Vinya Ariyaratne

Dr Vinya S Ariyaratne is the Honorary President of Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement of Sri Lanka. He is the eldest son of Dr A. T. Ariyaratne the founder and President of the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement in Sri Lanka. He is a Medical Doctor by profession. and a Development Practitioner. He is also a lecturer in Community Medicine Faculty of Medical Sciences University of Sri Jayewardenepura in Sri Lanka. Vinya is also the 129th President of the Sri Lanka Medical Association.

Early life and education Vinya was educated at Nalanda College Colombo. And he received his Doctor of Medicine degree from De La Salle University in Philippines in 1989. Then he received his Master of Public Health degree from Johns Hopkins University in 1990.

Social Movements In the year 2000, he became executive director of Sarvodaya Movement. He was the founder of Sarvodaya Institute of Higher Learning.

Politics He became active in politics for 2019 Presidential Election by leading National Peoples Movement which was formed by uniting multiple civil organizations including Deshodaya.