Related Research Articles
Ranil Wickremesinghe is a Sri Lankan politician who has served as Leader of the United National Party since 12 November 1994. He was first elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Biyagama in 1977, having been re-elected till 2020 and had served as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka on three occasions.
Percy Mahinda Rajapaksa commonly known as Mahinda Rajapaksa is the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka and Minister of Finance since 2019. He was previously the President of Sri Lanka from 2005 to 2015 and was the Leader of the Opposition from 2002 to 2004 and 2018 to 2019. He was also a Member of Parliament (MP) for Kurunegala since 2015.
The United National Front(UNF) later the United National Front for Good Governance(UNFGG) is a political alliance in Sri Lanka formed by the United National Party, the alliance currently represents 7 parties including the largest Muslim party Sri Lanka Muslim Congress and the Sinhala Nationalist Jathika Hela Urumaya. The UNF is former governing party in the Parliament of Sri Lanka. A new UNP led alliance, the National Democratic Front (NDF) is in the process of being formed for future elections.
Mangala Pinsiri Samaraweera, better known as Mangala Samaraweera, is a Sri Lankan politician. He is a former Minister of Finance from 2017 to 2019, Minister of Foreign Affairs, for two terms from 2005 to 2007 and 2015 to 2017. He created a stir in Sri Lankan politics when he was sacked as a minister by President Mahinda Rajapakse in 2007, after which he formed a new political party called the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (Mahajana) Wing, which later merged with the United National Party in 2010.
Savumiamoorthy Arumugan Ramanathan Thondaman was a Sri Lankan politician who served as a Cabinet Minister. He was the grandson of prominent unionist Saumyamoorthi Thondaman. He was the leader of the Ceylon Workers' Congress, a Member of Parliament representing the Nuwara Eliya District and was an advocate for the Indian Tamils of Sri Lanka. His career as a politician spanned over 20 years, holding several ministerial portfolios in different governments. He was regarded as one of the prominent politicians from Nuwara Eliya.
Mahindananda Aluthgamage is a Sri Lankan politician and a former Minister of Sports. He has also served as Deputy Minister of Power and Energy. He is currently serving as the state minister of Power and Energy.
Keheliya Rambukwella is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He is the incumbent Media and Information Minister in Sri Lanka. Also, Rambukwella was the defence spokesmen during the Sri Lankan Civil War.
Wasantha Senanayake is a Sri Lankan politician who is a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He belongs to the United National Party. He is the great grandson of D. S. Senanayake and cousin of Ruwan Wijewardene.
Palitha Kumara Thewarapperuma is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He belongs to the United National Party. He was given the position of Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs in the United National Party led national government in 2015.
Vidura Wickremanayake is a Sri Lankan politician. He is the current State Minister of National Heritage, rural arts and Member of Parliament. He is the son of the former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake.
Ramesh Pathirana is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He belongs to the Sri Lanka Freedom Party. He was educated at Richmond College, Galle and University of Peradeniya. He is a physician by profession and is the son of former Education and Higher Education minister Richard Pathirana.
Kulappu Arachchige Don Dhammika Perera, known commonly as Dhammika Perera is a Sri Lankan businessman and was regarded as the richest person in Sri Lanka for many years. He owns nearly 23 companies and regarded as a pioneer of Sri Lankan economic growth after the end of Sri Lankan Civil War. Dhammika also owns several long running popular casinos in Colombo. He is the founding Chairman of the Vallibel One Group and has been the managing director of it since 2011 and also currently the Deputy chairman of Hayleys. In December 2019, Ishara Nanayakkara surpassed him to become the richest man in Sri Lanka. He owns one of 50 limited edition Bentley Mulsanne Hallmarks. He is also known for frequently addressing the required policy framework for the country.
Mahamood Lebbe Alim Mohamed Hizbullah is a Sri Lankan politician and state minister. He is one of the presidential candidates running in the 2019 Presidential Elections.
Indika Anuruddha is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He was elected from Gampaha District in 2015.He is a Member of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party.
Bulathwalage Prasanna Ranaweera is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He was elected from Gampaha District in 2015, representing the Sri Lanka Freedom Party. He was suspended from parliament for a week on 5 May 2016 by the speaker over connection with the tense situation which erupted.
Sujith Sanjaya Perera is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He was elected from Kegalle District in 2015. He is a Member of the United National Party. He is the son of Vincent Perera.
Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala is a Sri Lankan adventurer, professional rock climber, motivational speaker, and LGBT and women's rights activist. She is the first person from Sri Lanka to summit Mount Everest which she achieved on 21 May 2016. Kuru-Utumpala is an advocate for women's rights in Sri Lanka and has spent most of her adult life researching gender studies and women's rights. She formed a collaboration with fellow mountaineer Johann Peries for several expeditions.
Parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka were held on 5 August 2020 to elect 225 members to Sri Lanka's 16th Parliament. 16,263,885 people were eligible to vote in the election, 31.95% of whom were young voters.
The 2019 Sri Lankan presidential election was the 8th presidential election, which was held on 16 November 2019. The incumbent President Maithripala Sirisena's term of office would have ended on 9 January 2020. This was the first Presidential election in Sri Lanka where no sitting president, prime minister or opposition leader was contesting for president. Gotabaya Rajapaksha won this election.
Mohamed Uvais Mohamed Ali Sabry, PC, MP is a Sri Lankan lawyer and politician. He is the current Minister of Justice and Member of Parliament, appointed from the national list of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna. He served as the defense counsel of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, chief legal adviser and President of the Muslim Federation of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna.
References
- ↑ "Hon. Muszhaaraff Muthunabeen, M.P." parliament.lk. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ↑ "EC issues Gazette with names of all elected MPs | Daily FT". www.ft.lk. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
