Mahinda Rajapaksa

President of Sri Lanka from 2005 to 2015

Hon.[1]

Mahinda Rajapaksa

මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ
மஹிந்த ராஜபக்ஷ

Rajapaksa in 2018

6th President of Sri Lanka
In office
19 November 2005 – 9 January 2015
Prime Minister| Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
D. M. Jayaratne
Preceded by| Chandrika Kumaratunga
Succeeded by| Maithripala Sirisena
13th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
In office
21 November 2019 – 9 May 2022
President| Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Preceded by| Ranil Wickremesinghe
Succeeded by| Ranil Wickremesinghe
In office
26 October 2018 – 15 December 2018[a]
President| Maithripala Sirisena
Preceded by| Ranil Wickremesinghe
Succeeded by| Ranil Wickremesinghe
In office
6 April 2004 – 19 November 2005
President| Chandrika Kumaratunga
Preceded by| Ranil Wickremesinghe
Succeeded by| Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
12th Leader of the Opposition
In office
18 December 2018 – 21 November 2019
President| Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister| Ranil Wickremesinghe
Preceded by| R. Sampanthan
Succeeded by| Sajith Premadasa
In office
6 February 2002 – 2 April 2004
President| Chandrika Kumaratunga
Prime Minister| Ranil Wickremesinghe
Preceded by| Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
Succeeded by| Ranil Wickremesinghe

Cabinet posts

Minister of Finance of Sri Lanka
In office
22 November 2019 – 8 July 2021
President| Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Preceded by| Mangala Samaraweera
Succeeded by| Basil Rajapaksa
In office
23 November 2005 – 9 January 2015
President| Himself
Preceded by| Sarath Amunugama
Succeeded by| Ravi Karunanayake
Minister of Defence and Urban Development
In office
19 November 2005 – 8 January 2015
President| Himself
Preceded by| Tilak Marapana
Succeeded by| Maithripala Sirisena
Minister of Highways, Ports & Shipping
In office
23 April 2010 – 8 January 2015
President| Himself
Preceded by| Mangala Samaraweera
Succeeded by| Kabir Hashim
In office
22 April 2004 – 19 November 2005
President| Chandrika Kumaratunga
Preceded by| Jeyaraj Fernandopulle
Succeeded by| Mangala Samaraweera
Minister of Law and Order
In office
26 August 2013 – 8 January 2015
President| Himself
Preceded by| Office established
Succeeded by| John Amaratunga
Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development
In office
1997 – 14 September 2001
President| Chandrika Kumaratunga
Preceded by| Indika Gunawardena
Succeeded by| Mahinda Wijesekara
Minister of Labour and Vocational Training
In office
19 August 1994 – 1997
President| D. B. Wijetunga
Chandrika Kumaratunga
Preceded by| D. B. Wijetunga
Succeeded by| Alavi Moulana

Constituencies

Member of Parliament
for Kurunegala
In office
17 August 2015 – 24 September 2024
Member of Parliament
for Hambantota
In office
15 February 1989 – 19 November 2005
Preceded by| Constituency established
Succeeded by| Nirupama Rajapaksa
Member of Parliament
for Beliatta
In office
27 May 1970 – 21 July 1977
Preceded by| D.P. Atapattu
Succeeded by| Ranjit Atapattu
Personal details
Born|

Percy Mahendra Rajapaksa

(1945-11-18) 18 November 1945 (age 79)
Weeraketiya, Southern Province, British Ceylon
(now Sri Lanka)
Political party| Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (after 2018)
Other political
affiliations| Sri Lanka Freedom Party (before 2018)
Spouse(s)| Shiranthi Rajapaksa
(née Wickremesinghe)
Children| Namal
Yoshitha
Rohitha
Relatives|

* Chamal (brother)
* Gotabaya (brother)
* Basil (brother)

Residence(s)| Carlton House, Tangalle
Medamulana Walawwa
Alma mater| Sri Lanka Law College
Profession| Attorney
Website| Official website

Mahinda Rajapaksa (Sinhala: මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ; Tamil: மஹிந்த ராஜபக்ஷ; born Percy Mahendra Rajapaksa; 18 November 1945) is a Sri Lankan politician. He served as the sixth President of Sri Lanka from 2005 to 2015; the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 2004 to 2005, 2018, and 2019 to 2022;[2] the Leader of the Opposition from 2002 to 2004 and 2018 to 2019, and the Minister of Finance from 2005 to 2015 and 2019 to 2021.[3]

Rajapaksa is a lawyer by profession and was first elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka in 1970. He served as the leader of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party from 2005 to 2015. Rajapaksa was sworn in for his first six-year term as president on 19 November 2005. He was subsequently re-elected in 2010 for a second term.[4] Rajapaksa was defeated in his bid for a third term in the 2015 presidential election by Maithripala Sirisena, and he left office on 9 January 2015. Later that year, Rajapaksa unsuccessfully sought to become prime minister in the 2015 parliamentary election; that year, the United People's Freedom Alliance was defeated but Rajapaksa was elected as a Member of Parliament for the Kurunegala District.[5]

On 26 October 2018, Rajapaksa was controversially appointed to the office of prime minister by president Maithripala Sirisena after the UPFA withdrew from the unity government. The incumbent, Ranil Wickremesinghe, refused to accept his dismissal, stating that it was unconstitutional. This disagreement resulted in a constitutional crisis. The Sri Lankan Parliament passed two no-confidence motions brought against Rajapaksa on 14 and 16 November 2018. Failing to follow proper procedures, president Sirisena rejected both. On 3 December 2018, a court suspended Rajapaksa's powers as prime minister, ruling that his cabinet could not function until establishing its legitimacy. Rajapaksa resigned from the post of prime minister on 15 December 2018. Wickremesinghe was re-appointed as prime minister, and Rajapaksa was appointed Leader of the Opposition.[6]

Rajapaksa became the leader of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna in 2019, a proxy of the former president that had split from the Sri Lanka Freedom Party. He became prime minister again on 21 November 2019 after being appointed by his brother, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who had become president on 18 November after winning the 2019 presidential election. On 9 August 2020, Rajapaksa was sworn in as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka for the fourth time at a Buddhist temple on Colombo's outskirts. On 3 May 2022, a motion of no confidence aimed at Rajapaksa and his cabinet was declared by opposition leaders.[7] He was targeted during the 2022 Sri Lankan protests over the corruption and mismanagement by the Rajapaksa family which led to an economic crisis that brought Sri Lanka to the point of bankruptcy as it defaulted on its loans for the first time in its history since independence. Protesters called him "Myna" and demanded his resignation which he resisted. On 9 May 2022, Mahinda Rajapaksa organised his supporters at his official residence who were brought by buses and led by SLPP MPs. The loyalists then attacked protestors at Temple Trees before assaulting protestors at Galle Face as attacks were carried out simultaneously against protests in other areas; however this intensified protests and retaliatory violence against Rajapaksa loyalists erupted islandwide and Mahinda Rajapaksa submitted his letter of resignation the same day.[2][8]

During Rajapaksa's political career, he has been accused of multiple crimes including war crimes during the last years of the Sri Lankan civil war as well as other criminal accusations including human rights violations during his presidency, corruption and for instigating violence on anti-government protestors on 9 May 2022.[9][10][11][12] As of 2023 he has been sanctioned by Canada for human rights violations.[13]

## Early life and education

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Born in 1945, Rajapaksa was the third child and second son of D. A. Rajapaksa and Dandina Samarasinghe Dissanayake. Rajapaksa spent his formative years at his family home in Medamulana. At the age of six he was sent to his father's school, Richmond College in Galle. Initially, he and his elder brother Chamal were boarded with a family in Galle. Later, their mother rented a house in Galle called the 'Singapore House' and moved there to facilitate the education of the growing family. In the mid-fifties, the Rajapaksa family moved to Colombo and Mahinda Rajapaksa was admitted to Nalanda College, Colombo. Later in 1957, he transferred to Thurstan College, where he took part in sports such as cricket, rugby and athletics, taking part in the 400m relay team and becoming the shot put champion.[14][15]

In the mid-sixties, he started work as a library assistant at the Vidyodaya Pirivena and soon became active in left-wing politics. He became a member of the Ceylon Mercantile Union and was elected its branch secretary in 1967. His father. who had lost his parliamentary seat in the 1965 general elections, died in November 1967. Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) leader Sirimavo Bandaranaike offered his father's post of SLFP party organiser for the Beliatta electorate to Mahinda's older brother Chamal. Chamal, who had joined the Ceylon Police Force as a sub-inspector, turned down Bandaranaike's offer in favour of his younger brother, thus Mahinda Rajapaksa was appointed as SLFP organiser for Beliatta in 1968.[15][16]

## Political career

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### House of Representatives

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Rajapaksa contested the 1970 general elections as the SLFP candidate for the Beliatta constituency and was elected to the House of Representatives, having gained 23,103 votes against his rival Dr. Ranjit Atapattu from the United National Party (UNP) who gained 16,477. At the time, he was the youngest member of parliament (MP) at the age of 24 and served as a backbencher for the governing party.[17] Following changes to the admission process to the Sri Lanka Law College, which allowed young MPs to gain admission, he entered Sri Lanka Law College and studied law while serving as an MP. In July 1977, Rajapaksa lost his parliamentary seat in the SLFP's landslide defeat in the 1977 general elections, to Dr. Ranjit Atapattu who had gained 24,289 votes to Rajapaksa's 17,896.[14][15]

### Legal career

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In November 1977, Rajapaksa was called to the bar as an attorney at law. He thereafter started his legal practice in criminal law in the Unofficial Bar in Tangalle, which he did until 1994.[14][15][16]

### Opposition

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He continued to engage in politics and was re-elected to parliament in 1989, representing the Hambantota District under proportional representation. He came to prominence as a leader, together with Dr Manorani Saravanamuttu of the Mothers' Front. Saravanamuttu's organization united the mothers of individuals who had "disappeared" during the 1987–1989 JVP insurrection; the insurrection was instigated by a rebel group that called themselves Deshapremi Jathika Vyaparaya, or "Patriotic National Movement".[14]

During the insurrection, Rajapaksa frequently tried to encourage third-party intervention. He frequently complained about Sri Lanka's situation while in Geneva; he claimed that to restore democratic ideals, it is neither treacherous nor unpatriotic to seek third-party intervention. He also demanded that the United Nations, alongside NGOs such as Amnesty International, be allowed to come to Sri Lanka and investigate.[18]

Rajapaksa requested that foreign nations put human-rights-related conditions on Sri Lanka when giving aid. On 25 October 1990, he said, "If the government is going to deny human rights, we should go not only to Geneva, but to any place in the world, or hell if necessary, and act against the government. The lamentation of this country's innocents should be raised anywhere."[19] In 1994, Rajapaksa appeared in the Sinhalese film Nomiyena Minisun.[20][17]

### Appointment as cabinet minister

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In 1994, following the victory of the People's Alliance, a political front led by Sri Lanka Freedom Party and headed by Chandrika Kumaratunga, Rajapaksa was appointed Minister of Labor. He held this post until 1997 when, following a cabinet reshuffle, his portfolio was changed to Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources.[14][21]

### Leader of the Opposition

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When the United National Party (UNP) defeated the People's Alliance in the 2001 elections, Rajapaksa lost his position in the government. He was however appointed as Leader of the Opposition in March 2002.[14]

### First premiership (2004–2005)

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After the 2004 parliamentary elections, in which the United People's Freedom Alliance gained a slim majority, Rajapaksa became the new prime minister. He was sworn in as Sri Lanka's 13th Prime Minister on 6 April 2004.[14] While Rajapaksa was prime minister, he was also in charge of the Ministry of Highways, Ports & Shipping.[22]

## Presidency (2005–2015)

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### First term

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Mahinda Rajapaksa
first term cabinet
10 most senior members

Office| Name| Term
Prime Minister| Ratnasiri Wickremanayake| 2005–2010
D. M. Jayaratne| 2010-2010
Minister of Foreign Affairs| Mangala Samaraweera| 2005–2007
Rohitha Bogollagama| 2007–2010
G. L. Peiris| 2010-2010
Minister of Defence| Himself| 2005–2010
Minister of Finance| Himself| 2005–2010
Minister of Justice| Amarasiri Dodangoda*| 2005–2009
Milinda Moragoda| 2009–2010
Athauda Seneviratne| 2010-2010
Minister of Home Affairs| Sarath Amunugama| 2005–2007
Karu Jayasuriya| 2007–2008
Sarath Amunugama| 2009–2010
John Seneviratne| 2010-2010
Minister of Industry and Commerce| Sarath Amunugama*| 2005–2007
Kumara Welgama| 2007–2010
Risad Badhiutheen| 2010-2010
Minister of Healthcare and Nutrition| Nimal Siripala de Silva*| 2005–2010
Maithripala Sirisena| 2010-2010
Minister of Education| Susil Premajayantha| 2005–2010
Bandula Gunawardane| 2010-2010
Minister of Agriculture| Maithripala Sirisena| 2005–2010
Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena| 2010-2010
*Retained from previous administration

Main article: 2005 Sri Lankan presidential election

Mahinda Rajapaksa was chosen by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party to run against Ranil Wickremesinghe, former prime minister and Opposition Leader. Wickremesinghe was the leader of the United National Party in the presidential election held on 17 November 2005. Despite the huge election campaign led by the UNP, Mahinda Rajapaksa was able to gain a narrow victory, by 190,000 votes. Rajapaksa's opponents claimed that he won only because the LTTE called for Tamil voters to boycott the polls. Most voters in these areas were forcibly restrained from voting, and it is said that they would have favoured Wickremesinghe of the UNP.[23] Rajapaksa received 50.3% of the vote.[24]

After becoming President of Sri Lanka, Rajapaksa reshuffled the cabinet and took the portfolios of Defense and Finance in the new cabinet, which was sworn in on 23 November 2005.[24] Immediately following his election in 2005, Rajapaksa extended the term of the Commander of the Sri Lanka Army, Sarath Fonseka, less than 30 days before he was scheduled to retire.[25] Over the next three and a half years, Fonseka and Rajapaksa's brother, Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa, led the country's armed forces in their battle against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE, or Tamil Tigers), ultimately defeating the Tigers and killing their leader, Velupillai Prabhakaran.[25]

#### Sri Lankan Civil War

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Main articles: Sri Lankan Civil War and Eelam War IV

