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Jul 21, 2022 · Colombo, Sri Lanka – Ranil Wickremesinghe has been elected Sri Lanka’s new president, less than a week after his predecessor Gotabaya Rajapaksa was forced to flee the country amid mass protests...
Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in as the President of Sri Lanka on 21 st July 2022. He has been the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka on six occasions. He was first appointed PM from 1993 – 1994 after the assassination of President Ranasinghe Premadasa.
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The president of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා ජනාධිපති Śrī Laṃkā Janādhipathi; Tamil: இலங்கை சனாதிபதி Ilankai janātipati) is the head of state and head of government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.
- Five years, renewable once
- President's House
- Direct election, See eligibility
Ranil Wickremesinghe (born March 24, 1949) is a Sri Lankan politician who is the 9th and current President of Sri Lanka. He also holds several ministerial positions, including the Minister of Finance, Minister of Defence, Minister of Technology and Minister of Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment.
- Sri Lankan
- Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Himself (Acting)
The president of Sri Lanka is the elected head of state and the chief executive of Sri Lanka ( formerly Ceylon ). The president is a dominant political figure in the country. The office was created in 1972, as more of a ceremonial position.
No.No.PortraitName (birth–death) Home Province1William Gopallawa විලියම් ගොපල්ලව ...22 May 19724 February 19781William Gopallawa විලියම් ගොපල්ලව ...——1William Gopallawa විලියම් ගොපල්ලව ...5 years, 8 months and 13 days5 years, 8 months and 13 days2Junius Richard Jayewardene ජුනියස් රිචඩ් ...4 February 19782 January 1989Jul 21, 2022 · Sri Lanka's Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in as president, amid hopes that he will pull the country out of its economic suffering. The 73-year-old took his oath at the tightly-guarded...
Jul 20, 2022 · Sri Lankan MPs have elected prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as the country's new president, despite his unpopularity with the public. Mr Wickremesinghe faces the task of leading the...
