Ranil Wickremesinghe
9th President of Sri Lanka from July 2022 to September 2024.
The record
Ranil Wickremesinghe is a 9th President of Sri Lanka from July 2022 to September 2024. Born on 24 March 1949 in Colombo, Wickremesinghe is 77.
Positions held include Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka (1977–1989), Minister of Education (1980–1989) and Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka (1989–1994). Wickremesinghe studied at University of Colombo and University of Ceylon.
With a Wikipedia article in 56 languages, Ranil Wickremesinghe is No. 15,953 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 24 March 1949, Colombo (age 77)
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Known as
- Politician, lawyer, head of government
- Field
- Politics
- Party
- United National Party
- Education
- University of Colombo, University of Ceylon
- Languages
- Sinhala
- Wikipedia editions
- 56
Did you know
Was 28 when first member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka (1977).
Shares a birthday with Dario Fo and Harry Houdini.
One of 18 people in the Index born in Colombo, with Chandrika Kumaratunga.
Has a Wikipedia article in 56 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Career
Positions held
- 1977–1989Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
- 1980–1989Minister of Education
- 1989–1994Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
- 1993–1994Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
- 1994–2021Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
- 1994–List of leaders of the United National Party
- 1994–2001Leader of the Opposition
- 2001–2004Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
- 2004–2015Leader of the Opposition
- 2015–2018Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
- 2018–2019Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
- 2021–2022Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
- 2022–2024Minister of Finance of Sri Lanka
- 2022–2024President of Sri Lanka
Connections
- FatherCyril Esmond Lucien Wickremesinghe
- SpouseMaitree Wickramasinghe
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- Wikidata Q983402 (facts, CC0)
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