Although styling himself as a man of peace and a willing negotiator, Rajapaksa signalled his intention to end the peace process once in power by allying with Sinhalese nationalist parties such as the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and Jathika Hela Urumaya. The JVP had opposed the original 2002 peace process as treasonous.[26]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the World Economic Forum session in Jordan on 15 May 2009, just three days before the death of LTTE head Vellupillai Prabhakaran

The agreement made with Rajapaksa included provisions that called for a revision of the ceasefire agreement to give the military broader powers against the LTTE, as well as ruling out any devolution of power to the Tamil people. Furthermore, the cessation of aid to the tsunami-damaged LTTE-occupied areas, and the sidelining of the Norwegian facilitators due to their alleged bias were included.[27]

Immediately following his election victory, a series of mine blasts blamed on the LTTE claimed the lives of many off-duty servicemen and civilians, pushing the country back to the brink of civil war.[28] Following the closure by the LTTE of the Mavil Aru reservoir supplying water to 15,000 people in government-controlled areas on 21 July 2006,[29] the Sri Lankan military launched an offensive against the LTTE, bringing the entire reservoir under government control. Further military engagements led to the LTTE being driven out of the entire Eastern Province of Sri Lanka and loss of 95% of the territory they had controlled.[30][31][32][33] The Sri Lankan government declared total victory on 18 May 2009. On 19 May 2009, President Rajapaksa delivered a victory address to the Parliament and declared that Sri Lanka was liberated from terrorism.[34]

#### Relationship with Lasantha Wickrematunge

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On 11 January 2006, Lasantha Wickrematunge alleged he was threatened by President Mahinda Rajapaksa with whom he had a close personal friendship with for over 20 years. Wickrematunge was allegedly abused in foul language in a telephone call [35][36] According to Wickrematunge, the President had threatened to “destroy him” over a publication in his newspaper involving First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa.[35] Wickrematunge was detained briefly at Bandaranaike International Airport on 21 February 2006 as he arrived for a flight to Geneva.[35][37] Airport officials had claimed that Wickrematunge required "special permission" to leave Sri Lanka.[38]

On 8 January 2009, Lasantha Wickrematunge was assassinated on the streets of Colombo.[39]

After Mahinda Rajapaksa's defeat at the presidential election in 2015, the new government of President Maithripala Sirisena reopened the investigation over allegations that former Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa ordered the assassination.[40][41][42]

#### Allegations of war crimes

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Main article: Alleged war crimes during the final stages of the Sri Lankan Civil War

In 2010, WikiLeaks made public classified US messages sent during 2009 and 2010, stating that American diplomats, including the US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Patricia A. Butenis, believed that Rajapaksa was responsible for massacres of Tamil civilians and captured LTTE fighters at the end of the war against the LTTE.[43] The cables also stated that the responsibility for many of the alleged crimes rested with the country's senior civilian and military leadership, including President Rajapaksa, his brothers, and General Fonseka.[44]

In April 2011, the Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon published a report by an UN-appointed panel of experts, which concluded that as many as 40,000 people were killed in the final weeks of the war between the Tamil Tigers and the government forces.[45] A number of foreign journalists and news teams, such as the UK's Channel Four News, have reported and filmed evidence of targeted shelling of civilians, executions, and atrocities.[46] Dead female Tamil fighters appeared to have been raped or sexually assaulted, abused, and murdered.[47]

Rajapaksa and his government have denied all allegations of war crimes.[48]

### Second term

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Main article: 2010 Sri Lankan presidential election

Mahinda Rajapaksa
Second term cabinet
10 most senior members

Office| Name| Term
Prime Minister| D. M. Jayaratne*| 2010–2015
Minister of Foreign Affairs| G. L. Peiris*| 2010–2015
Minister of Defence| Himself*| 2010–2015
Minister of Finance| Himself*| 2010–2015
Minister of Justice| Rauff Hakeem| 2010–2015
Minister of Home Affairs| John Seneviratne*| 2010–2015
Minister of Industry and Commerce| Risad Badhiutheen*| 2010–2015
Minister of Health| Maithripala Sirisena*| 2010–2014
Tissa Attanayake| 2014–2015
Minister of Education| Bandula Gunawardane*| 2010–2015
Minister of Agriculture| Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena*| 2010–2015
*Retained from previous administration
Sri Lankan Presidential Election 2010 – Winners of Districts

Following the end of the conflict, a rift emerged between Rajapaksa and Fonseka over reasons which are still disputed. On 15 November 2009, Rajapaksa ordered Fonseka to leave his post as Chief of the Defence Staff with immediate effect through a letter from his secretary. Fonseka then joined the opposition as the candidate against Rajapaksa in the 2010 presidential election, which Rajapaksa won in a landslide. Fonseka was subsequently sentenced to two years in jail for various offences by a court martial. President Rajapaksa signed documents for the release of Fonseka in May 2012.[49]

#### Infrastructure development projects

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During his second term after ending the civil war in 2009, Rajapaksa initiated several large-scale infrastructure projects such as the Colombo Lotus Tower, Magampura Mahinda Rajapaksa Port, the Colombo Harbour South Container Terminal, the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport, the Colombo–Katunayake Expressway, and the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium.[50][51]

Sri Lanka also rose into the "high" category of the Human Development Index during this period.[52] Development projects included highways, roads, a Colombo beautification project, and rural infrastructure development.[53] However, the roadway projects reportedly had extremely high costs and were suspected of corruption, and large Chinese loans tripled the country's foreign debt and created an economic crisis.[54][55] Rajapaksa claimed that under his tenure, Sri Lanka started to experience rapid economic growth and that the gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate reached over 7%.[56] However, these claims have been disputed, and after his terms in office ended, the successor government revealed that GDP growth was inflated by using the year 2002 as the base year. GDP growth for 2013 and 2014, which had been calculated at 7.2% and 7.4% using 2002 as the base year, was reduced to 3.4 and 4.5 percent, respectively.[57][58]

A forensic audit was launched, with International Monetary Fund help, on various projects initiated by Rajapaksa.[59] The audit confirmed that Sri Lanka had additional liabilities of 1.3 trillion rupees (8.9 billion US dollars).[60]

#### Allegations of election fraud

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Rajapaksa was accused of election fraud in relation to both of his previous presidential election runs. During the 2005 presidential election, opposition parties accused Rajapaksa of bribing the LTTE to dissuade people from voting in the northern and eastern provinces. Most voters in these areas were forcibly restrained from voting by the militant group and, according to observers, they would have favoured the opposition candidate Ranil Wickremesinghe.[61] In the 2010 election, Rajapaksa was accused of manipulating election results using computers.[62]

In the 2015 election, according to the Presidential Commission of Inquiry investigating irregularities into SriLankan Airlines, it was revealed that security officers and vehicles of the national carrier had been used in the Rajapaksa's 2015 presidential campaign. At the time, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, a brother-in-law of Rajapaksa, was also Chairman of SriLankan Airlines until Rajapaksa lost the presidential election in 2015.[63]

#### Abolition of term limits

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Main article: Impeachment of Shirani Bandaranayake

Capitalizing on the end of the Sri Lankan Civil War in May 2009, coming off an election win in January 2010, and with the near-collapse of the opposition United National Party, President Rajapaksa rallied more than the two-thirds majority in Parliament necessary to pass an amendment to the constitution removing presidential term limits.[64] On 9 September 2010, Parliament passed the amendment to remove presidential term limits from the Constitution. This amendment allowed Rajapaksa to run for a third term and cement his grip on power. The move came just a day after the Supreme Court ruled that a referendum was not required to make the change. The amendment had consequences beyond just term limits, including provisions that increased the president's power to act without oversight, removing an independent advisory council that the president was previously required to consult before appointing people to important non-partisan posts, such as Supreme Court judges and members of the human rights and electoral commissions. A Parliamentary Council without veto power and with only two opposition members was created in its place.[64]

In a move that was widely seen as solidifying his control over the Supreme Court, Rajapaksa removed chief justice Shirani Bandaranayake from office in January 2013, allowing Rajapaksa to appoint an ally and legal adviser, former Attorney General Mohan Peiris, as Chief Justice.[65][66][67] In November 2014, the Supreme Court dismissed legal objections regarding President Rajapaksa's eligibility to seek a third term.[68]

Two years ahead of schedule, in November 2014, Rajapaksa signed an official proclamation confirming that he would seek re-election for a third term, after being unanimously endorsed by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party. Though his second term officially was to end in November 2016, he could legally seek re-election after completing four years in office, a marker he passed on 19 November.[68]

#### 2015 presidential campaign

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Main article: 2015 Sri Lankan presidential election

Sri Lankan Presidential Election 2015 – Winners of polling divisions

In the run-up to the election, several people had been suggested for nomination as the common opposition candidate: former President Chandrika Kumaratunga, UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe, UNP Leadership Council Chairman Karu Jayasuriya, former Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake, and leader of the National Movement for Social Justice Maduluwawe Sobitha Thero.[69][70] However, on 21 November 2014, after the election had been called, Maithripala Sirisena was announced as the common opposition candidate by the UNP.[71][72] Sirisena had been Minister of Health in Rajapaksa's government and general secretary of the SLFP before defecting to the opposition coalition.[73][74] Sirisena immediately received the support of former President Chandrika Kumaratunga and several UPFA MPs that had defected alongside him (Duminda Dissanayake, M. K. D. S. Gunawardena, Wasantha Senanayake, Rajitha Senaratne, and Rajiva Wijesinha).[75][76][77] Sirisena and the other UPFA MPs were stripped of their ministerial positions and expelled from the SLFP.[78][79][80]

Rajapaksa received the backing of a number of small constituent parties of the UPFA, including the Ceylon Workers' Congress,[81] Communist Party,[82] the Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP),[83] the National Freedom Front,[84] the National Union of Workers,[85] and the Up-Country People's Front.[86] On nomination day, 8 December 2014, two opposition MPs, Tissa Attanayake and Jayantha Ketagoda, defected to the government to support Rajapaksa.[87][88] Attanayake was later appointed Minister of Health, the post previously held by Sirisena.[89][90] Rajapaksa also received support from the Buddhist extremist group Bodu Bala Sena.[91]

However, the Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) party withdrew from the UPFA government on 18 November 2014, citing Rajapaksa's refusal to reform the executive presidency and enact reforms to promote accountability.[68][92][93][94] After much hesitation, the All Ceylon Makkal Congress and the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress also withdrew from the UPFA government on 22 and 28 December 2014 respectively, blaming the government's failure to protect Sri Lankan Muslims from Sinhalese Buddhist extremists.[95][96][97]

Rajapaksa released his manifesto, titled Mahinda's Vision — The World Winning Path, on 23 December 2014 at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall.[98][99] The manifesto pledged to introduce a new constitution within one year of being elected, but not to abolish the executive presidency — it would be amended and the "weakness" in the parliamentary system eliminated.[100][101][102] A naval force and a special security force would be set up, with the help of the army, to tackle drug trafficking and other organised crime.[100][103] The manifesto also pledged to establish a transparent judicial inquiry into the alleged war crimes during the final stages of the Sri Lankan Civil War, but Rajapaksa had refused to co-operate with the UN investigation.[104][105][106]

In the presidential election of 8 January 2015, Rajapaksa was defeated by his ex-aide Maithripala Sirisena, winning only 47.6% of the vote.[107] Many had accused Rajapaksa of authoritarianism, nepotism, poor governance, and corruption.[108]

#### Chinese interference and vote buying

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Rajapaksa election posters

In June 2018, The New York Times reported that President Rajapaksa, during the 2015 presidential campaign and elections, received large payments from a Chinese port construction fund that flowed directly to campaign aides and activities. Rajapaksa had agreed to Chinese terms and was seen as an important ally in China's efforts to tilt influence away from India in South Asia. The payments were confirmed by documents and checks detailed in a government investigation report obtained by The New York Times.[109]

During the final months of the election, the ambassador of China to Sri Lanka had lobbied voters, "even caddies at Colombo's premier golf course", to support Rajapaksa over the opposition, which was threatening to tear up economic agreements with the Chinese government.[109]

With the election coming around, large payments started to flow toward the president's circle. Affiliates of Rajapaksa's campaign received at least $7.6 million that was dispensed from China Harbor's account at Standard Chartered Bank. A sum of around $3.7 million was distributed in checks with ten days to go before polls opened, including $678,000 to print campaign t-shirts and other promotional material, and $297,000 to buy supporters' gifts, including women's saris. $38,000 was paid to a popular Buddhist monk who was supporting the Rajapaksa campaign, while two checks totalling $1.7 million were delivered by volunteers to Temple Trees. A subaccount controlled by China Harbor, called "HPDP Phase 2", shorthand for Hambantota Port Development Project, was the source of most of the payments.[109][110][111]

Rajapaksa responded in the Colombo Telegraph by calling the article "part of a political mudslinging campaign".[112][113]

In July 2018, a joint Chinese-Sri Lankan company, Colombo International Container Terminals Limited (CICT), confirmed paying nearly 20 million Sri Lankan rupees as a donation to the Pushpa Rajapaksa Foundation, a private fund meant to build houses for the poor. Pushpa Rajapaksa is Mahinda Rajapaksa's sister-in-law, wife of his brother, Basil Rajapaksa, who was also his economic development minister. CICT did not say how the money was used.[114]

## Post-presidency

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### Alleged coup d'état attempt

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According to Sri Lankan MP Athuraliye Rathana Thero, Rajapaksa attempted a coup d'état hours after the announcement of the election results, in order to remain in power, but the Army Chief, Jagath Jayasuriya, disobeyed the orders.[115][116] According to MPs Rajitha Senaratne and Mangala Samaraweera, before going to the Army Chief, Rajapaksa had earlier instructed the Attorney General to prepare the necessary documentation for the issuance of a State of Emergency, but the Attorney General had refused.[117] Rajapaksa subsequently accepted defeat and left the Temple Trees, the official residence of president, with the control of the government peacefully transferring to Maithripala Sirisena.[118]

The Sirisena government launched a probe into the alleged coup by Rajapaksa.[119] The government argued that Rajapaksa attempted to seize the poll-counting centres when he realised that he was losing the election.[120] One of the witnesses, the Attorney General, described to the Criminal Investigation Department the coup attempt made by Rajapaksa. The Attorney General said that he had refused to act on behalf of Rajapaksa.[121] Former army chief General Sarath Fonseka claimed that the Rajapaksa had moved about 2,000 troops into Colombo from the Northern Province three days before the election results were announced. The general claimed that the troops were ready take action on a coup.[122]

