Rishad Bathiudeen
Rishad Bathiudeen | |
|---|---|
| Ministry of Industry and Commerce | |
| In office 23 April 2010 – 3 July 2019 | |
| President | Maithripala Sirisena Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe D. M. Jayaratne |
| Minister of Resettlement & Disaster Relief Services | |
| Member of Parliament for Vanni District | |
| Assumed office 2001 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 27, 1972 |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | All Ceylon Makkal Congress |
| Other political affiliations | Samagi Jana Balawegaya |
| Residence(s) | 26B Summit Flats, Keppetipola Mawatha, Colombo 05 |
| Alma mater | University of Moratuwa |
| Profession | Civil Engineer |
| Website | http://www.rishadbathiudeen.lk, |
Rishad Bathiudeen (born November 27, 1972) is a Sri Lankan parliamentarian and former senior cabinet minister. He is the leader of the All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC) Party, a registered political party in Sri Lanka. Bathiudeen was first elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) from the Vanni Electoral District in December 2001 and re-elected in April 2004, April 2010 and 2015 June from the same Electoral District, which comprises Vavuniya, Mannar and Mullathivu Administrative Districts. Rishad Bathiudeen holds a National Diploma in Technology (NDT) in Civil Engineering from the University of Moratuwa.
On 19 October 2020, he was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department during a raid in Dehiwela, and charged with criminal misappropriation of public funds, and violation of election laws with regard to the 2019 presidential election.