூரிய
16th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
Incumbent
Assumed office 24 September 2024
President	Anura Kumara Dissanayake
Preceded by	Dinesh Gunawardena
Cabinet positions Minister Justice, Public Administration, Provincial Councils, Local Government and Labour Incumbent Assumed office 24 September 2024 President Anura Kumara Dissanayake Prime Minister Herself Preceded by Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe Minister of Education, Science and Technology Incumbent Assumed office 24 September 2024 President Anura Kumara Dissanayake Prime Minister Herself Preceded by Susil Premajayantha Minister of Trade, Commercial, Food Security, Co-operative Development, Industries and Entrepreneur Development Incumbent Assumed office 24 September 2024 President Anura Kumara Dissanayake Prime Minister Herself Preceded by Ramesh Pathirana Minister of Health Incumbent Assumed office 24 September 2024 President Anura Kumara Dissanayake Prime Minister Herself Preceded by Ramesh Pathirana Minister of Women, Child and Youth Affairs and Sports Incumbent Assumed office 24 September 2024 President Anura Kumara Dissanayake Prime Minister Herself Preceded by Ranil Wickramasinghe
Member of Parliament for National List
In office 20 August 2020 – 24 September 2024
Personal details
Born	(1970-03-06) 6 March 1970 Galle, Southern Province, Dominion of Ceylon
Nationality	Sri Lankan citizenship
Political party	Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
Other political affiliations	National People's Power
Alma mater	Bishop's College, Colombo University of Delhi (BA) Macquarie University (MA) University of Edinburgh (PhD)
Occupation	Social activist Women's rights activist Youth Activist Academic University Lecturer
Website	www.npp.lk/en/about

On 24 September 2024, Amarasuriya was sworn in as the sixteenth Prime Minister of Sri Lanka by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. She is the first prime minister of her party, and the third female to hold the role after Sirimavo Bandaranaike and Chandrika Kumaratunga.

Other websites

• Harini Amarasuriya, Parliament directory of members