Rajapaksa biography

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Mahinda Rajapakse

Prime Minister of Sri Lanka in 2004-2005, President of the country since 2005.
Country: Sri Lanka

Content:
  1. Mahinda Rajapaksa: Premier and President of Sri Lanka
  2. Political Career
  3. Minister of Labour (1994-2001)

  4. President

  5. Leadership and Legacy
  6. Later Years

Mahinda Rajapaksa: Premier and President of Sri Lanka

Early Life and Education

Mahinda Rajapaksa was born in 1946 in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka to a lawyer and former Member of Parliament.

He followed in his father's footsteps, earning a law degree from Galle College and the University of Colombo.

Political Career

Member of Parliament


In 1970, Rajapaksa became the youngest Member of Parliament in Sri Lankan history. An advocate of left-centrist politics, he served in various capacities within the government, including:

Minister of Labour (1994-2001)

Minister of Fisheries (2001-2004)
Leader of the Opposition (2001-2004)

Prime Minister


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