However, the cabinet spokesperson of the new government stated, during a press conference held on 24 March 2015, that there was no evidence to prove that such a coup was attempted on the night of the election.[123] A spokesman for Rajapaksa has denied the allegations as baseless.[124][125] The army and police also denied the allegations.[126]

### Prime Ministerial candidacy in 2015

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Main article: 2015 Sri Lankan parliamentary election

Rajapaksa unsuccessfully sought to become prime minister again, after losing his third-term presidential bid, in the 2015 parliamentary elections. The position of Prime Minister is largely that of a senior member of the cabinet who acts as a deputy to the President. The President directly appoints the Prime Minister, a person "who, in the President's opinion, is most likely to command the confidence of Parliament"; this is usually the leader of the party in power.[127] Although Rajapaksa was elected as a Member of Parliament for Kurunegala with 423,529 preferential votes, his party was defeated in the election by Ranil Wickremesinghe's United National Party; Wickremesinghe was appointed as prime minister.[5][128]

### Return to legislature

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Ex. President Rajapaksa meeting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi in September 2018

Rajapaksa returned to Parliament after his tenure as president, becoming the first former president to do so. He was elected as a Member of Parliament for Kurunegala District.[5] On 23 January 2015, the Seychelles government announced that it would assist the Sri Lankan government in their search for funds that were allegedly transferred by the Rajapaksa regime into Port Victoria offshore bank accounts.[129] In February, India announced that it would assist the Sri Lankan government in tracing billions of dollars that were allegedly deposited into overseas bank accounts belonging to Rajapaksa and associates.[130] The government sought help from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund in locating this hidden wealth to expose the alleged corruption of the previous regime.[131]

On 7 May 2015, Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera received intelligence reports from four foreign nations that involved tracing billions of dollars stashed abroad, stating that the Rajapaksa family holds $18 billion (approximate Rs. 238,000,000,000) worth of assets in foreign countries. Minister Samaraweera didn't mention the names of the countries that were involved in this investigation.[132] The government asserted that they had traced only $2 billion and were seeking access to a bank account that was held by the Rajapaksa family; Minister Samaraweera stated that it would not be an easy task to retrieve the assets held by the Rajapaksa family abroad, and was willing to go after those belonging to the state.[133]

In 2016, Rajapaksa loyalists created the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna party in an attempt to split with the SLFP. While Rajapaksa is not officially the leader of the party, the inaugural meeting was held in his political office which had a 15-foot cut-out of Rajapaksa smiling and surrounded by school children. In the courtyard was a banner of similar size showing golden rice fields and Rajapaksa's smiling face at its centre.[134]

Rajapaksa adopted a more anti-China policy, opposing major development projects such as the Southern Economic Development Zone, in which China planned to invest over US$5 billion. During the opening ceremony, protesters led by joint opposition MPs ignored a court order banning protests in the area and pelted stones at the event's participants, during which the Chinese envoy claimed that China will ignore "negative forces".[135][136] Rajapaksa also changed his stance on private medical universities such as the South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM); during his rule, SAITM was accepted with several concessions from the Board of Investment, and at the request of Rajapaksa, SAITM gave scholarships to students who gained 3As in advanced-level exams. Ten students were given each given Rs. 7 million scholarships by Rajapaksa himself. However, in 2017 he claimed that "there needs to be a standard. The law cannot interfere. If it happens, everyone in this country will try to become doctors," opposing the institution. In reply, Dr Neville Fernando, the chairman of SAITM, called him an opportunist, as the students to whom Rajapaksa had granted scholarships, were then in their final year.[137][138]

#### 2018 local election

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Main article: 2018 Sri Lankan local elections

Mahinda Rajapaksa's proxy, the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), won a landslide victory in the 2018 local authority elections. They were able to secure 239 local government bodies out of 340.[139][140] The SLPP called for the resignation of the government and for fresh general elections to be held.[141][142]

#### 2018 constitutional crisis

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Main article: 2018 Sri Lankan constitutional crisis

On the evening of 26 October 2018, President Maithripala Sirisena appointed Rajapaksa as prime minister after the United People's Freedom Alliance withdrew from the unity government and informed Ranil Wickremesinghe that he was being removed from office. Wickremesinghe refused to accept the dismissal, stating that it was unconstitutional, which resulted in the 2018 Sri Lankan constitutional crisis.[143] Amid claims that Rajapaksa had failed to secure a majority in Parliament while the crisis was prolonged, Sirisena dissolved Parliament by proclamation on 9 November and called for snap elections. On 11 November 2018, Rajapaksa left the SLFP and joined the SLPP.[144] The president's proclamation was challenged in the Supreme Court by multiple petitions, the court stayed the proclamation on 12 November, and Parliament met soon after. Rajapaksa faced multiple no-confidence motions, and after a quo warranto writ petition filed by 122 MPs against the appointment of Rajapaksa as prime minister and other Ministers, the Court of Appeal issued an interim order on 3 December restraining the functioning of the respondents, Mahinda Rajapaksa as prime minister as well as other cabinet ministers, deputy ministers, and state ministers. The following day, Rajapaksa filed an appeal in the Supreme Court against the interim order.[145]

On 13 December 2018, the Supreme Court ruled that President Sirisena's decision to dissolve the Parliament 20 months before the end of its term was unconstitutional.[146] The following day, the Supreme Court refused to vacate the interim order given by the Court of Appeal restraining Rajapaksa and his cabinet from functioning. The next day, 15 December, Rajapaksa publicly resigned from the post of prime minister.[147]

### Leader of the Opposition (2018–2019)

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On 18 December 2018, the Speaker of Parliament, Karu Jayasuriya, announced that Mahinda Rajapaksa had been appointed as Leader of the Opposition, with the UPFA joining the opposition benches in Parliament. He replaced R. Sampanthan, who was the leader of the Tamil National Alliance.[148]

### Third premiership (2019–2022)

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Part of a series on the

Aragalaya

* Rajapaksa family
* Corruption
* Politics

Background

Existing political culture

* Authoritarianism
* Bribery
* Censorship
* Corruption
* Cronyism
* Enforced disappearances
* Extrajudicial killings
* Fake news
* Gender inequality
* Hate speech
* Impunity
* Kleptocracy
* Nepotism
* Political dynasties
* State terrorism

Pre-2022 political instabilty

* 2015 presidential election
* coup attempt
* 2015 parliamentary election
* 15th parliament (Yahapalana Government)
* Central Bank bond scandal
* anti-Muslim riots
* 2018
* 2019
* 2018 constitutional crisis
* 2019 Easter bombings
* 2019 presidential election
* 2020 parliamentary election
* 16th parliament

Economic crisis (2019–present)

Causes

* COVID-19 pandemic
* Tax cuts and money creation
* Agricultural catastrophe
* Foreign exchange crisis
* Russian invasion of Ukraine
* Global energy crisis

Effects

* Political crisis
* IMF loan
* Poverty

Political crisis (2022–present)

Opponents & demands

* Opponents

* Rajapaksa family & SLPP politicians
* Ranil Wickremesinghe & UNP politicians

* Demands

1\. Resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa 2\. Accountability for corruption 3\. Economic reforms 4\. Access to essential services 5\. Political reforms 6\. Youth participation

Protests

* Occupy Galle Face
* Gotagogama
* Mynagogama
* Black Monday attacks on protesters
* Resignation of Mahinda Rajapaksa
* Storming of President's House
* Flight & Exile of Gotabaya Rajapaksa
* Flight of Rajapaksa family and associates
* Crackdown on protests

Government overthrow

* 16th Parliament
* Rajapaksa Administration
* Rajapaksa cabinet I
* II
* III
* IV
* 2022 Presidential election
* Wickremesinghe Administration
* Wickremesinghe cabinet

Elections of 2024

* 2024 Presidential
* Dissanayake cabinet
* 2024 parliamentary
* 17th Parliament
* 2024 Elpitiya

Legacy

Legacy

* Art of the Aragalaya

* Politics
* Sri Lanka

* v
* t
* e

The Rajapaksa family regained power in the 2019 presidential election that November, when his younger brother and former wartime defence chief Gotabaya Rajapaksa won the election and was sworn in as the new president of Sri Lanka.[149][150] Their firm grip of power was consolidated in parliamentary elections in August 2020. The SLPP won a landslide victory and a clear majority in the parliament. Five members of the Rajapaksa family won seats in the parliament. Mahinda Rajapaksa was sworn in as the new prime minister.[151]

The Rajapaksa family was targeted during the 2022 Sri Lankan protests as their mismanagement and corruption was blamed for the destruction of the Sri Lankan economy, leading to an economic crisis that caused Sri Lanka to default on its foreign debt for the first time in its history since independence.[152][153] Mahinda was called "Myna" by the protesters, who established a protest site named "MynaGoGama" outside his official residence at Temple Trees.[154][155]

On 3 May 2022, opposition leaders declared a motion of no confidence aimed at Rajapaksa and his cabinet, in an attempt to remove him from power.[7]

On 9 May 2022, Rajapaksa loyalists were transported to his residence on buses who were then addressed by Rajapaksa. The loyalists were then armed with iron bars and assaulted unarmed protesters near Temple Trees and destroyed MynaGoGama. The Rajapaksa loyalists then travelled to Galle Face where they assaulted protesters and burned down their tents.[156][157]

With the uprising of violent clashes and unstable situations in the country, Prime Minister Rajapaksa resigned from his post on 9 May 2022.[158] The following day, a gazette was released confirming Mahinda Rajapaksa's resignation from the post as prime minister.[159] On 10 May 2022, Rajapaksa and his family members fled to Trincomalee navy base for security reasons. This was confirmed by the Ministry of Defence on 11 May 2022.[160][161]

The opposition and protestors called for the arrest of Mahinda Rajapaksa for inciting violence against peaceful protesters. Protests erupted demanding the arrest of Rajapaksa and loyalists responsible for the attacks.[162][163]

### 2024 elections and resignation from politics

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In the 2024 presidential election, the SLPP fielded Mahinda Rajapaksa's son, Namal Rajapaksa, as its presidential candidate. Namal Rajapaksa suffered a humiliating defeat, finishing in fourth place and winning only 2.57% of the popular vote.[164] Following the SLPP's defeat, Mahinda Rajapaksa chose not to stand for re-election in the 2024 parliamentary elections, thus ending his 54-year long political career.[165]

## Controversies and criticism

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### Corruption

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Rajapaksa's governments have been criticised for their corruption. During his leadership, Sri Lanka scored extremely low in the Transparency International Corruption Index. A Transparency International-led coalition revealed Rs. 3,000,000,000 had gone missing from a road project for a 2012 exhibition.[166]

Rajapaksa was being investigated by the Presidential Commission of Inquiry to Investigate and Inquire into Serious Acts of Fraud, Corruption and Abuse of Power, State Resources and Privileges (PRECIFAC) over alleged financial losses incurred by the state-run Independent Television Network (ITN) due to his campaign's failure to pay for advertisements broadcast during Rajapaksa's 2015 presidential election campaign and also over the appointment of the ITN Chairman in September 2014. However, Rajapaksa has accused the PRECIFAC of being unconstitutional, and Rajapaksa's lawyers objected to its composition.[167][168]

On 16 January 2015, The Sirisena government announced that it would investigate Rajapaksa's deals with China and other countries that allegedly included kickbacks and mega-project deals. Furthermore, the government stated that the deals would be suspended until the investigations were completed.[169] Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) announced that they had filed corruption charges against the Rajapaksa brothers at the Bribery and Corruption Commission and demanded that 11 individuals and an institution be investigated for massive corruption.[170] Meanwhile, MP Mervyn Silva also filed corruption charges against Mahinda's brothers, Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Basil Rajapaksa. Silva criticised former Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa for human rights violations and the death of Lasantha Wickrematunge.[171] The Anti-Corruption Unit led by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe included a high-powered "rapid response team" to look into corrupt land transactions, stock market price-fixing, and the abuse of state funds for political purposes by the Rajapaksa family and the close associates of Mahinda Rajapaksa.[131]

The Sri Lanka Air Force announced that Mahinda Rajapaksa and his family had used military aircraft for the Presidential election campaign, using $17,300 (Rs. 2,278,000) of public funds to travel across the island.[172] Rajapaksa and his family were the subjects of numerous state resource abuse complaints from organizations and election monitors, including claims of their involvement in fraud, misuse of powers, murder, and money-laundering activities that are said to have taken $5.31 billion (Rs. 700 billion) out of the country illegally through the Central Bank using Rajapaksa's close association with Ajith Nivard Cabraal, the former governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.[173][174]

### Abduction and assault of Keith Noyahr

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In August 2018, Rajapaksa was questioned at his official residence in Colombo by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) in connection with the abduction and assault of journalist and former associate editor of The Nation Keith Noyahr in 2008.[175] The CID detectives questioned Rajapaksa about a phone call from Karu Jayasuriya and the then-editor of The Nation newspaper, Lalith Alahakoon, to Rajapaksa, after which Noyahr was released. Rajapaksa had said that he did not recall receiving a phone call, and claimed the case was political revenge.[176] Noyahr was abducted and severely assaulted before being released in May 2008, after which he fled to Australia with his family, fearing for his life.[177][178]

### Nepotism

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Rajapaksa has been accused of nepotism, appointing three brothers to run important ministries and giving other political positions to relatives, regardless of their merit. The Rajapaksas held the offices of the ministries of finance and planning, defence, ports and aviation, and highways and road development. Appointments have included his brother, Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, who was given the post of Defence Secretary without holding any elections for the post; he controlled the armed forces, the police, and the Coast Guard, and was in charge of immigration and emigration. Rajapaksa appointed another brother, Basil Rajapaksa, as minister of Economic Development. His oldest brother, Chamal Rajapaksa, was appointed the Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka from 2010 to 2015. The Rajapaksa family controlled over 70% of Sri Lanka's budget during their governance.[179][180]

Other appointees include his nephew, Shashindra Rajapaksa, who served as the Chief minister of Uva from 2009 to 2015. Some of his cousins were given ambassadorial positions: Jaliya Wickramasuriya was appointed as Sri Lanka's ambassador to the United States, and Udayanga Weeratunga was appointed as the ambassador to Russia. Dozens of nephews, nieces, cousins and in-laws have also been appointed as heads of banks, boards, and corporations.[180]

Rajapaksa has a long history of denying allegations that are levelled against his family members and political associations. He is also widely accused of using his family members for government duties, claims he has rejected.[181]

### Media freedom

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Media groups have alleged that media freedom was curtailed in Sri Lanka during Rajapaksa's terms as president.[182] In 2008, Reporters Without Borders ranked Sri Lanka 165th among 173 countries in its annual Worldwide Press Freedom Index.[183] The next year, the country was ranked 162. By 2010, following the end of the war, the RSF ranking was 158th. These rankings have been questioned by independent Sri Lanka newspapers.

