Sri LankaMember of ParliamentNational People's PowerUva Province · Badulla Electoral DistrictMember of Parliament
Ambika Samuel
Profile
Ambika Samuel is a Sri Lankan politician and social activist who serves as a Member of Parliament. Elected in 2024 as a candidate for the National People's Power, she made history as the first Malayaga Tamil woman to be elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka and the first female Tamil MP from the Badulla District. Born into a family of tea plantation workers, Samuel has dedicated her career to advocating for the rights of the Malayaga Tamil community, focusing on challenging the influence of corrupt tea estate owners and improving social conditions for plantation workers.
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- Birth place
- Sri Lanka
- Education
- Haputhale Tamil Primary School, Haputhale Central College
- Career
- Social activist, worker for the Education Cooperative Society