Athuraliye Rathana Thero

Honourable Venerable Athuraliye Rathana Thero MP
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Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament for National List
Incumbent
Assumed office 2015
Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament for Kalutara District
In office 2004–2010
Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament for Gampaha District
In office 2010–2015
Personal details
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Political party	Jathika Hela Urumaya
Residence	Sadaham Sewana Gothami Uyana, Obesekarapura, Rajagiriya
Occupation	Buddhist monk
Religion	Buddhist

Athuraliye Rathana Thero is a Sri Lankan Buddhist monk, politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. A leading member of the Jatika Hela Urumaya a Buddhist nationalism party in Sri Lanka, thero played a major role in defeating Mahinda Rajapaksa and making maithripala Sirisena President. In the 2015 general election thero was a national list nominee of the United National Party List. Thero was appointed to the parliament after United National Party won the election.

See also

• Maduluwawe Sobitha Thero

External links

• Pivithuru Hetak National Movement