Malik Devapriya Samarawickrama (born 19 March 1949) is a Sri Lankan entrepreneur and politician.

He is a former Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade and chairman of the United National Party.

[1][2] Educated at Royal College, Colombo, where played at the Bradby Shield Encounter.

[3][4] He was a past president of Kandy Sports Club (rugby) and currently is the patron.

Samaraweera a close friend of Ranil Wickramasinghe was accused of going out the way from the 2015 elected Yahapalana government and playing a role on his own agendas.