Rohitha Abeygunawardena

Pahalage Rohitha Piyatissa Abeygunawardena is a Sri Lankan politician, businessman and former cabinet minister. He is a representative of Kalutara District for the New Democratic Front in the Parliament of Sri Lanka.

Education

Abeygunawardena was educated at Gnanodaya Maha Vidyalaya, Kalutara.

Political career

Abeygunawardena was the driver of minister Ediriweera Premarathna, who helped Abeygunawardena kickstart his political career.
In September 2008, Abeygunawardena was questioned for allegations of undeclared assets estimated at more than Rs. 450 million. The two officers who conducted the investigation were later transferred out of the Bribery commission.
The Commission of Bribery and Corruption filed a case against Abeygunawardena on 8 January 2016 over undeclared illegally earned assets worth over Rs 41.1 million. The Director General of the Bribery Commission alleged that the minister made 66 unlawful monetary transactions, constructed a house and purchased a jeep.