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Ajantha Perera
Sri Lankan social activist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ajantha Wijesinghe Perera (Sinhala: අජන්තා පෙරේරා) is a Sri Lankan academic, scientist, university lecturer, environmental activist and politician.[1] She is known for her efforts to end the garbage crisis in Sri Lanka and is nicknamed as Garbage Queen.[2] She founded the National Programme on Recycling of Solid Waste to solve the garbage crisis.[3][4] She was also a candidate in the 2019 Sri Lankan presidential elections,[5][6] the only female candidate in the election and the first female presidential candidate since 1999.[7][8]
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Born | 1963 (age 60–61) |
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Education | PhD |
Alma mater | University of Colombo |
Occupation(s) | Social activist, Scientist, Academic, EnvironmentalIst |
Known for | Founder of National Programme on the Recycling of Solid Waste |
Political party | United National Party (since 2020) Socialist Party of Sri Lanka (2019) |
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