> RSF's 2010 Press Freedom Index has Sri Lanka at number 158, nearly tied with Saudi Arabia. This makes the rankings somewhat suspect. In Saudi Arabia, all newspapers are owned by the royal family or their associates. All TV and radio stations are government-owned. Saudi journalists are forbidden by law to criticise the royal family or religious authorities and writers and bloggers are routinely arrested. Sri Lanka is obviously not this bad.

> — Indi Samarajiva, The Sunday Leader[184]

A total of 17 journalists and media workers were killed during Rajapaksa's presidency.[185][186]

### Ethnic relations

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Rajapaksa's policies on ethnic relations were mixed. The content of the president's historic speech in Tamil at the UN was an effort to establish that he is a people's leader, representing all the peoples of Sri Lanka, including the Tamil minority.

> While my mother tongue is Sinhala, let me elaborate a few thoughts in Tamil. Sinhala and Tamil are the two languages of the people of Sri Lanka. Both these have been used through the centuries, are rich in literature, and are widely used in my country, with recognition as Official Languages.[187]

He added, in Tamil,

> With the widening of democracy in our country, the bonds between the Sinhala and Tamil people of Sri Lanka will grow stronger and remain a major force for its future development. We will march towards a richer freedom and lasting unity that await us as a nation.[187]

At the same time, he took no action against Sinhala Buddhist extremists,[188] and his brother, Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, was accused of supporting the extremist Bodu Bala Sena but later distanced himself from the organization, accusing it of being a "Western conspiracy".[189][190]

President Rajapaksa also imposed an unofficial ban on the Tamil version of the Sri Lankan anthem,[191] which has existed since 1948 and has been sung at various events including the 1949 Independence Day.[192] State administrators in Tamil-speaking regions blocked the Tamil version of the anthem and in some cases used security forces to disrupt events.[193] He continued to stand against the Tamil version of the anthem and slammed his successors for removing the ban and singing it again on Independence Day, claiming that the "national anthem should be sung in one language and not two or three languages"; the Pro-Rajapaksa Joint Opposition also boycotted the event.[194]

### Sanctions

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In 2023, Rajapaksa was sanctioned by the Canadian government for the gross and systematic violations of human rights committed during the civil war between the Government of Sri Lanka and the militant organization Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam from 1983 to 2009.[195]

### Conviction of economic mismanagement

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On 14 November 2023, Rajapaksa, his brothers Gotabaya, Basil and other senior officials were found guilty of economic mismanagement between 2019 and 2022 by the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, which stated that the respondents breached the fundamental rights to equal protection of the law in terms of Article 12(1) of the Constitution in a fundamental rights petition filed by Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) and four other activists. The court also ordered Rajapaksa and the other respondents to pay about $450 (150,000 rupees) in legal costs to the petitioners.[196][197][198] The following day, Rajapaksa stated in Kandy that he will not accept the court’s judgement.[199]

## Personal life and family

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Main article: Rajapaksa family

Rajapaksa was born Percy Mahendra Rajapaksa,[15] in Weeraketiya, in the rural southern district of Hambantota to an established political family.[14] His father, D. A. Rajapaksa, had succeeded his brother D. M. Rajapaksa's seat in the State Council of Ceylon following the latter's death in May 1945. D. M. Rajapaksa had started wearing the earthy brown shawl to represent kurakkan (finger millet), which was cultivated by the people of his area; he championed their cause throughout his life. In later years Mahinda Rajapaksa would follow his uncle's example and wear a similar characteristic shawl. D. A. Rajapaksa, went on to serve as the member of parliament from Beliatta from 1947 to 1965, and served as Cabinet Minister of Agriculture and Land in Wijeyananda Dahanayake's government.[14] His mother Dona Dandina Samarasinghe Dissanayake was from Palatuwa, Matara. He was the second eldest of nine chidden in the family which included six boys and three girls. His elder siblings are Chamal, Jayanthi and younger siblings were Tudor, Gotabaya, Basil, Preethi, Dudley and Gandini.[15]

Several members of Rajapaksa's family are currently active in politics.[200] Most notable is his brother, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the former president of Sri Lanka and a former secretary for the Ministry of Defence. His career in the Ministry of Defence ended at the same time as Mahinda Rajapaksa's presidency, on 9 January 2015.[201] Another brother, Basil Rajapaksa, was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka from the Gampaha District in April 2010. He was later appointed Minister of Economic Development. Basil was arrested in April 2015 on corruption charges.[202] He served as minister of finance of Sri Lanka from 2021 until his resignation in 2022. Mahinda Rajapaksa's eldest brother, Chamal Rajapaksa, was an MP from 1989 to 2024. He was elected Speaker of the 14th Parliament of Sri Lanka. Other family members involved in politics include his nephew, Shashindra Rajapaksa, the Chief Minister of Uva Province. Shameendra Rajapaksa, another nephew, is the director of SriLankan Airlines. His cousin Jaliya Wickramasuriya is Sri Lanka's ambassador to the United States. His cousin Udayanga Weeratunga is Sri Lanka's ambassador to Russia. Prasanna Wickramasuriya, another cousin, is chairman of Airport & Aviation Services. Rajapaksa's brother-in-law, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, is the chairman of SriLankan Airlines.[203]

In 1983, Rajapaksa married Shiranthi Wickremesinghe, a child psychologist and educator. Shiranthi Rajapaksa is the daughter of Commander E. P. Wickremasinghe, of the Sri Lanka Navy.[204] The Rajapaksas have three sons: Namal, Yoshitha, and Rohitha. In April 2010, Namal Rajapaksa was elected as a Member of Parliament for the Hambantota District, obtaining the highest number of preferential votes in his father's former district. Namal was again elected to Parliament by obtaining the most votes from the Hambantota district in the 2015 General Elections. Yoshitha Rajapaksa was commissioned as an Acting Sub Lieutenant in the Sri Lanka Navy in March 2009.[205]

Mahinda Rajapaksa is superstitious; he wears talismans and consults astrologers in his decision-making.[206] He is known for acquiring a large number of valuable rings as lucky charms, some with colored stones and elephant hair. This has earned him the nickname "lord of the rings". During a wedding, which Rajapaksa attended as a VIP guest, he lost a gem-studded ring. After covertly searching under carpets and in washrooms, hotel staff found the ring on the floor near the VIP table.[207][208]

## Public image

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Rajapaksa was considered to be the most popular Sri Lankan politician of his time.[209] However, Rajapaksa has been accused of creating a cult of personality around himself, using the civil war victory and Sinhalese chauvinism to boost his image. He was referred as a "King" by some of his supporters, and he used the media to portray himself as a strongman.[210][211][212] During his time in power, his pictures were shown on buses, billboards, and all forms of media. Television ads where songs were sung by school children in his rallies would hail him as "our father" and "father of the country". Rajapaksa also printed his picture on currency and named the budget airline Mihin Lanka after himself.[213][214][215] Rajapaksa thought having his name in the sky would bring him good fortune.[213] By 2022, the popularity of the Rajapaksas had declined significantly and during the 2022 Sri Lankan protests protesters named him "Myna" as an insulting nickname and demanded his resignation alongside the entire Rajapaksa family.[216]

Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport, Magampura Mahinda Rajapaksa Port, Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre, and Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium are all high-profile lavish infrastructure projects initiated by Rajapaksa during his administration and are named after him.[217] Critics have accused Rajapaksa of being narcissistic.[218][219][220]

## Honours

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* 2014: Star of Palestine[221]
* Nalanda Keerthi Sri award in 2004 by his alma mater, Nalanda College.[222]
* 3 honorary doctorates:
* Doctor of Law from the University of Colombo on 6 September 2009.[223]
* by the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia on 6 February 2010 for his contribution to world peace and outstanding success in defeating terrorism.[224]
* an honorary doctorate by the Beijing University of Foreign Languages in China in August 2011.[225]
* The Visva Bharati University of Calcutta in India conferred on him the title Professor Emeritus for his record on human rights.[226]

## See also

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* List of political families in Sri Lanka
* Mahinda Rajapaksa cabinet

## Notes

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1. ^ Term as Prime Minister was disputed with Ranil Wickremesinghe. No-confidence motion was passed on 14 November 2018, with functions and duties as PM suspended by a court on 3 December 2018.

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Offices and distinctions

| Political offices

Preceded by

Ranil Wickremesinghe

|  Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
2019–2022  | Succeeded by

Ranil Wickremesinghe

Preceded by

R. Sampanthan

|  Leader of the Opposition
2018–2019  | Succeeded by

Sajith Premadasa

Preceded by

Ranil Wickremesinghe

|  Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
Disputed
2018  | Succeeded by

Ranil Wickremesinghe

Preceded by

Chandrika Kumaratunga

|  President of Sri Lanka
2005–2015  | Succeeded by

Maithripala Sirisena

Preceded by

Tilak Marapana

|  Minister of Defence
2005–2015  | Succeeded by

Maithripala Sirisena

Preceded by

Sarath Amunugama

|  Minister of Finance
2005–2015  | Succeeded by

Ravi Karunanayake

Preceded by

Ranil Wickremesinghe

|  Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
2004–2005  | Succeeded by

Ratnasiri Wickremanayake

Preceded by

Ratnasiri Wickremanayake

|  Leader of the Opposition
2002–2004  | Succeeded by

Ranil Wickremesinghe

Preceded by

Indika Gunawardena

|  Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development
1997–2001  | Succeeded by

Mahinda Wijesekara

Preceded by

D. B. Wijetunga

|  Minister of Labour and Vocational Training
1994–1997  | Succeeded by

Alavi Moulana

Parliament of Sri Lanka
Preceded by

|  Member of Parliament
for Kurunegala
2015 – present  | Incumbent
Preceded by

New district

|  Member of Parliament
for Hambantota
1989–2005  | Succeeded by

Preceded by

D. P. Atapattu

|  Member of Parliament
for Beliatta
1970–1977  | Succeeded by

Ranjit Atapattu

Party political offices
Preceded by

Chandrika Kumaratunga

|  Chairman of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party
2005–2015  | Succeeded by

Maithripala Sirisena

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by

Tony Abbott

|  Chairperson of the Commonwealth of Nations
2013–2015  | Succeeded by

Maithripala Sirisena

Preceded by

Manmohan Singh

|  Chairperson of SAARC
2008  | Succeeded by

Jigme Thinley

* v
* t
* e

Mahinda Rajapaksa

* 6th President of Sri Lanka (2005–2015)
* 13th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (2004–2005), (2018), (2019–2022)
* Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for Kurunegala (2015–2024)
* Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for Hambantota (1989–2005)
* Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for Beliatta (1970–1977)

Presidency|

* 13th Sri Lankan Parliament
* 14th Sri Lankan Parliament
* Cabinets
* Sri Lankan Civil War
* Eelam War IV
* War crimes
* Assassination of Lasantha Wickrematunge
* 2011 Sri Lanka worker protests
* Impeachment of Shirani Bandaranayake

Post-presidency|

* 2015 alleged Sri Lankan coup d'état attempt
* 2018 Sri Lankan constitutional crisis

| Premiership|

* 16th Sri Lankan Parliament
* Cabinets
* First
* Second
* Third
* 2019 economic crisis
* 2022 Sri Lankan protests
* 2022 Sri Lankan political crisis

|

Electoral history|

* Parliamentary
* 1970
* 1977
* 1989
* 1994
* 2000
* 2001
* 2004
* 2015
* 2020
* Presidential
* 2005
* 2010
* 2015

Family|

* Shiranthi Rajapaksa (spouse)
* Namal Rajapaksa (son)
* Yoshitha Rajapaksa (son)
* Rohitha Rajapaksa (son)
* D. A. Rajapaksa (father)
* Chamal Rajapaksa (brother)
* Shashindra Rajapaksa (nephew)
* Gotabaya Rajapaksa (brother)
* Basil Rajapaksa (brother)
* D. M. Rajapaksa (uncle)
* Lakshman Rajapaksa (cousin)
* George Rajapaksa (cousin)

Related|

* Medamulana Walawwa

* Maithripala Sirisena →

Links to related articles

* v
* t
* e

Presidents of Sri Lanka

1. William Gopallawa
2. J. R. Jayewardene
3. Ranasinghe Premadasa
4. Dingiri Banda Wijetunga
5. Chandrika Kumaratunga
6. Mahinda Rajapaksa
7. Maithripala Sirisena
8. Gotabaya Rajapaksa
9. Ranil Wickremesinghe
10. Anura Kumara Dissanayake

* v
* t
* e

Prime ministers of Sri Lanka (List)

* Don Stephen Senanayake
* Dudley Senanayake
* John Kotelawala
* S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
* Wijeyananda Dahanayake
* Dudley Senanayake
* Sirimavo Bandaranaike
* Dudley Senanayake
* Sirimavo Bandaranaike
* Junius Richard Jayewardene
* Ranasinghe Premadasa
* Dingiri Banda Wijetunga
* Ranil Wickremesinghe
* Chandrika Kumaratunga
* Sirimavo Bandaranaike
* Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
* Ranil Wickremesinghe
* Mahinda Rajapaksa
* Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
* Disanayaka Jayaratne
* Ranil Wickremesinghe
* Mahinda Rajapaksa
* Ranil Wickremesinghe
* Mahinda Rajapaksa
* Ranil Wickremesinghe
* Dinesh Gunawardena
* Harini Amarasuriya

* v
* t
* e

Leaders of the Opposition

* Perera
* S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
* Perera
* C.P de Silva
* Senanayake
* Sirimavo Bandaranaike
* Jayewardene
* Amirthalingam
* A. Bandaranaike
* Sirimavo Bandaranaike
* Dissanayake
* Wickremesinghe
* Wickremanayake
* Rajapaksa
* Wickremesinghe
* N. de Silva
* Sampanthan
* Rajapaksa
* Premadasa

