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	{{More footnotes needed\|date=August ~~2022~~}}		{{Short description\|Sri Lankan politician and filmmaker (born 1951)}}
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	\| honorific-prefix = [[The Honourable\|Hon.]] [[Rear Admiral]]		\| honorific-prefix = [[The Honourable\|Hon.]] [[Rear Admiral]]
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	\| battles = [[Sri Lankan Civil War]]		\| battles = [[Sri Lankan civil war\|Sri Lankan Civil War]]
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	\| website = [http://sarathweerasekera.com/index.php sarathweerasekera.com]		\| website = [http://sarathweerasekera.com/index.php sarathweerasekera.com]
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	[[Rear Admiral]] '''Sarath Weerasekara''', [[Rana Sura Padakkama\|RSP]], [[Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya\|VSV]], [[Uttama Seva Padakkama\|USP]], [[Member of Parliament\|MP]] is a Sri Lankan ~~senior naval officer~~ and ~~politician~~. He was a former Cabinet Minister of Public Security and a [[Non-cabinet minister (Sri Lanka)\|State Minister]] of [[Ministry of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs\|Provincial Councils and Local Government Affairs]], [[Member of Parliament (Sri Lanka)\|member of parliament]] and former Deputy Minister of Labour and Labour Relations. He had served as the Deputy Chief of Staff of the [[Sri Lanka Navy]] and first Director General of the [[Sri Lanka Civil Security Force\|Civil Security Force]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.parliament.lk/directory_of_members/ViewMember.do?memID=3187\|title= SARATH WEERASEKARA\|work=Directory of Members\|publisher=[[Parliament of Sri Lanka]]\|access-date=1 April ~~2022~~}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/GE2010_preferences/Digamadulla_pref_GE2010.pdf\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100513034732/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/GE2010_preferences/Digamadulla_pref_GE2010.pdf\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=13 May 2010\|title=Parliamentary Elections -2010\|publisher=Department of Elections, Sri Lanka\|access-date=1 April ~~2022~~}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=7828 \| title=Military-LTTE commanders meet at Muhamalai second time \| publisher=Tamilnet \| date=16 November 2002 \| access-date=April 1, ~~2022~~}}</ref><ref>[http://www.dailynews.lk/?q=local/rear-admiral-sarath-weerasekara-another-feather-his-cap Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekara: another feather in his cap]</ref>		[[Rear Admiral]] '''Sarath Weerasekara''', [[Rana Sura Padakkama\|RSP]], [[Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya\|VSV]], [[Uttama Seva Padakkama\|USP]], [[Member of Parliament\|MP]] is a retired Sri Lankan admiral, politician and a filmmaker. He was a former Cabinet Minister of Public Security and a [[Non-cabinet minister (Sri Lanka)\|State Minister]] of [[Ministry of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs\|Provincial Councils and Local Government Affairs]], [[Member of Parliament (Sri Lanka)\|member of parliament]] and former Deputy Minister of Labour and Labour Relations. He had served as the Deputy Chief of Staff of the [[Sri Lanka Navy]] and first Director General of the [[Sri Lanka Civil Security Force\|Civil Security Force]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.parliament.lk/directory_of_members/ViewMember.do?memID=3187\|title= SARATH WEERASEKARA\|work=Directory of Members\|publisher=[[Parliament of Sri Lanka]]\|access-date=1 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/GE2010_preferences/Digamadulla_pref_GE2010.pdf\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100513034732/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/GE2010_preferences/Digamadulla_pref_GE2010.pdf\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=13 May 2010\|title=Parliamentary Elections -2010\|publisher=Department of Elections, Sri Lanka\|access-date=1 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=7828 \| title=Military-LTTE commanders meet at Muhamalai second time \| publisher=Tamilnet \| date=16 November 2002 \| access-date=April 1, 2013}}</ref><ref>[http://www.dailynews.lk/?q=local/rear-admiral-sarath-weerasekara-another-feather-his-cap Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekara: another feather in his cap]</ref>

	== Minister of Public Security ==		== Minister of Public Security ==
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	==Awards==		==Awards==
	In [[Awards and decorations of the military of Sri Lanka#Order of precedence\|order of precedence]]:		In [[Awards and decorations of the military of Sri Lanka#Order of precedence\|order of precedence]]:
	* [[File:Rana sura medal.svg\|60px]]  [[Rana Sura Padakkamam]]		* [[File:Rana sura medal.svg\|60px]]  [[Rana Sura Padakkamam]]{{fact\|date=March 2023}}
	* [[File:Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya medal bar.svg\|60px]]  [[Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya]]		* [[File:Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya medal bar.svg\|60px]]  [[Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya]]{{fact\|date=March 2023}}
	* [[File:Uttama Seva ribbon bar.svg\|60px]]  [[Uttama Seva Padakkama]]		* [[File:Uttama Seva ribbon bar.svg\|60px]]  [[Uttama Seva Padakkama]]{{fact\|date=March 2023}}

			==As a filmmaker==
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			! Year !! Film !! Ref.
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			\| 2011 \|\|''[[Gamani (film)\|Gamani]]'' \|\| <ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.nation.lk/2010/05/09/enter.htm \| title='Gamani'- mirroring the atrocities of terrorism \| publisher=The Nation \| access-date=25 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/090816/Magazine/sundaytimestvtimes_03.html \| title='Gamani': rolls strong \| publisher=Sunday Times \| access-date=16 December 2019}}</ref>
			\|-
			\| 2024 \|\| ''[[Sri Siddha]]'' \|\| <ref>{{cite web \|url=https://sarasaviya.lk/ශ්රී-සිද්ධා-18-වැනිදා-තිරය/ \|title=ශ්‍රී සිද්ධා 18 වැනිදා තිරයට \|publisher=Sarasaviya\|access-date=11 October 2024}}</ref>
			\|}

