Rohitha Abeygunawardena was educated at Gnanodaya Vidyalaya, Kalutara.[4]
Early career
He was the driver of minister
Ediriweera Premarathna and taking his trust to build his political career. Daughter of Ediriweera even stated to an article the first time to get the driving job, he came in a bicycle.[5]
Investigations
Abeygunawardena was questioned in September 2008 on allegations of undeclared assets estimated at more than Rs. 450 million. The two officers who were conducting the investigation were later transferred out of the Bribery commission.[6]
The Commission of Bribery and Corruption filed a case against Abeygunawardena on 8 January 2016 over undeclared and illegally earned assets worth over Rs 41.1 million.[7] The Director General of the Bribery Commission alleged that the minister made 66 unlawful monetary transactions, constructed a house and purchased a jeep.[8]