Maithripala Sirisena | |
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මෛත්රීපාල සිරිසේන மைத்திரிபால சிறிசேன | |
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7th President of Sri Lanka | |
In office 9 January 2015 – 18 November 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
Preceded by | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
Succeeded by | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
Leader of the House | |
In office 3 May 2004 – 9 August 2005 | |
President | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
Prime Minister | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
Preceded by | W. J. M. Lokubandara |
Succeeded by | Nimal Siripala de Silva |
Minister of Defence | |
In office 12 January 2015 – 18 November 2019 | |
President | Himself |
Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
Preceded by | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
Succeeded by | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
Minister of Mahaweli Development and Environment [N 1] | |
In office 12 January 2015 – 18 November 2019 | |
President | Himself |
Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
Preceded by | Susil Premajayantha |
In office 23 November 2005 – 23 April 2010 | |
President | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
Prime Minister | Ratnasiri Wickremanayake |
Succeeded by | Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena |
Minister of Health | |
In office 23 April 2010 – 21 November 2014 | |
President | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
Prime Minister | D. M. Jayaratne |
Preceded by | Nimal Siripala de Silva |
Succeeded by | Tissa Attanayake |
Minister of Irrigation, Mahaweli and Rajarata Development[N 2] | |
In office 10 April 2004 – 23 November 2005 | |
President | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
Prime Minister | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
Minister of Mahaweli Development and Parliamentary Affairs | |
In office 1997–2001 | |
President | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
Prime Minister | Ratnasiri Wickremanayake Sirimavo Bandaranaike |
Preceded by | S. B. Dissanayake |
Succeeded by | A. H. M. Azwer |
Chairman of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party | |
In office 15 January 2015 – 18 November 2019 | |
Preceded by | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
12th Chairperson-in-office of the Commonwealth of Nations | |
In office 9 January 2015 – 27 November 2015 | |
Head | Elizabeth II |
Preceded by | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
Succeeded by | Joseph Muscat |
Member of Parliament for Polonnaruwa District | |
In office 9 March 1989[1] – 9 January 2015 | |
Succeeded by | Jayasinghe Bandara |
Personal details | |
Born | Pallewatte Gamaralalage Maithripala Yapa Sirisena 3 September 1951 Yagoda, Dominion of Ceylon |
Nationality | Sri Lanka |
Political party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party (1968–Present) Communist Party of Ceylon (1966-1968) |
Other political affiliations | United People's Freedom Alliance (2004–Present)[N 3] New Democratic Front (2014–2015)[N 4] People's Alliance (1994–2004) |
Spouse(s) | Jayanthi Pushpa Kumari |
Children | Chathurika Daham Dharani |
Alma mater | Royal Central College, Polonnaruwa Agriculture School, Kundasale Maxim Gorky Literature Institute |
Occupation | Politician |
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Website | Official website |
Pallewatte Gamaralalage Maithripala Yapa Sirisena (pronounced [pallewat̪t̪ə ɡaməraːləlaːɡeː majt̪ɾiːpaːlə jaːpaː siɾiseːnə]; Sinhala: මෛත්රීපාල සිරිසේන; Tamil: மைத்திரிபால சிறிசேன; born 3 September 1951) is a Sri Lankan politician and the 7th President of Sri Lanka from January 2015 through November 2019.[2][3]
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