Thilanga Sumathipala, Chairman Sumathi Ventures (Pvt) Ltd and Chairman Asia Capital PLC was a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka from 2010 to 2020, serving the Sri Lankan people as State Minister of Technology & Innovation [December 2019-March 2020] and as the Deputy Speaker of Parliament [2015-2018] as the Deputy Minister – Skills Development & Vocational Training [2015]

The son of late U W Sumathipala, doyen of the post-independence era business world and the world of Arts in Sri Lanka as a producer of world-class movies and Late Milina Sumathipala PhD, a pious Buddhist and philanthropist is a dedicated family man. Thilanga and his wife Samadara have three sons, Udhantha, Dulantha and Sajantha, all of who are following in their father’s footsteps as astute minded young professionals.