Asoka Abeygunawardana

Asoka Abeygunawardana
Chairman & CEO of Strategic Enterprise Management Agency (SEMA)
Executive Director of the
Energy Forum of Sri Lanka
Consultant to the
Ministry of Power & Energy
Consultant to the
Ministry of Research & Technology
Personal details
Born (1963-12-12) 12 December 1963
Nationality Sri Lankan
Spouse(s) Wijayanthi Abeygunawardana
Children Amaya (daughter)
Parents Henry Dias Abeygunawardana (father)
Lakshmi Rani Abeygunawardana (mother)
Education St. Aloysius' College Galle
Rahula College Matara
D. S. Senanayake College,
University of Moratuwa
Religion Buddhist

Asoka Nalanda Abeygunawardana (born 12 December 1963) (known as Asoka Abeygunawardana) is a Sri Lankan. He is an Electrical Engineer, environmentalist, social activist and the current Chairman & CEO of Strategic Enterprise Management Agency at Presidential Secretariat,Sri Lanka[1][2]

Early life

He was born on 12 December 1963 in to a Sri Lankan political family. Asoka was the eldest son of Henry Dias Abeygunawardana (the first member of parliament Matara electorate in 1948) and his mother was Lakshmi Rani Abeygunawardana. He has two sisters Deepika & Renuka.

Education

Abeygunawardana completed his primary and secondary education at St. Aloysius' College Galle, Rahula College Matara and D. S. Senanayake College Colombo 7. He then pursued further studies at the University of Moratuwa, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering.

Professional career

He had also served as the Adviser to the Minister of Technology and Research and Adviser to the Minister of Power and Energy, Director Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority, Director Sri Lanka Energies, Executive Director Energy Forum (Guarantee) Limited.[3][4][5][6]

Strategic Enterprise Management Agency (SEMA)

SEMA is established under a Sri Lanka President's decree and is operating under the Presidential Secretariat. The purpose of SEMA is to formulate strategic plans for the strategic sectors and assist the state owned strategic enterprises to formulate policy frameworks for ensure their long-term sustainability. The State owned enterprises under SEMA supervision include State Banks, Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC), State Pharmaceutical Corporation (SPC), Central Transport Board (CTB,) Ports Authority, Railways and plantation companies. Abeygunawardana is the current Chairman of Strategic Enterprise Management Agency (SEMA).

International assignments & Conferences

Books & publications

Family

He is married to Wijayanthi Abeygunawardana and have one daughter Amaya.

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