Akalanka Buddhika Uditha Dedduwa Pathirana (Sinhala: බුද්ධ්ක පතිරණ; born 17 March 1974) was a deputy minister at the Ministry of Industry and Commerce [2] and a member of the 7th Parliament of Sri Lanka[3] represented the United National Party (UNP), for Matara District.

He was a senior school prefect, captain of the debating team and was awarded the president scout medal.

[citation needed] From 1998 to 2004, he served at MTV Channel (Sirasa TV) as a political programme presenter and an executive producer.

[6] He entered into the 7th Parliament of Sri Lanka as a member by receiving 62,499 preferential votes from Matara District at the General Election in 2010.

[citation needed] Pathirana is a member of 14 Consultative Committees inclusive of Ministries of Economic Development, Ports & Aviation, Fisheries & Aquatic Resources, State Defense, etc.