Naseer Ahamed among new Cabinet ministers in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO: The new Cabinet Ministers have sworn in before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the President’s House in Colombo.
Accordingly, the President has appointed a 17-member new Cabinet.
See the full list of new ministers below:
1 Dinesh Gunawardena – Minister of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provicnial Councils and Local Government
2 Douglas Devananda – Minister of Fisheries
3 Dr. Ramesh Pathirana – Minister of Education and Plantation Industries
4 Prasanna Ranatunga – Minister of Public Security and Tourism
5 Dilum Amunugama – Minister of Transport and Industries
6 Kanaka Herath – Minister of Highways
7 Vidura Vickramanayake – Minister of Labour
8 Janaka Wakkumbura – Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation
9 Shehan Semasinghe – Minister of Trade and Samurdhi Development
10 Mohan Priyadarshana de Silva – Minister of Water Supplies
11 Wimalaweera Dissanayake – Minister of Wildlife and Forest Conservation
12 Kanchana Wijesekara – Minister of Power and Energy
13 Thenuka Vidanagamage – Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs
14 Dr. Nalaka Godahewa – Minister of Mass Media
15 Prof. Channa Jayasumana – Minister of Health
16 Naseer Ahamed – Minister of Environment
17 Pramitha Bandara Tennakoon – Minister of Ports and Shipping