Ranjith Bandara
Sri Lankan economist, academic and politician
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| Intro | Sri Lankan economist, academic and politician | |
| A.K.A. | Rajapakshe Wasala Tennakoon Mudiyanselage Ranjith Bandara | |
| A.K.A. | Rajapakshe Wasala Tennakoon Mudiyanselage Ranjith Bandara | |
| Places | Sri Lanka | |
| is | Economist Politician Academic | |
| Work field | Finance Politics | |
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| Birth | 4 November 1961 | |
| Age | 63 years | |
| Star sign | Scorpio |
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Rajapakshe Wasala Tennakoon Mudiyanselage Ranjith Bandara (born 4 November 1961) is a Sri Lankan economist, academic, politician and Member of Parliament.
Bandara was born on 4 November 1961. He was educated at Sirimalwatte Rajakiya Vidyalaya. He has a BA degree in economics from the University of Peradeniya (1990) and a MA degree in economics from the University of Colombo (1992). He has a MSc degree in management of natural resources and sustainable agriculture from the Agricultural University of Norway (1995) and PhD in economics from the University of Queensland (2003).
Bandara was a senior lecturer at the University of Colombo's Department of Economics before becoming a professor. He has been a consultant to several Sri Lankan businesses. Following the 2020 parliamentary election he was appointed to the Parliament of Sri Lanka as a National List MP representing the Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance.
Bandara is the author of The Economics of Human-Elephant Conflict. He was a director on the National Livestock Development Board, Sri Lanka-Libya Agricultural and Livestock Development Company and Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka.