<0xE0> <0xAF> <0x87> ம த ா ச ) ▁( born ▁ 1 2 ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 7 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁politician . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁Le ader ▁of ▁the ▁O pp osition ▁of ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁and ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁for ▁Hamb ant ota ▁District . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁current ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Sam agi ▁J ana ▁Bal aw eg aya ▁ ▁Born ▁to ▁Ran asing he ▁Prem adas a ▁a ▁leading ▁politician , ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁S aj ith ▁Prem adas a ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Royal ▁College , ▁Col om bo ▁and ▁Mill ▁Hill ▁School ▁before ▁entering ▁London ▁School ▁of ▁Econom ics . ▁He ▁was ▁doing ▁his ▁post grad uate ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Maryland ▁when ▁his ▁father ▁was ▁assass in ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁There after ▁he ▁return ▁to ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁and ▁entered ▁politics ▁from ▁the ▁Hamb ant ota ▁District ▁having ▁joined ▁the ▁United ▁National ▁Party . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁parliament ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁Deput y ▁Minister ▁of ▁Health ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁serving ▁till ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁deput y ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁National ▁Party ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁Cab inet ▁Minister ▁of ▁H ous ing ▁and ▁Sam urd hi ▁in ▁President ▁Sir is ena ' s ▁national ▁government