* v
* t
* e

Finance Ministers of Sri Lanka

* Jayewardene
* Goonetilleke
* Jayawardena
* de Zoysa
* Mustapha
* Goonetilleke
* Jayewardene
* Bandaranaike
* Silva
* Kalugalle
* Ilangaratne
* Perera
* Wanninayake
* Perera
* Bandaranaike
* de Mel
* Marikkar
* Wijetunga
* Kumaratunga
* Choksy
* Amunugama
* Rajapaksa
* Karunanayake
* Samaraweera
* Rajapaksa
* Rajapaksa
* Sabry
* Wickremasinghe

* v
* t
* e

Defence Ministers of Sri Lanka

External Affairs and Defence
(1947–1978)|

* D. S. Senanayake
* Dudley Senanayake
* Kotelawala
* Bandaranaike
* Dahanayake
* Dudley Senanayake
* Bandaranaike
* Dudley Senanayake
* Bandaranaike

Defence
(1978–present)|

* Jayewardene
* Premadasa
* Wijeratne
* Wijetunga
* Marapana
* Rajapaksa
* Sirisena
* Rajapaksa
* Wickremesinghe

* v
* t
* e

Law & Order ministers of Sri Lanka

* Rajapaksa

* v
* t
* e

Highways, Ports & Shipping ministers of Sri Lanka

* Rajapaksa

* v
* t
* e

← Members of the 7th Parliament of Sri Lanka (1970 (1970)–1977) →

* Speaker: Stanley Tillekeratne

* Prime Minister: Sirimavo Bandaranaike
* Leader of the Opposition: J. R. Jayewardene

Central Province (23)|

* M. S. Aluthgamage
* P. G. Ariyatillake
* Gamini Dissanayake
* A. G. Fernando
* Monty Gopallawa
* A. C. S. Hameed
* T. B. M. Herath
* Tamara Kumari Ilangaratne
* D. M. Jayaratne
* T. B. Jayasundera
* U. P. Y. Jinadasa
* Hector Kobbekaduwa
* R. Kulatillake
* H. M. Navaratne
* E. L. Senanayake
* Hemachandra Sirisena
* Piyasena Tennakoon
* T. B. Tennekoon
* Richard Udugama
* P. B. Unantenne
* J. D. Weerasekera
* Noel Wimalasena
* S. B. Yalegama

Eastern Province (11)|

* M. C. Ahamed
* K. W. Devanayagam
* A. L. Abdul Majeed
* M. A. Abdul Majeed
* M. M. Mustapha
* B. Neminathan
* C. Rajadurai
* P. R. Selvanayagam
* Senerath Somaratne
* S. Thambirajah
* A. Thangathurai

Northern Province (13)|

* V. A. Alegacone
* S. A. Raheem
* V. Anandasangaree
* C. Arulampalam
* S. J. V. Chelvanayakam
* V. Dharmalingam
* K. Jeyakody
* S. Kathiravelupillai
* C. X. Martyn
* V. N. Navaratnam
* K. P. Ratnam
* X. M. Sellathambu
* A. Thiagarajah
* K. Thurairatnam

North Central Province (8)|

* T. B. Herath
* A. M. Jinadasa
* R. B. Ratnamalala
* A. M. S. Adikari
* K. B. Ratnayake
* Maithripala Senanayake
* Ratna Deshapriya Senanayake
* P. M. K. Tennakoon
* Leelaratne Wijesinghe

North Western Province (16)|

* S. M. Asenkudhoos
* M. H. Naina Marikkar
* Tissa Balalla
* Augustheenu Fonseka
* Maithripala Herath
* S. B. Herat
* S. D. R. Jayaratne
* L. B. Jayasena
* G. W. Samarasinghe
* Tikiri Banda Subasinghe
* Mudiyanse Tennakoon
* Protus Tissera
* P. B. Wettewa
* D. P. Wickramasinghe
* M. A. J. Wijesinghe
* P. Wijesinghe
* S. Wijewardena

Sabaragamuwa Province (16)|

* B. A. P. B. Balasuriya
* Nanda Ellawala
* Piyadasa Harischandra
* P. B. G. Kalugalla
* V. T. G. Karunaratne
* Sarath Muttetuwegama
* Vasudeva Nanayakkara
* N. M. Perera
* P. R. Ratnayake
* Mallikka Ellawala Ratwatte
* Seetha Seneviratne
* Dudley Senanayake
* Rukman Senanayake
* Athauda Seneviratne
* W. A. A. Sirisena
* Dharmadasa Wanniarachchi
* Dhanapala Weerasekera
* P. O. Wimalanaga

Southern Province (19)|

* Sumanapala Dahanayake
* Wijeyananda Dahanayake
* Neal de Alwis
* Ronnie de Mel
* L. C. de Silva
* Weerasinghe de Silva
* Henry William Dissanayake
* Prins Gunasekera
* Panini Ilangakoon
* Albert Kariyawasam
* M. G. Mendis
* Aelian Mahanaga Nanayakkara
* George Rajapaksa
* Lakshman Rajapaksa
* Mahinda Rajapaksa
* Don Roy Rajapakse
* Senapala Samarasekera
* Edirisuriya Tennyson
* B. Y. Tudawe
* S. A. Wickramasinghe

Uva Province (10)|

* R. M. Appuhamy
* W. P. G. Ariyadasa
* K. Y. M. Wijeratne Banda
* B. H. Bandara
* R. M. Bandara
* W. M. R. S. B. Delungahawatta
* A. M. Jayawardena
* S. A. S. Somapala
* Raja Welegama
* D. D. E. Wickremaratne

Western Province (35)|

* Kusala Abhayawardana
* Felix Dias Bandaranaike
* Sirimavo Bandaranaike
* A. T. Basnayake
* I. A. Cader
* Falil Caffoor
* Somaweera Chandrasiri
* Dharmasena Attygalle
* Wimalasiri de Mel
* Colvin R. de Silva
* K. C. de Silva
* Wijayapala Mendis
* Denzil Fernando
* Cholomondeley Goonewardene
* Leslie Goonewardene
* Vivienne Goonewardene
* Chandra Gunasekera
* T. B. Ilangaratne
* Lakshman Jayakody
* Bonnie Jayasuriya
* J. R. Jayewardene
* Pieter Keuneman
* A. D. J. L. Leo
* Mangala Moonesinghe
* S. Obeyesekera
* Dayasena Pasqual
* Paris Perera
* Joseph Michael Perera
* R. S. Perera
* Ranasinghe Premadasa
* Wilfred Senanayake
* M. P. de Z. Siriwardena
* Bernard Soysa
* V. A. Sugathadasa
* Vincent Perera
* S. K. K. Suriarachchi
* Stanley Tillekeratne
* Herbert Wickramasinghe
* Ratnasiri Wickremanayake

Appointed (6)|

* Abdul Aziz
* M. D. S. Jayawardene
* S. S. Kulatileke
* Badi-ud-din Mahmud
* J. E. J. Rodrigo
* M. C. Subramaniam
* Chelliah Kumarasuriyar

*Appointed MPs were abolished in 1972 by the First Republican Constitution

* v
* t
* e

← Members of the 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka (1989 (1989)–1994 (1994)) →

* Speaker: M. H. Mohamed

* Prime Minister: Dingiri Banda Wijetunga/Ranil Wickremesinghe
* Leader of the Opposition: Sirimavo Bandaranaike

Central Province|

| Kandy|

* Mahinda Abeykoon
* Tissa Attanayake
* A. R. M. Abdul Cader
* Chandraman de Silva
* Harindra Dunuwille
* A. C. S. Hameed
* D. M. Jayaratne
* Lakshman Kiriella
* Mahahitana Arachchige Daniel
* Yasaratne Tennakoon
* Dingiri Banda Wijetunga
* Premachandra Wijesiri

|

Matale|

* Alick Aluwihare
* Nandimithra Ekanayake
* Wijeratne Banda Jambugahapitiyagedera
* V. G. Jinadasa
* P. B. Kaviratne

Nuwara Eliya|

* Tissa Abeyagoonasekera
* Ananda Dassanayake
* S. B. Dissanayake
* Gamini Dissanayake
* Renuka Herath
* Wijesundara Bandara Ranatunga

Eastern Province|

| Ampara|

* M. H. M. Ashraff
* Nihal Bakmeewewa
* Ahangama Polwatte Galappatthige Chandradasa
* P. Dayaratna
* Karunasinghe Thewarapperuma
* J. Thiviyanathan

|

Batticaloa|

* Prince Casinader
* Alathipody Gunaseelan
* M. L. A. M. Hizbullah
* G. Karunakaran
* Sam Tambimuttu

Trincomalee|

* M. K. A. D. S. Gunawardana
* M. E. H. Maharoof
* Konamalai Mathavarajah
* Sivapragasam Ratnarajah

Northern Province|

| Jaffna|

* Sebastiyampillai Edward
* Thambu Loganathapillai
* K. Navaratnam
* Eliyathamby Pararasasingam
* Suresh Premachandran
* Arunasalam Ponniah Selliah
* Kanapathy Selvanayagam
* S. Sivamaharajah
* Joseph George Rajenthiram
* Eliyathamby Ratnasabapathy
* G. Yogasangari

|

Vanni|

* Innasimuthu Alfred
* S. S. M. Abu Bakar
* R. Kuhaneswaran
* Rasamanohari Pulendran
* A. E. Silva

North Central Province|

| Anuradhapura|

* Janak Mahendra Adhikari
* Sompala Adhikari
* D. M. Ariyadasa
* Chandrasoma Bandara
* Berty Premalal Dissanayake
* Lal Dharmapriya Gamage
* Themiya Hurulle
* K. B. Ratnayake

|

Polonnaruwa|

* Seid Ahamed Abdul Majeed
* H. G. P. Nelson
* Samarasinghe Arachchilage Muthubanda
* Maithripala Sirisena
* C. A. Suriyaarachchi

North Western Province|

| Kurunegala|

* Dissanayaka Mudiyanselage Bandaranayaka
* Upali Mervin Senarath Dasanayaka
* Herath Mudiyanselage Ariyawardanage Lokubanda
* S. B. Nawinne
* Upali Piyasoma
* A.M. Munidasa Premachandra
* G. M. Premachandra
* Lionel Rajapaksa
* Jayasena Rajakaruna
* Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake
* Ariya Rekawa
* Herath Banda Wanninayaka
* Sarathchandra Bandara Welagedara
* Diunugallage Peter Wickramasinghe
* Ukkubanda Wijekoon

|

Puttalam|

* Harindra Jayanthi Corea
* Sujatha Dharmawardana
* Milroy Fernando
* Harold Herath
* S. D. R. Jayaratne
* Festus Perera
* Ashoka Wadigamangawa

Sabaragamuwa Province|

| Kegalle|

* Jagath Balasuriya
* Mohamed Farook
* Dharmadewa Jayasinghe
* Samantha Devi Karunaratne
* Vincent Perera
* Chandradasa Ranatunga
* Dharmasiri Senanayake
* Athauda Seneviratne
* Mano Wijeyeratne

|

Ratnapura|

* M. L. M. Aboosally
* Athula Kularatne Attygale
* Gamini Atukorale
* Nanda Ellawala
* Chandrasekara Gankande
* Helen Mahattaya Liyanage
* Nanda Mathew
* Vasudeva Nanayakkara
* John Seneviratne
* Wimal Wickramasinghe

Southern Province|

| Galle|

* Upali Sarath Danston Amarasiri
* Nandimithra de Soyza
* Amarasiri Dodangoda
* Piyasena Gamage
* Vincent Jayawardene
* Noel Kariyawasam
* Rupa Karunathilake
* Nanda Kumarage
* Buddhika Kurukularatne
* Hemakumara Nanayakkara
* Richard Pathirana

|

Hambantota|

* Hary Abeydheera
* Ranjit Atapattu
* Ananda Kularatne
* Cyril Madduma Baduge
* Chamal Rajapaksa
* Mahinda Rajapaksa
* Gunapala Tissakuttiarachchi

Matara|

* Gamini Fonseka
* Madurapala Ediriweera
* H. R. Piyasiri
* Mangala Samaraweera
* Peter Silva
* Hewagampolage Sirisena
* Dayananda Wickremasinghe
* Ranjan Wijayawardhana
* Mahinda Wijesekara

Uva Province|

| Badulla|

* Chandra Karunaratne
* W. J. M. Lokubandara
* Hema Ratnayake
* Ravindra Samaraweera
* Lakshman Senewiratne
* Madduma Bandara Sethapenage
* Edwin Wickramarathne
* Samaraweera Weerawanni

|

Monaragala|

* Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Ariyaratna
* Dharmadasa Banda
* Ranjith Madduma Bandara
* Gunavathi Dissanayake
* Gamini Vijith Vijithamuni Soysa

Western Province|

| Colombo|

* Lalith Athulathmudali
* Jabir Cader
* Sirisena Cooray
* Nimal Siripala de Silva
* Tyronne Fernando
* C. V. Gunaratne
* Premaratne Gunasekera
* Bandula Gunawardane
* Dinesh Gunawardena
* Gamini Lokuge
* Weerasinghe Mallimarachchi
* M. H. Mohamed
* Jinadasa Niyathapala
* Nimal Ransiri Peiris
* Dickson Sarathchandra Dela
* Vincent Perera
* Sunethra Ranasinghe
* M. S. Sellasamy
* Stanley Tillekeratne
* Kingsley Wickramaratne

|

Gampaha|

* John Amaratunga
* Anura Bandaranaike
* Sirimavo Bandaranaike
* Donald Dissanayake
* Jeyaraj Fernandopulle
* Mahen Gunasekera
* Lakshman Jayakody
* Ariyarathna Jayathilaka
* Wijayapala Mendis
* Joseph Michael Perera
* Paul Perera
* Sarathchandra Rajakaruna
* Reggie Ranatunga
* Sardhatissa Sakalasooriya
* Ranil Wickremesinghe
* Mahindra Wijerathna

Kalutara|

* Pathirage Don Abeyratne
* Sumitha Priyanganie Abeyweera
* Mervin Joseph Cooray
* Neville Fernando
* Indradasa Hettiarachchi
* Thilak Karunaratne
* Imthiaz Bakeer Markar
* Anil Moonesinghe
* Mangala Moonesinghe
* Sarath Ranawaka
* Punsiri Samaranayake

National List (29)|

* Rupa Sriyani Daniel
* Alec Robertson
* S. L. Gunasekara
* Tellipalai Rajaratnam
* Unfinished

* v
* t
* e

← Members of the 10th Parliament of Sri Lanka (1994 (1994)–2000 (2000)) →

* Speaker: K. B. Ratnayake

* Prime Minister: Chandrika Kumaratunga/Sirimavo Bandaranaike/Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
* Leader of the Opposition: Ranil Wickremesinghe

