Maithree Wickremasinghe | |
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මෛත්රී වික්රමසිංහ | |
![]() Wickremesinghe in 2023 | |
8th First Lady of Sri Lanka | |
Assumed role 21 July 2022 | |
President | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
Preceded by | Ioma Rajapaksa |
First Lady of Sri Lanka | |
In role 8 January 2015 | |
In office 2001 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Nawala, Dominion of Ceylon | 11 August 1964
Spouse | |
Education | Musaeus College, Colombo |
Alma mater | |
Occupation | Professor |
Work Institutions | University of Kelaniya |
Field | Gender and women's studies |
Professor Maithree Wickremesinghe (Sinhala: මෛත්රී වික්රමසිංහ; born 11 August 1964) is the current First Lady of Sri Lanka as the wife of President Ranil Wickremesinghe. She is a Sri Lankan academic, writer, and professor of English at the University of Kelaniya.[1] She specializes in gender and women's studies.[2][3][4]
Wickremesinghe is the founding director of the Centre for Gender Studies at the University of Kelaniya and a visiting professor on gender and women's studies at other educational institutions including the University of Colombo and University of Sussex. She has focused on gender equity and equality policy strategies, conducting gender sensitization trainings, and evaluating women's and gender programs for local and international organizations for more than 25 years.