WHO IS MAHINDA RAJAPAKSA ?
Mahinda Rajapaksa
Sri Lankan prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa (77) is at the helm of the current economic crisis in the island nation. In his long political career, he served as President of Sri Lanka from 2005 to 2015, as Leader of the Opposition from 2002 to 2004 and 2018 to 2019, and as Minister of Finance from 2005 to 2015 and 2019 to 2021.
Early life and Education
Born in 1945 in Weeraketiya, a town in southern Sri Lanka, Rajapaksa is the second among six brothers (three of whom are also in the national politics) and three sisters. He was first elected as a member of parliament from the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) in 1970 from the Hambantota district. He is an alumnus of Colombo Law College and practised law in the southern town of Tangalle from 1977 to 1994.
MAHINDA RAJAPAKSA NEWS
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Sri Lanka's apex court to try rights petition against ex-Prez, PM & FM
Sri Lanka's SC ordered the Auditor General to investigate reasons for economic crisis the country is going through in a case ...| October 08, 2022, Saturday -
Sri Lanka SC bars overseas travel of Rajapaksa brothers till July 28
Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lanka's acting president after parliament accepted the resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa ...| July 16, 2022, Saturday -
How Sri Lanka spiralled into its current economic crisis: An explainer
Analysts say that economic mismanagement by successive governments has weakened Sri Lanka's public finances, leaving national ...| July 10, 2022, Sunday -
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka's economy shrinks 1.6% in the March quarter
The contraction likely marks the beginning of a painful and long recession for the country| June 29, 2022, Wednesday -
FS Kwatra discusses Lanka situation with Prez Rajapaksa, PM Wickremesinghe
Sri Lanka is facing the worst economic crisis since independence in 1948 which has led to an acute shortage of essential items ...| June 23, 2022, Thursday -
Sri Lanka to appoint 5 finance, 10 oversight committees to resolve crisis
PM Wickremesinghe also stressed on the need to change the structure of the parliament to strengthen it| May 30, 2022, Monday -
Rising risk of Sri Lankan banks defaulting on their obligations: S&P
This trend is expected to persist until the Sri Lanka's external situation stabilises, which may take time, S&P said in a ...| May 27, 2022, Friday -
Former Sri Lankan PM Rajapaksa questioned by CID over May 9 violence
The Sri Lankan police have questioned former prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and recorded a 3-hour-long statement over the ...| May 26, 2022, Thursday -
'We are going to die': Food shortage grapples Lanka amid economic crisis
Sri Lanka is facing a dire shortage of foreign exchange, fuel and medicines, and economic activity has slowed to a crawl| May 20, 2022, Friday -
A day's petrol left, power cuts may last 15 hours: Lanka PM Wickremesinghe
Says he aims to save country, not a person or family; curfew till 5 am today| May 17, 2022, Tuesday