Central Province|

| Kandy|

* Sarath Amunugama
* Tissa Attanayake
* A. R. M. Abdul Cader
* Gamini Dissanayake
* A. C. S. Hameed
* D. M. Jayaratne
* Lucky Jayawardena
* Lakshman Kiriella
* Wilson Kuruppuarachchi
* Anuruddha Ratwatte
* Irajarathnan Sivasamy
* Ediriweera Weerawardhana

|

Matale|

* Alick Aluwihare
* Nandimithra Ekanayake
* Monty Gopallawa
* Vidana Gamage Jinadasa
* Janaka Bandara Tennakoon

Nuwara Eliya|

* Tissa Abhayagunasekara
* P. Chandrasekaran
* S. B. Dissanayake
* Renuka Herath
* C. B. Ratnayake
* Suppaiah Sathasivam
* Muthu Sivalingam
* Arumugam Thondaman

Eastern Province|

| Ampara|

* M. H. M. Ashraff
* Nihal Bakmeewewa
* P. Dayaratna
* Chandradasa Galappaththi
* U. L. M. Mohideen
* H.M. Weerasinghe

|

Batticaloa|

* M. L. A. M. Hizbullah
* Seyed Ali Zahir Moulana
* Joseph Pararajasingham
* P. Selvarasa
* K. Thurairajasingam

Trincomalee|

* M. E. H. Maharoof
* M. N. Abdul Majeed
* Sunil Ranaweera
* A. Thangathurai

Northern Province|

| Jaffna|

* Umapathisivam Baskaran
* Murugesu Chandrakumar
* Douglas Devananda
* Aithurus M. Illias
* Atputharajah Nadarajah
* Rajendran Ramamoorthy
* Alagaiah Rasamanickam
* Sangarapillai Sivathasan
* Sinniah Thangavel
* M. A. Ghafoor Zafarullah

|

Vanni|

* S. S. M. Abu Bakar
* V. Balachandran
* Rasamanohari Pulendran
* S. Shanmuganathan
* D. Siddarthan
* Premaratnage Sumathipala

North Central Province|

| Anuradhapura|

* Somapala Adikari
* Chandrasoma Bandara
* Berty Premalal Dissanayake
* P. B. Dissanayake
* P. Harrison
* Tissa Karalliyadde
* Shantha Premarathna
* A. H. B. Semasinghe

|

Polonnaruwa|

* Nandasena Herath
* T. B. Mahalekam
* H. G. P. Nelson
* Rukman Senanayake
* Maithripala Sirisena

North Western Province|

| Kurunegala|

* A.H.M Alavi
* D. M. Bandaranayake
* Bandula Basnayake
* Jayadeva Chandrawansha
* Salinda Dissanayake
* T. B. Ekanayake
* H.M.A. Loku Bandara
* S. B. Nawinne
* Gamini Jayawickrama Perera
* Munidasa Premachandra
* Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake
* Jayasena Rajakaruna
* Piyasoma Upali
* D.P. Wickramasinghe
* Anura Priyadharshana Yapa

|

Puttalam|

* D. M. Dassanayake
* Joseph Fernando
* Milroy Fernando
* Harold Herath
* Festus Perera
* S. D. R. Jayaratne
* Asoka Wadigamangawa

Sabaragamuwa Province|

| Kegalle|

* Jagath Balasooriya
* Y. L. M. Farook
* Maheepala Herath
* P. B. G. Kalugalla
* K. Vincent Perera
* H. R. J. Podinilame
* Athauda Seneviratne
* R.A.D. Sirisena
* Mano Wijeyeratne

|

Ratnapura|

* Gamini Atukorale
* Nalanda Ellawala
* U. L. Heenmahaththaya
* K. D. Nanda Mathew
* Vasudeva Nanayakkara
* Susantha Punchinilame
* Jayatissa Ranaweera
* John Seneviratne
* H. M. U. Silva
* Pavithra Wanniarachchi

Southern Province|

| Galle|

* Vajira Abeywardena
* M. U. S. D. Amarasiri
* Asoka Weerasinghe de Silva
* Amarasiri Dodangoda
* Piyasena Gamage
* Sarath Gunawardena
* Nandadasa Gunasinghe
* H. G. N. P. Kariyawasam
* Rupa Karunathilake
* Richard Pathirana

|

Hambantota|

* Mahinda Amaraweera
* Ananda Kularatne
* Chamal Rajapaksa
* Mahinda Rajapaksa
* Nirupama Rajapaksa
* Mervyn Silva
* J. P. V. Vipulaguna
* Nihal Galappaththi

Matara|

* Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena
* Dullas Alahapperuma
* Ronnie de Mel
* Chandrasiri Gajadeera
* E. A. Samarasinghe
* Mangala Samaraweera
* Mahinda Wijesekara
* H. R. Wimalasiri

Uva Province|

| Badulla|

* W. J. M. Lokubandara
* Dilan Perera
* Hema Ratnayake
* R.M. Ratnayake
* Ravindra Samaraweera
* Lakshman Senewiratne
* Sennan Veera
* Samaraweera Weerawanni

|

Monaragala|

* Dharmadasa Banda
* Ranjith Madduma Bandara
* Sumedha Jayasena
* A. M. Jayawardana
* Jagath Pushpakumara

Western Province|

| Colombo|

* Ossie Abeygunasekera
* P. P. Devaraj
* Srimani Athulathmudali
* Nawalage Bennet Cooray
* Nimal Siripala de Silva
* Tyronne Fernando
* A. H. M. Fowzie
* C. V. Gunaratne
* Indika Gunawardena
* Karunasena Kodituwakku
* Jeewan Kumaranatunga
* Gamini Lokuge
* Weerasinghe Mallimarachchi
* R. Yogarajan
* M. H. Mohamed
* Susil Moonesinghe
* Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra
* Gunasekara Premaratne
* Amal Senalankadikara
* Bernard Soysa
* Kingsley Wickramaratne
* Ranil Wickremesinghe

|

Gampaha|

* John Amaratunga
* Chandrika Kumaratunga
* Jeyaraj Fernandopulle
* Upali Gunaratne
* Lionel Gunawardena
* Anura Hapangama
* Lakshman Jayakody
* Wijayapala Mendis
* Jinadasa Nandasena
* Athula Nimalasiri
* Felix Perera
* Joseph Michael Perera
* Reginold Perera
* Sarathchandra Rajakaruna
* Suranimala Rajapaksha
* Reggie Ranatunga
* Neil Rupasinghe
* A. V. Suraweera

Kalutara|

* Sumithra Priyanganie Abeyweera
* Imthiaz Bakeer Markar
* Reginald Cooray
* Thilak Karunarathna
* Anil Moonesinghe
* Ediriweera Premarathna
* Sarath Ranawaka
* Mahinda Samarasinghe
* Kumara Welgama
* Ratnasiri Wickremanayake

National List (29)|

* A. H. M. Azwer
* Anura Bandaranaike
* Sirimavo Bandaranaike
* K. N. Choksy
* Amara Badra Dissanayake
* Dinesh Dodamgoda
* Earl Gunasekara
* Kesaralal Gunasekera
* Rauff Hakeem
* D. H. N. Jayamaha
* Jayalath Jayawardana
* Lakshman Kadirgamar
* Ravi Karunanayake
* Upali Sarath Kongahage
* Alavi Moulana
* G. L. Peiris
* Asitha Perera
* A. M. D. Rajan
* K. B. Ratnayake
* Ariya Rekawa
* Dharmasiri Senanayake
* Rajitha Senaratne
* K. P. Silva
* S. Thondaman
* Neelan Tiruchelvam
* Wiswa Warnapala
* Batty Weerakoon
* M. M. Zuhair

* v
* t
* e

← Members of the 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka (2000 (2000)–2001 (2001)) →

* Speaker: Anura Bandaranaike

* Prime Minister: Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
* Leader of the Opposition: Ranil Wickremesinghe

Central Province|

| Kandy|

* Mahindananda Aluthgamage
* Sarath Amunugama
* Tissa Attanayake
* A. R. M. Abdul Cader
* Rauff Hakeem
* M. H. A. Haleem
* Keheliya Rambukwella
* Anuruddha Ratwatte
* D. M. Jayaratne
* Lucky Jayawardena
* Lakshman Kiriella
* Ediriweera Weerawardhana

|

Matale|

* Alick Aluvihare
* Ranjith Aluvihare
* Nandimithra Ekanayake
* Monty Gopallawa
* Janaka Bandara Tennakoon

Nuwara Eliya|

* Periyasamy Chandrasekaran
* Navin Dissanayake
* S. B. Dissanayake
* Muthu Sivalingam
* Suppiah Sathasiwam
* Krishnan Jegatheeswaran Shanmugam
* Arumugam Thondaman

Eastern Province|

| Ampara|

* Ferial Ismail Ashraff
* A. L. M. Athaullah
* P. Dayaratna
* Wimal Dissanayaka
* Chandradasa Galappaththige
* Markandu Gunasekeram
* U. L. M. Mohideen

|

Batticaloa|

* Abdul Cader
* S. Ganeshamoorthy
* Seyed Ali Zahir Moulana
* Joseph Pararajasingham
* Nimalan Soundaranayagam

Trincomalee|

* M. K. A. D. S. Gunawardana
* M. A. M. Maharoof
* M. N. Abdul Majeed
* M. S. Thowfeek

Northern Province|

| Jaffna|

* V. Anandasangaree
* Douglas Devananda
* Karthigesu Velummylum Kugendran
* T. Maheswaran
* Nadarasah Mathanarajah
* Kandiah Sangaran
* Mavai Senathirajah
* S. Sivamaharajah
* A. Vinayagamoorthy

|

Vanni|

* Selvam Adaikalanathan
* R. Kuhaneswaran
* Noordeen Mashoor
* Vino Noharathalingam
* Santhakumara Punchihewa
* Premaratnage Sumathipala

North Central Province|

| Anuradhapura|

* Duminda Dissanayake
* Punchi Banda Dissanayake
* W. B. Ekanayake
* P. Harrison
* Chandrani Bandara Jayasinghe
* Tissa Karalliyadde
* Don Simanralalage Shantha Premaratne
* Appuhamilage Herath Banda Semasinghe

|

Polonnaruwa|

* Earl Gunasekara
* Nandasena Herath
* H. G. P. Nelson
* Rukman Senanayake
* Maithripala Sirisena

North Western Province|

| Kurunegala|

* Rohitha Bogollagama
* Salinda Dissanayake
* Johnston Fernando
* Jayarathna Herath
* Nimal Herath
* Sarath Munasinghe
* Ranjith Navaratne
* S.B. Nawinne
* Gamini Jayawickrama Perera
* Munidasa Premachandra
* Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake
* Nimal Bandara Rathnayake
* Somakumari Tennakoon
* Piyasoma Upali
* Anura Priyadharshana Yapa

|

Puttalam|

* Palitha Range Bandara
* D. M. Dassanayake
* Ivon Sriyani Fernando
* Milroy Fernando
* Piyankara Jayaratne
* Festus Perera
* Neomal Perera
* Dayasritha Thissera

Sabaragamuwa Province|

| Kegalle|

* Jagath Balasuriya
* Lalith Dissanayake
* Mahipala Herath
* Jayathilaka Podinilame
* Champika Premadasa
* Sirisena Rupasinghe
* Athauda Seneviratne
* Ranjith Siyambalapitiya
* Mano Wijeyeratne

|

Ratnapura|

* Gamini Atukorale
* Surangani Ellawala
* Heenmahaththaya Liyanage
* Abeynayaka Piyadasa
* Susantha Punchinilame
* Jayatissa Ranaweera
* Mahinda Ratnatilaka
* W. D. J. Senewiratne
* Dharmadasa Wanniarachchi
* Pavithra Wanniarachchi

Southern Province|

| Galle|

* Vajira Abeywardena
* Amarasiri Dodangoda
* Piyasena Gamage
* Sarath Gunawardena
* Padmasiri Kariyawasam
* Gayantha Karunathilaka
* Keerthi Mawellage
* Hemakumara Nanayakkara
* Richard Pathirana
* Athula Indika Weerakoon

|

Hambantota|

* Siri Alexander Andrahennady
* Nihal Galappaththi
* Ananda Kularatne
* Sajith Premadasa
* Chamal Rajapaksa
* Mahinda Rajapaksa
* Dilip Wedaarachchi

Matara|

* Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena
* Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena
* Dullas Alahapperuma
* Chandrasiri Gajadeera
* Jinadasa Kitulagoda
* Sagala Ratnayaka
* Mangala Samaraweera
* Mahinda Wijesekara

Uva Province|

| Badulla|

* Nimal Siripala De Silva
* W. J. M. Lokubandara
* Lakshman Senewiratne
* Sethapenage Appuhamy Ralalage Madduma Bandara
* Upali Samaraweera
* Ravindra Samaraweera
* Rathnayake Mudiyanselage Ratnayake
* Dilan Perera

|

Monaragala|

* Ranjith Madduma Bandara
* Sumedha Jayasena
* Ananda Kumarasiri
* Gamini Vijith Vijithamuni Soysa
* Jayasundara Wijekoon

Western Province|

| Colombo|

* Nimal Fernando
* Tyronne Fernando
* A. H. M. Fowzie
* Bandula Gunawardena
* Dinesh Gunawardena
* Indika Gunawardena
* Ravi Karunanayake
* Chandana Kathriarachchi
* Jayantha Ketagoda
* Karunasena Kodituwakku
* Jeewan Kumaranatunga
* Gamini Lokuge
* Mohamed Maharoof
* M. H. Mohamed
* G. L. Peiris
* Lilantha Perera
* Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra
* Samson Silva
* Wimal Weerawansa
* Ranil Wickramasinghe

|

Gampaha|

* John Amaratunga
* Anura Bandaranaike
* Pandu Bandaranaike
* Jeyaraj Fernandopulle
* Edward Gunasekara
* Lionel Gunawardena
* Vijitha Herath
* Karu Jayasuriya
* Jayalath Jayawardena
* Sarath Keerthirathna
* Ananda Munasinghe
* Sarathchandra Peramunagamage
* Felix Perera
* Joseph Michael Perera
* Susil Premajayantha
* Suranimala Rajapaksha
* Reggie Ranatunga
* Neil Rupasinghe

