Mahinda Rajapaksa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Mahinda Rajapaksa

Former President of Sri Lanka

Date of Birth: 18-Nov-1945

Place of Birth: Hambantota, Southern Province, Sri Lanka

Profession: lawyer, politician, trade unionist

Nationality: Sri Lanka

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Mahinda Rajapaksa

  • Percy Mahendra Rajapaksa commonly known as Mahinda Rajapaksa (Sinhala: ?????? ???????, Tamil: ?????? ???????; born 18 November 1945) is a Sri Lankan politician currently serving as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka since 21 November 2019 after being appointed by his brother, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
  • Gotabaya Rajapaksa gained victory in the 2019 Sri Lankan presidential election and became President on 18 November 2019, two days before he announced that he will name his brother Mahinda Rajapaksa to return as the new Prime Minister after two occasions in the same position.
  • Mahinda will be swearing-in as the new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka and officially taking over the office again on 21 November 2019, Thursday and serving under his brother, the President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa as the Prime Minister.
  • He also previously served as Leader of the Opposition from 2018 to 2019, when he turned to take over as Prime Minister from his predecessor Ranil Wickremesinghe.
  • Additionally, he has also served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Kurunegala since 2015.
  • He served as the President of Sri Lanka and Leader of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party from 2005 to 2015.
  • He became the leader of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna in 2019, splitting the Sri Lanka Freedom Party.A lawyer by profession, Rajapaksa was first elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka in 1970, and he served as Prime Minister from 6 April 2004 until his victory in the 2005 presidential election.
  • He was sworn in for his first six-year term as president on 19 November 2005.
  • He was re-elected for a second term on 27 January 2010.
  • He was defeated in his bid for a third term in the 2015 presidential election by Maithripala Sirisena and left office on 9 January 2015.Several months after leaving office, Rajapaksa unsuccessfully sought to become Prime Minister in the 2015 parliamentary election, where the United People's Freedom Alliance was defeated.
  • He was, however, elected as Member of Parliament for Kurunegala District.On 26 October 2018, Rajapaksa was appointed as Prime Minister by President Maithripala Sirisena after the United People's Freedom Alliance withdrew from the unity government.
  • Incumbent Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe refused to accept the dismissal stating that it was unconstitutional, resulting in a constitutional crisis. Two no-confidence motions brought against Rajapaksa were passed by the Sri Lankan Parliament on 14 and 16 November 2018.
  • Both were rejected by President Sirisena stating that proper procedures were not followed.
  • On 3 December 2018, a court suspended Rajapaksa's powers as Prime Minister and ruled that his cabinet could not function until its legitimacy was established.
  • Rajapaksa resigned as Prime Minister on 15 December 2018, with Ranil Wickremesinghe re-appointed as Prime Minister, and Rajapaksa appointed Leader of the Opposition.

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