Nalin Fernando

Kachchakaduge Nalin Ruwanjeewa Fernando (born 8 May 1973) is a Sri Lankan politician and a former Member of Parliament.

Fernando was born on 8 May 1973. He has a master's degree from the University of Northampton. He was later released on bail. In October 2019 a travel ban imposed on him but it was lifted in December 2019.

Fernando contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance electoral alliance candidate in Gampaha District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.

Criminal conviction On 29 May 2025, Fernando was convicted by the Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar in Colombo and sentenced to twenty-five years of rigorous imprisonment. The conviction relates to a charge filed in 2019 by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), accusing him of causing a loss of over Rs. 53 million to the government through the irregular procurement of sports equipment for distribution during the 2015 Sri Lankan presidential election.

Electoral history + Electoral history of Nalin FernandoElectionConstituencyPartyAllianceVotesResult 2020 parliamentary Gampaha District Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance Elected