Kalutara|

* Reginold Cooray
* Tuder Dayarathne
* Nandana Gunathilake
* Imthiaz Bakeer Markar
* Ediriweera Premarathne
* Mahinda Samarasinghe
* Abeyrathne Pathirage
* Rajitha Senaratne
* Kumara Welgama
* Ratnasiri Wickremanayake

National List (29)|

| JVP|

* A. R. Anjan Umma
* Anura Kumara Dissanayake

|

PA|

* Somaweera Chandrasiri
* Raja Collure
* Basheer Segu Dawood
* Ronnie de Mel
* Monty Gopallawa
* Leslie Gunawardana
* Mohamed Haneefa
* Lakshman Kadirgamar
* Wijayapala Mendis
* Alavi Moulana
* Rizzwi Sinnalebbe
* Batty Weerakoon
* R. Yogarajan

UNP|

* A. H. M. Azwer
* Nihal Bakmeewewa
* K. N. Choksy
* Sirinal de Mel
* P. P. Devaraj
* K. Kanakaraj
* M. N. Abdul Majeed
* Tilak Marapana
* Milinda Moragoda
* Ravindra Randeniya
* M. S. Sellasamy
* Daham Wimalasena

* v
* t
* e

← Members of the 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka (2001 (2001)–2004 (2004)) →

* Speaker: W. J. M. Lokubandara

* Prime Minister: Ranil Wickremesinghe
* Leader of the Opposition: Ratnasiri Wickremanayake/Mahinda Rajapaksa

Central Province|

| Kandy|

* Mahindananda Aluthgamage
* Sarath Amunugama
* Tissa Attanayake
* Dimuthu Bandara
* Rauff Hakeem
* Mohamed Hazim
* Lucky Jayawardena
* Lakshman Kiriella
* Srimathi Manthilake
* Keheliya Rambukwella
* Anuruddha Ratwatte
* Thilina Bandara Tennakoon

|

Matale|

* Alick Aluvihare
* Ranjith Aluvihare
* Sanjeeva Kaviratne
* Janaka Bandara Tennakoon
* Bandula Yalegama

Nuwara Eliya|

* Periyasamy Chandrasekaran
* D. M. S. K. Dassanayake
* Navin Dissanayake
* C. B. Rathnayake
* Piyadasa Kaladugoda
* Muthu Sivalingam
* Arumugam Thondaman

Eastern Province|

| Ampara|

* Ferial Ashraff
* A. L. M. Athaullah
* P. Dayaratna
* H. M. M. Harees
* Anver Ismail Mohamed Ismail
* A. Chandranehru
* Karunasingha Thewarapperuma

|

Batticaloa|

* Abdul Cader
* M. L. A. M. Hizbullah
* Gnanamuththu Krishnappillai
* Joseph Pararajasingham
* T. Thangavadivel

Trincomalee|

* M. K. A. D. S. Gunawardana
* M. A. M. Maharoof
* R. Sampanthan
* K. M. Thowfeek

Northern Province|

| Jaffna|

* V. Anandasangaree
* Douglas Devananda
* T. Maheswaran
* Nadarasa Matanarasa
* Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam
* Nadarajah Raviraj
* Mavai Senathirajah
* M. K. Shivajilingam
* A. Vinayagamoorthy

|

Vanni|

* Selvam Adaikalanathan
* Sivasakthy Ananthan
* Rishad Bathiudeen
* R. Kuhaneswaran
* Noordeen Mashoor
* D. Siddarthan

North Central Province|

| Anuradhapura|

* S. M. Chandrasena
* Duminda Dissanayake
* W. B. Ekanayake
* Lal Dharmapriya Gamage
* P. Harrison
* Chandrani Bandara Jayasinghe
* Tissa Karalliyadda
* K. D. Lalkantha

|

Polonnaruwa|

* Earl Gunasekara
* H. G. P. Nelson
* Sydney Jayarathne
* Maithreepala Sirisena
* Ananda Sarath Kumara Rathnayake

North Western Province|

| Kurunegala|

* Dissanayaka Mudiyanselage Bandranayake
* Indika Bandaranayake
* Rohitha Bogollagama
* Salinda Dissanayake
* T. B. Ekanayake
* Johnston Fernando
* Anura Gopallawa
* Jayarathna Herath
* S. B. Nawinne
* Gamini Jayawickrama Perera
* Upali Piyasena
* Bimal Rathnayake
* Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake
* Soma Kumari Tennakoon
* Anura Priyadarshana Yapa

|

Puttalam|

* Palitha Range Bandara
* D. M. Dassanayake
* Milroy Fernando
* Neomal Perera
* Larine Perera
* Sugath Tissera
* Dayasritha Tissera

Sabaragamuwa Province|

| Kegalle|

* Kabir Hashim
* Maheepala Herath
* Jayathilaka Podinilame
* Champika Premadasa
* Gamini Rathnayake
* Sirisena Rupasinghe
* Rukman Senanayake
* Athauda Seneviratne
* Ranjith Siyambalapitiya

|

Ratnapura|

* Gamini Atukorale
* Piyadasa Abeynayake
* Achala Jagodage
* Asoka Jayawardena
* Premalal Jayasekara
* Susantha Punchinilame
* Mahinda Rathnatilaka
* John Seneviratne
* Pavithra Wanniarachchi
* A. A. Wijethunga

Southern Province|

| Galle|

* Vajira Abeywardena
* Ananda Abeywickrama
* Baddegama Samitha Thero
* Amarasiri Dodangoda
* Piyasena Gamage
* Jayantha Jayaweera
* Gayantha Karunathilaka
* Hemakumara Nanayakkara
* Richard Pathirana
* Athula Weerakoon

|

Hambantota|

* Siri Alexander Andrahennady
* Nihal Galappaththi
* Ananda Kularatne
* Sajith Premadasa
* Mahinda Rajapaksa
* Chamal Rajapaksa
* Dilip Wedaarachchi

Matara|

* Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena
* Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena
* Mallika de Mel
* Justin Galappathi
* Jinadasa Kitulagoda
* Sagala Ratnayaka
* Mangala Samaraweera
* Mahinda Wijesekara

Uva Province|

| Badulla|

* Nimal Siripala de Silva
* W. J. M. Lokubandara
* Ravindra Samaraweera
* Upali Samaraweera
* Lakshman Senewiratne
* Madduma Bandara Sethapenage
* K. Velayudam
* D. D. W. Wickramarathne

|

Monaragala|

* R. M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara
* Sumedha G. Jayasena
* Ananda Kumarasiri
* A. P. Jagath Pushpakumara
* Gamini Vijith Vijithamuni Soysa

Western Province|

| Colombo|

* Tyronne Fernando
* A. H. M. Fowzie
* Mano Ganeshan
* Bandula Gunawardane
* Dinesh Gunawardena
* Sunil Handunnetti
* Ravi Karunanayake
* Chandana Kathriarachchi
* Karunasena Kodituwakku
* Jeewan Kumaranatunga
* Gamini Lokuge
* Mohomed Maharoof
* M. H. Mohamed
* Milinda Moragoda
* Jayantha Perera
* Lilantha Perera
* Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra
* Susil Premajayantha
* Arjuna Ranatunga
* Wimal Weerawansa
* Ranil Wickramasinghe

|

Gampaha|

* John Amaratunga
* Anura Bandaranaike
* Pandu Bandaranaike
* Jeyaraj Fernandopulle
* Sarana Gunawardena
* Edward Gunasekara
* Vijitha Herath
* Karu Jayasuriya
* Jayalath Jayawardena
* Felix Perera
* Joseph Michael Perera
* Olitha Premathiratna
* Sarathchandra Rajakaruna
* Suranimala Rajapaksha
* Ravindra Randeniya
* Reggie Ranatunga
* Neil Rupasinghe
* A. R. Anjan Umma

Kalutara|

* Rohitha Abeygunawardena
* Pathirage Don Abeyratne
* Tudor Dayaratne
* Nandana Gunathilake
* Imthiaz Bakeer Markar
* Mahinda Samarasinghe
* Rajitha Senaratne
* Kumara Welgama
* Ananda Lakshman Wijemanna
* Ratnasiri Wickremanayake

National List (29)|

| JVP|

* Ramalingam Chandrasekar
* Anura Kumara Dissanayake
* S. K. Subasinghe

|

PA|

* Mahinda Amaraweera
* Raja Collure
* Ronnie de Mel
* Ajantha de Soyza
* M. H. Cegu Isadean
* D. M. Jayaratne
* Athula Nimalasiri Jayasinghe
* Lakshman Kadirgamar
* Dilan Perera
* V. Puththirasigamoney
* S. Sathasivam

TNA|

* M. Sivasithamparam (K. Thurairetnasingam)

UNF|

* A. H. M. Azwer
* A. A. M. Bawa
* A. R. M. Abdul Cader
* K. N. Choksy
* Basheer Segu Dawood
* S. B. Dissanayake
* A. L. M. Hajrath
* Tilak Marapana
* Mohamed Musthaffa
* G. L. Peiris
* P. Radhakrishnan
* M. S. Thowfeek
* Jayasundera Wijekoon
* R. Yogarajan

* v
* t
* e

← Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka (2004 (2004)–2010) →

* Speaker: W. J. M. Lokubandara

* Prime Minister: Mahinda Rajapaksa/Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
* Leader of the Opposition: Ranil Wickremesinghe

Central Province (24)|

| Kandy|

* Dimuthu Bandara Abayakoon
* A. R. M. Abdul Cader
* Mahindananda Aluthgamage
* Sarath Amunugama
* Tissa Attanayake
* Y. M. Nawaratna Banda
* M. H. A. Haleem
* D. M. Jayaratne
* Lakshman Kiriella
* Faiszer Musthapha
* Udawatte Nanda Thero
* Keheliya Rambukwella

|

Matale|

* Sujatha Alahakoon
* Alick Aluwihare
* Nandimithra Ekanayake
* Ranjith Aluwihare
* Rohana Dissanayake
* Janaka Bandara Tennakoon

Nuwara Eliya|

* P. Chandrasekaran
* Santhanam Arulsamy
* S. B. Dissanayake
* Renuka Herath
* N. D. N. P. Jayasinghe
* S. Jegadhiswaran
* C. B. Rathnayake
* Muthu Sivalingam
* Arumugam Thondaman

North Central Province (13)|

| Anuradhapura|

* S. M. Chandrasena
* Duminda Dissanayake
* W. B. Ekanayake
* P. Harrison
* Chandrani Bandara Jayasinghe
* Tissa Karalliyadde
* K. D. Lalkantha
* R. P. A. Ranaweera Pathirana

|

Polonnaruwa|

* Siripala Gamalath
* Earl Gunasekara
* Maithripala Sirisena
* S. K. Subasinghe
* C. A. Suriyaarachchi

North Eastern Province (31)|

| Ampara|

* Ferial Ashraff
* A. L. M. Athaullah
* P. Dayaratna
* Cassim Faizal
* Rauff Hakeem
* A. M. M. Naushad
* K. Pathmanathan
* Thomas Thangathurai William
* L. G. Wasantha Piyatissa

|

Batticaloa|

* S. Jeyanandamoorthy
* Thanmanpillai Kanagasabai
* Thangeswary Kathiraman
* Kingsley Rasanayagam
* P. Ariyanethiran
* Ameer Ali Shihabdeen

Jaffna|

* Douglas Devananda
* S. Kajendran
* Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam
* Suresh Premachandran
* Nadarajah Raviraj
* N. Srikantha
* Mavai Senathirajah
* M. K. Shivajilingam
* Pathmini Sithamparanathan
* K. Sivanesan
* Solomon Cyril

Trincomalee|

* M. N. Abdul Majeed
* R. Sampanthan
* K. Thurairetnasingam
* Jayantha Wijesekara

Vanni|

* Selvam Adaikalanathan
* Sivasakthy Ananthan
* Rishad Bathiudeen
* S. Kanagaratnam
* S. Kishore
* Vino Noharathalingam

North Western Province (24)|

| Kurunegala|

* Indika Bandaranayake
* Bandula Basnayake
* Rohitha Bogollagama
* Anura Kumara Dissanayake
* Salinda Dissanayake
* T. B. Ekanayake
* Johnston Fernando
* Jayarathna Herath
* Dayasiri Jayasekara
* Akila Viraj Kariyawasam
* M. D. Namal Karunaratne
* S. B. Nawinne
* Gamini Jayawickrama Perera
* Bimal Rathnayaka
* Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake
* Anura Priyadharshana Yapa

|

Puttalam|

* Palitha Range Bandara
* D. M. Dassanayake
* Piyankara Jayaratne
* Weerakumara Dissanayake
* Milroy Fernando
* Samansiri Herath
* Larine Perera
* Neomal Perera
* Dayasritha Tissera

Sabaragamuwa Province (19)|

| Kegalle|

* Kabir Hashim
* Maheepala Herath
* H. R. Mithrapala
* Anuruddha Polgampala
* Lalith Dissanayake
* Champika Premadasa
* R. M. Gamini Rathnayake
* Rukman Senanayake
* Athauda Seneviratne
* Ranjith Siyambalapitiya
* Mano Wijeyeratne

|

Ratnapura|

* Thalatha Atukorale
* Dunesh Gankanda
* Deepal Gunasekara
* Achala Jagodage
* Premalal Jayasekara
* Susantha Punchinilame
* Jayatissa Ranaweera
* Mahinda Ratnatilaka
* John Seneviratne
* Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi

Southern Province (25)|

| Galle|

* Vajira Abeywardena
* Amarasiri Dodangoda
* Chandima Weerakkody
* Piyasena Gamage
* Gayantha Karunathilaka
* Ajith Kumara
* Hemakumara Nanayakkara
* Lionel Premasiri
* Gunaratna Weerakoon
* Chandrasena Wijesinghe
* Thilakaratne Withanachchi

|

Hambantota|

* Mahinda Amaraweera
* Nihal Galappaththi
* Sajith Premadasa
* Chamal Rajapaksa
* Mahinda Rajapaksa
* Nirupama Rajapaksa
* Vijitha Ranaweera
* Dilip Wedaarachchi

Matara|

* Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena
* Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena
* Chandrasiri Gajadeera
* Jinadasa Kitulagoda
* Pemasiri Manage
* Sagala Ratnayaka
* Mangala Samaraweera
* Mahinda Wijesekara

