Nimal Lanza

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Hon.
Nimal Lanza
MP
නිමල් ලාන්සා
நிமல் லான்சா
Member of Parliament
for Gampaha District
Incumbent
Assumed office
2015
Personal details
Born (1974-10-13) 13 October 1974 (age 51)
Negombo
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partySri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
SpouseEnoka
Alma materSt. Maris College, Negombo
Occupationpolitician

Antony Nimal Lanza Warnakulasooriya (born 13 October 1974), commonly known as Nimal Lanza (Sinhala: නිමල් ලාන්සා, Tamil: நிமல் லான்சா) 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.[1]

Nimal Lanza has a brother, Dayann, who is Mayor of Negombo.[2]

He received his education at St. Maris College, Negombo.[3]

He was elected to parliament representing the Gampaha District at the 2015 parliamentary elections.[4] 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.[5][6]

Controversies

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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.[7] He is subsequently remanded until 12 September by the Negombo magistrate.[8] 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.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Parliament of Sri Lanka – Nimal Lanza". Parliament of Sri Lanka. 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  2. ^ Dayan Lanza
  3. ^ "St.Mary's college".
  4. ^ "Preferential votes- General Election 2015". adaderana.lk. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  5. ^ Palihawadana, Norman (19 December 2017). "Lanza says high CoL made him resign". The Island. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Nimal Lanza resigns as Deputy Minister". The Daily Mirror. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Former MP Nimal Lanza arrested". Ada Derana. 29 August 2025. Archived from the original on 29 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  8. ^ "Nimal Lanza Remanded Over 2006 Election Case". News First. 29 August 2025. Archived from the original on 29 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  9. ^ "Nimal Lanza granted bail". Daily Mirror. 9 September 2025. Archived from the original on 9 September 2025. Retrieved 9 September 2025.


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