Nimal Lanza

Antony Nimal Lanza Warnakulasooriya, commonly known as Nimal Lanza is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna, Sri Lanka Freedom Party - United People's Freedom Alliance/United People's Freedom Alliance, from the Gampaha district.
Nimal Lanza has a brother, Dayann, who is Mayor of Negombo.
He received his education at St. Maris College, Negombo.
He was elected to Parliament of [Sri Lanka|parliament] representing the Gampaha District at the 2015 parliamentary elections. On 9 September 2015 he was appointed the deputy minister of Home Affairs in the second Sirisena cabinet, but resigned from the role on 19 December 2017.

Controversies

On 29 August 2025, Lanza was arrested by the Sri Lanka Police in connection with allegations of assault and trespassing during a protest in 2006. He is subsequently remanded until 12 September by the Negombo Magistrate's [court (Sri Lanka)|magistrate]. He was granted bail by the Negombo High Court on 9 September, following a revision application filed against the Negombo magistrate's court order refusing bail.