S. B. Dissanayake

Hon. S. B. Dissanayake
සුමනවීර බණ්ඩා දිසානායක சுமனவீர பண்டா திசாநாயக்க
Minister of Industry
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 March 2022
President	Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Prime Minister	Mahinda Rajapaksa
Minister of Rural and Economic Affairs
In office 4 September 2015 – 12 April 2018
President	Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister	Ranil Wickremesinghe
Member of Parliament for National List
In office 2015–2020
Member of Parliament for Kandy District
Incumbent
Assumed office 2020
In office 2010–2015
Personal details
Born	(1951-09-18) 18 September 1951 (age 73)
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Political party	Sri Lanka Freedom Party
Other political affiliations	Communist Party United National Party
Spouse	Thamara née Samarakoon
Children	Narada, Tharaka
Residence(s)	Madanwala, Hanguranketha, Sri Lanka.
Alma mater	University of Sri Jayewardenepura
Occupation	Politics

Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Sumanaweera Banda Dissanayake, MP (born 18 September 1951) (known as S. B. Dissanayake) is a Sri Lankan politician. He is the former Cabinet Minister of Higher Education in President Mahinda Rajapakse's Government. He was the former general secretary of Sri Lanka Freedom Party and former national organiser of the United National Party. Dissanayake lost his cabinet position after Rajapaksha was defeated at the 2015 presidential election in Sri Lanka.

He was appointed as Minister of Industry by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in 2022.