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   Basil Rajapaksa (born 27 April 1951) is a Sri Lankan-American politician. He is a former Minister of Finance and Member of Parliament for the national list. He was also a member of the Sri Lankan Parliament from 2007 to 2015.

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4. www.nytimes.com › sri-lanka-basil-rajapaksaIn Sri Lanka, the Government Looks Increasingly Like a Family ...

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   Jul 10, 2021 · Basil Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka’s new finance minister, is the third brother of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to be appointed to a major post. Chamila Karunarathne/EPA, via Shutterstock. By Mujib...

5. www.reuters.com › world › asia-pacificSeething Sri Lanka stops president's brother flying out of ...

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   Jul 12, 2022 · COLOMBO, July 12 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan immigration officials stopped the president's brother and former finance minister Basil Rajapaksa from flying out of the country on Tuesday, as anger...

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7. www.reuters.com › world › asia-pacificSri Lanka president's brother, Basil Rajapaksa, resigns from ...

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   Jun 9, 2022 · COLOMBO, June 9 (Reuters) - The brother of Sri Lanka's president and the country's former finance minister, Basil Rajapaksa, said on Thursday he had resigned from parliament, the second from...

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8. www.presidentsoffice.gov.lk › index › 2021/07/08Basil Rajapaksa sworn-in as Finance Minister – Presidential ...

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   Jul 8, 2021 · Prime Minister Basil Rajapaksa took his oaths as Minister of Finance before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on July 8, 2021. He replaced Mahinda Rajapaksa, who became Minister of Economic Policies and Planning, after a ministerial reshuffle.

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   Who is Basil Rajapaksa?

   • Basil Rajapaksa (born 27 April 1951) is a Sri Lankan-American politician. He is a former Minister of Finance and Member of Parliament for the national list . He was also a member of the Sri Lankan Parliament from 2007 to 2015.

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   Is Basil Rajapaksa still in Sri Lanka?

   • A top official in the ruling party said on condition of anonymity that Basil Rajapaksa was still in the country. The Rajapaksa family, including former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, has dominated the politics of the country of 22 million for years and most Sri Lankans blame them for their current misery.

   Seething Sri Lanka stops president's brother flying out of the country

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   Who is Sri Lanka's New finance minister Basil Rajapaksa?

   • Basil Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka’s new finance minister, is the third brother of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to be appointed to a major post. Chamila Karunarathne/EPA, via Shutterstock The first attempt by a Rajapaksa to return to power in Sri Lanka was brief.

   In Sri Lanka, the Government Looks Increasingly Like a Family Firm

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   Why did Mahinda Rajapaksa resign?

   • "The aim is to allow someone else to be appointed to parliament in my place from the party," he told reporters in Colombo, Sri Lanka's commercial capital. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's elder brother, Mahinda Rajapaksa, resigned as prime minister last month after prolonged protests against the economic crisis turned deadly.

   Sri Lanka president's brother, Basil Rajapaksa, resigns from parliament

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10. www.aljazeera.com › news › 2022/6/9Sri Lanka president’s brother resigns from parliament

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    Jun 9, 2022 · 9 Jun 2022. Basil Rajapaksa, the brother of Sri Lanka’s president and the country’s former finance minister, says he has resigned from parliament, the second politician from the influential...

11. www.aljazeera.com › news › 2022/4/1Sri Lanka economic crisis: The all-powerful Rajapaksas under fire

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    Apr 1, 2022 · Basil Rajapaksa, 70, is a political strategist who managed the economy under Mahinda and is now the finance minister. He was called “Mr Ten Percent” in a BBC interview in reference to...