	==References==		==References==
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	==External links==		==External links==
	* [http://sarathweerasekera.com/biography.php Sarath Weerasekara Biography]		* [http://sarathweerasekera.com/biography.php Sarath Weerasekara Biography]{{Dead link\|date=September 2025 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot }}

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{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = [[The Honourable|Hon.]] [[Rear Admiral]]
| name = Sarath Weerasekara
| native_name = සරත් වීරසේකර <br /> சரத் வீரசேகரன்
| honorific-suffix = [[Rana Sura Padakkama|RSP]], [[Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya|VSV]], [[Uttama Seva Padakkama|USP]], [[Member of Parliament|MP]]
| image =
| imagesize = 300px
| office = [[Minister of Public Security (Sri Lanka)|Minister of Public Security]]
| term_start = 26 November 2020
| term_end = 3 April 2022
| president = [[Gotabaya Rajapaksa]]
| primeminister = [[Mahinda Rajapaksa]]
| predecessor = '''Office Established'''
| successor = [[Prasanna Ranatunga]]
| constituency_MP2 = [[Ampara Electoral District|Ampara District]]
| parliament2 = Sri Lankan
| majority2 = 54,373 Preferential Votes
| term_start2 = 22 April 2010
| term_end2 = 26 June 2015
| predecessor2 =
| successor2 =
| constituency_MP1 = [[Colombo Electoral District|Colombo District]]
| parliament1 = Sri Lankan
| majority1 = 328,095 Preferential Votes
| term_start1 = 20 August 2020
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 =
| successor1 =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1951|10|29}}
| birth_place = [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| nationality = Sri Lankan
| party = [[Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna]]
| occupation =
| otherparty =
| spouse =
| partner = [[Hemanthi Weerasekera]]
| relations = [[Major General]] [[Ananda Weerasekara]]
| children =
| residence =
| alma_mater = [[Nalanda College, Colombo]]<br>[[Ananda College]] <br> [[University of Kelaniya]]
| profession = [[Politician]]
| rank = [[Rear admiral]]
| allegiance = [[Sri Lanka]]
| branch = {{navy|Sri Lanka}}
| unit =
| serviceyears = 1971 - 2006
| battles = [[Sri Lankan Civil War]]
| signature =
| website = [http://sarathweerasekera.com/index.php sarathweerasekera.com]
| footnotes =
| mawards = {{plainlist |
* [[File:Rana sura medal.svg|25px]] [[Rana Sura Padakkama]]
* [[File:Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya medal bar.svg|25px]] [[Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya]]
* [[File:Uttama Seva ribbon bar.svg|25px]] [[Uttama Seva Padakkama]]
}}
}}
[[Rear Admiral]] '''Sarath Weerasekara''', [[Rana Sura Padakkama|RSP]], [[Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya|VSV]], [[Uttama Seva Padakkama|USP]], [[Member of Parliament|MP]] is a Sri Lankan senior naval officer and politician. He was a former Cabinet Minister of Public Security and a [[Non-cabinet minister (Sri Lanka)|State Minister]] of [[Ministry of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs|Provincial Councils and Local Government Affairs]], [[Member of Parliament (Sri Lanka)|member of parliament]] and former Deputy Minister of Labour and Labour Relations. He had served as the Deputy Chief of Staff of the [[Sri Lanka Navy]] and first Director General of the [[Sri Lanka Civil Security Force|Civil Security Force]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.lk/directory_of_members/ViewMember.do?memID=3187|title= SARATH WEERASEKARA|work=Directory of Members|publisher=[[Parliament of Sri Lanka]]|access-date=1 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/GE2010_preferences/Digamadulla_pref_GE2010.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100513034732/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/GE2010_preferences/Digamadulla_pref_GE2010.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 May 2010|title=Parliamentary Elections -2010|publisher=Department of Elections, Sri Lanka|access-date=1 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=7828 | title=Military-LTTE commanders meet at Muhamalai second time | publisher=Tamilnet | date=16 November 2002 | access-date=April 1, 2022}}</ref><ref>[http://www.dailynews.lk/?q=local/rear-admiral-sarath-weerasekara-another-feather-his-cap Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekara: another feather in his cap]</ref>

== Minister of Public Security ==
In March 2021, Weerasekara announced plans to ban the burqas in Sri Lanka and the closure of more than 1,000 Islamic schools over ‘national security’ fears.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/13/sri-lanka-to-ban-burka-and-close-1000-islamic-schools|title=Sri Lanka to ban burqa and close 1,000 Islamic schools|website=[[TheGuardian.com]] |date=13 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/sri-lanka-ban-burqa-shut-more-1-000-islamic-schools-n1261030|title = Sri Lanka to ban burqa and shut hundreds of Islamic schools, minister says| website=[[NBC News]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/13/sri-lanka-to-ban-burqa-shut-many-islamic-schools|title = Sri Lanka to ban burqa, shut more than 1,000 Islamic schools}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2021/03/15/asia/sri-lanka-burqa-ban-intl-hnk/index.html|title = Sri Lanka to ban burqas and shut Islamic schools for 'national security'| date=15 March 2021 }}</ref>

==Awards==
In [[Awards and decorations of the military of Sri Lanka#Order of precedence|order of precedence]]:
* [[File:Rana sura medal.svg|60px]]  [[Rana Sura Padakkamam]]
* [[File:Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya medal bar.svg|60px]]  [[Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya]]
* [[File:Uttama Seva ribbon bar.svg|60px]]  [[Uttama Seva Padakkama]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://sarathweerasekera.com/biography.php Sarath Weerasekara Biography]

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{{Members of 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka}}

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