Uva Province (13)|

| Badulla|

* Nimal Siripala de Silva
* W. J. M. Lokubandara
* Dilan Perera
* Ravindra Samaraweera
* M. Satchithanandan
* Lakshman Senewiratne
* Vadivel Suresh
* Samantha Vidyaratna

|

Monaragala|

* Dharmadasa Banda
* R. M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara
* R. M. Padma Udhaya Shantha Gunasekera
* Sumedha G. Jayasena
* A. P. Jagath Pushpakumara

Western Province (47)|

| Colombo|

* Kotapola Amarakitti Thero
* Lakshman Nipuna Arachchi
* Uduwe Dhammaloka
* A. H. M. Fowzie
* Mano Ganesan
* Bandula Gunawardane
* Dinesh Gunawardena
* Sunil Handunnetti
* Ravi Karunanayake
* Jeewan Kumaranatunga
* Gamini Lokuge
* T. Maheswaran
* Mohamed Rajabdeen
* Mohamed Mahroof
* M. H. Mohamed
* Milinda Moragoda
* Susil Premajayantha
* Arjuna Ranatunga
* Kathaluwe Rathanaseeha
* Akmeemana Dayarathana Thero
* Wimal Weerawansa
* Ranil Wickremesinghe

|

Gampaha|

* Lasantha Alagiyawanna
* Siripala Amarasinghe
* Sarath Kumara Gunaratna
* John Amaratunga
* Anura Bandaranaike
* Sarana Gunawardena
* Pandu Bandaranaike
* Jeyaraj Fernandopulle
* Duleep Wijesekera
* Edward Gunasekara
* Vijitha Herath
* Karu Jayasuriya
* Jayalath Jayawardena
* Felix Perera
* Joseph Michael Perera
* Aparekke Punnananda Thero
* Sarathchandra Rajakaruna
* Sripathi Sooriyarachchi
* Reggie Ranatunga
* Neil Rupasinghe
* Kolonnawe Sri Sumangala Thero
* Alawwe Nandaloka Thero
* A. R. Anjan Umma

Kalutara|

* Rohitha Abeygunawardena
* Reginald Cooray
* Nirmala Kotalawala
* Nandana Gunathilake
* Sarath Ranawaka
* Ananda Lakshman Wijemanna
* Athuraliye Rathana Thero
* Mahinda Samarasinghe
* S. A. Jayantha Samaraweera
* Rajitha Senaratne
* Kumara Welgama
* Piyasiri Wijenayake

National List (29)|

| JHU|

* Ellawala Medhananda Thero
* Omalpe Sobhitha
* Champika Ranawaka

|

SLMC|

* Hasen Ali

TNA|

* M. K. Eelaventhan
* Raseen Mohammed Imam
* Joseph Pararajasingham
* C. Chandrakanthan

UNF|

* Hussein Ahamed Bhaila
* K. N. Choksy
* Basheer Segu Dawood
* Rauff Hakeem
* Navin Dissanayake
* Abdul Baiz Kamardeen
* Seyed Ali Zahir Moulana
* M. Mohamed Musthaffa
* G. L. Peiris
* W. P. S. Pushpakumara
* V. Puththirasigamoney
* Ismail Mohammed Quddus
* S. Nijamudeen
* P. Radhakrishnan
* M. S. Sellasamy

UPFA|

* Ramalingam Chandrasekar
* D. E. W. Gunasekera
* Gitanjana Gunawardena
* M. H. Cegu Isadean
* Mohamed Ismail Anwar Ismail
* Basil Rajapaksa
* Lakshman Kadirgamar
* Dullas Alahapperuma
* J. A. Mary Lucida
* Mervyn Silva
* Janadasa Peiris
* Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
* Wasantha Samarasinghe
* V. Muralitharan
* Philipps Sri Liyanage
* Mohamed Mussammil
* Tissa Vitharana
* Wiswa Warnapala
* E. A. D. C. Weerasekera
* Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe

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* Speaker: Karu Jayasuriya

* Prime Minister: Ranil Wickremesinghe/Mahinda Rajapaksa
* Leader of the Opposition: R. Sampanthan/Mahinda Rajapaksa/Sajith Premadasa

Central (25)|

| Kandy (12)|

* Ananda Aluthgamage
* Mahindananda Aluthgamage
* Dilum Amunugama
* Mayantha Dissanayake
* Rauff Hakeem
* M. H. A. Haleem
* Anuradha Jayaratne
* Lucky Jayawardena
* Lakshman Kiriella
* Keheliya Rambukwella
* Lohan Ratwatte
* M. Velu Kumar

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Matale (5)|

* Ranjith Aluwihare
* Wasantha Aluwihare
* Lakshman Wasantha Perera
* Janaka Bandara Tennakoon
* Rohini Kumari Wijerathna

Nuwara Eliya (8)|

* Palani Digambaran
* Navin Dissanayake
* K. K. Piyadasa
* Velusami Radhakrishnan
* C. B. Rathnayake
* Muthu Sivalingam
* M. Thilakarajah
* Arumugam Thondaman

Eastern (16)|

| Ampara (7)|

* Wimalaweera Dissanayake
* Cassim Faizal
* Daya Gamage
* H. M. M. Harees
* K. Kodeeswaran
* Mansoor Ibrahim
* Sriyani Wijewickrama

|

Batticaloa (5)|

* Seyed Ali Zahir Moulana
* Ameer Ali Shihabdeen
* G. Sirinesan
* S. Viyalendiran
* S. Yogeswaran

Trincomalee (4)|

* Imran Maharoof
* M. A. M. Maharoof
* Susantha Punchinilame
* R. Sampanthan

Northern (13)|

| Jaffna (7)|

* Douglas Devananda
* Vijayakala Maheswaran
* E. Saravanapavan
* Mavai Senathirajah
* D. Siddarthan
* S. Sritharan
* M. A. Sumanthiran

|

Vanni (6)|

* Selvam Adaikalanathan
* Sivasakthy Ananthan
* Rishad Bathiudeen
* K. Kader Masthan
* Charles Nirmalanathan
* S. Sivamohan

North Central (14)|

| Anuradhapura (9)|

* S. M. Chandrasena
* Duminda Dissanayake
* Weerakumara Dissanayake
* Chandima Gamage
* P. Harrison
* Ishak Rahuman
* Chandrani Bandara Jayasinghe
* Sarath Chandrasiri Muthukumarana
* Asanka Shehan Semasinghe

|

Polonnaruwa (5)|

* Siripala Gamalath
* Sidney Jayarathna
* Nalaka Kolonne
* Roshan Ranasinghe
* Wasantha Senanayake

North Western (23)|

| Kurunegala (15)|

* Ashoka Abeysinghe
* J. C. Alawathuwala
* Indika Bandaranayake
* Tharanath Basnayaka
* Salinda Dissanayake
* T. B. Ekanayake
* Johnston Fernando
* Thushara Indunil
* Nalin Bandara
* Dayasiri Jayasekara
* Akila Viraj Kariyawasam
* S. B. Nawinne
* Gamini Jayawickrama Perera
* Mahinda Rajapaksa
* Anura Priyadharshana Yapa

|

Puttalam (8)|

* Shantha Abeysekara
* Hector Appuhamy
* Palitha Range Bandara
* Arundika Fernando
* Piyankara Jayaratne
* Sanath Nishantha
* Niroshan Perera
* Ashoka Priyantha

Sabaragamuwa (20)|

| Kegalle (9)|

* Tharaka Balasuriya
* Kabir Hashim
* Kanaka Herath
* Dushmantha Mithrapala
* Sujith Sanjaya Perera
* Champika Premadasa
* Sandith Samarasinghe
* Ranjith Siyambalapitiya
* Thusitha Wijemanne

|

Ratnapura (11)|

* Thalatha Atukorale
* Ranjith de Zoysa
* Dunesh Gankanda
* Premalal Jayasekara
* Vasudeva Nanayakkara
* Karu Paranawithana
* John Seneviratne
* Janaka Wakkumbura
* Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi
* A. A. Wijethunga
* Hesha Withanage

Southern (25)|

| Galle (10)|

* Vajira Abeywardena
* Bandula Lal Bandarigoda
* Mohan de Silva
* Wijepala Hettiarachchi
* Gayantha Karunathilaka
* Geetha Kumarasinghe
* Piyasena Gamage
* Nishantha Muthuhettigamage
* Manusha Nanayakkara
* Ramesh Pathirana
* Chandima Weerakkody

|

Hambantota (7)|

* Mahinda Amaraweera
* D. V. Chanaka
* Nihal Galappaththi
* Sajith Premadasa
* Chamal Rajapaksa
* Namal Rajapaksa
* Dilip Wedaarachchi

Matara (8)|

* Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena
* Dullas Alahapperuma
* Chandrasiri Gajadeera
* Buddhika Pathirana
* Niroshan Premaratne
* Sagala Ratnayaka
* Mangala Samaraweera
* Kanchana Wijesekera

Uva (13)|

| Badulla (8)|

* A. Aravind Kumar
* Chamara Sampath Dassanayake
* Lakshman Senewiratne
* Nimal Siripala de Silva
* Harin Fernando
* Ravindra Samaraweera
* Vadivel Suresh
* Amith Thenuka Vidanagamage
* Chaminda Wijesiri

|

Monaragala (5)|

* Ranjith Madduma Bandara
* Vijitha Berugoda
* Padma Udayashantha Gunasekara
* Sumedha G. Jayasena
* Ananda Kumarasiri

Western (47)|

| Colombo (19)|

* Harsha de Silva
* Anura Kumara Dissanayake
* Udaya Gammanpila
* Mano Ganesan
* Mohan Lal Grero
* Bandula Gunawardane
* Dinesh Gunawardena
* Ravi Karunanayake
* Gamini Lokuge
* S. M. Marikkar
* Hirunika Premachandra
* Susil Premajayantha
* Mujibur Rahman
* Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe
* Champika Ranawaka
* Sujeewa Senasinghe
* Wimal Weerawansa
* Eran Wickramaratne
* Ranil Wickremesinghe

|

Gampaha (18)|

* Lasantha Alagiyawanna
* John Amaratunga
* Indika Anuruddha
* Sudarshani Fernandopulle
* Edward Gunasekara
* Vijitha Herath
* Sisira Jayakody
* Kavinda Jayawardena
* Nimal Lanza
* Ajith Mannapperuma
* Harshana Rajakaruna
* Ranjan Ramanayake
* Arjuna Ranatunga
* Prasanna Ranatunga
* Prasanna Ranaweera
* Chathura Senaratne
* Duleep Wijesekera
* Ruwan Wijewardene

Kalutara (10)|

* Rohitha Abeygunawardena
* Piyal Nishantha de Silva
* Ajith Perera
* Jayantha Samaraweera
* Nalinda Jayatissa
* Rajitha Senaratne
* Palitha Thewarapperuma
* Kumara Welgama
* Vidura Wickremenayake
* Lakshman Wijemanna

National List (29)|

| JVP (2)|

* Sunil Handunnetti
* Sarath Chandrasiri Mayadunne
* Bimal Rathnayaka

|

TNA (2)|

* Shanthi Sriskantharajah
* K. Thurairetnasingam

UNFGG (13)|

* Sirinal de Mel
* Anoma Gamage
* M. K. A. D. S. Gunawardana
* Sarath Fonseka
* A. R. A. Hafeez
* M. S. Thowfeek
* Karu Jayasuriya
* Tilak Marapana
* Ashu Marasinghe
* M. H. M. Navavi
* Athuraliye Rathana Thero
* M. H. M. Salman
* Mohamadu Nazeer
* Malik Samarawickrama
* D. M. Swaminathan
* Jayampathy Wickramaratne

UPFA (12)|

* Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena
* Sarath Amunugama
* S. B. Dissanayake
* A. H. M. Fowzie
* M. L. A. M. Hizbullah
* Malith Jayathilake
* Faiszer Musthapha
* Dilan Perera
* Angajan Ramanathan
* Mahinda Samarasinghe
* Gamini Vijith Vijithamuni Soysa
* Thilanga Sumathipala

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← Members of the 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka (2020 (2020)–2024 (2024)) →

* Speaker: Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena

* Prime Minister: Mahinda Rajapaksa/Ranil Wickremesinghe/Dinesh Gunawardena/Harini Amarasuriya
* Leader of the Opposition: Sajith Premadasa

Central (25)|

| Kandy (12)|

* Dilum Amunugama
* Mahindananda Aluthgamage
* Lohan Ratwatte
* Anuradha Jayaratne
* Keheliya Rambukwella
* Wasantha Yapa Bandara
* Gunathilaka Rajapaksha
* Udayana Kirindigoda
* Rauff Hakeem
* M. H. A. Haleem
* M. Velu Kumar
* Lakshman Kiriella

|

Matale (5)|

* Janaka Bandara Tennakoon
* Nalaka Kottegoda
* Pramitha Tennakoon
* Rohana Dissanayake
* Rohini Kumari Wijerathna

Nuwara Eliya (8)|

* Jeevan Thondaman
* C. B. Ratnayake
* S. B. Dissanayake
* Marudapandy Rameshwaran
* Nimal Piyatissa
* Palani Digambaran
* Velusami Radhakrishnan
* Mailvaganam Udayakumar

Eastern (16)|

| Ampara (7)|

* A. L. M. Athaullah
* Wimalaweera Dissanayake
* Cassim Faizal
* H. M. M. Harees
* Muszhaaraff Muthunabeen
* Thilak Rajapaksha
* D. Weerasingha

|

Batticaloa (5)|

* Rahul Rajapuththiran
* Kovinthan Karunakaram
* Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan
* Ahamed Nazeer Zainulabdeen
* Seyed Ali Zahir Moulana
* Sathasivam Viyalendiran

Trincomalee (4)|

* Shariff Thowfeek
* Imran Maharoof
* Kapila Athukorala
* R. Sampanthan
* K. S. Kugathasan
* M. A. M. Maharoof
* Susantha Punchinilame

Northern (13)|

| Jaffna (7)|

* S. Sritharan
* M. A. Sumanthiran
* D. Siddarthan
* Gankesar Ponnambalam
* Angajan Ramanathan
* Douglas Devananda
* Vishwalingam Vickneshwaran

|

Vanni (6)|

* Charles Nirmalanathan
* Selvam Adaikalanathan
* S. Noharathalingam
* K. Kader Masthan
* Rishad Bathiudeen
* Kulasingam Thileepan

North Central (14)|

| Anuradhapura (9)|

* S. M. Chandrasena
* Channa Jayasumana
* Uddika Premarathna
* S.C. Muthukumarana
* Asanka Shehan Semasinghe
* Duminda Dissanayake
* K. H. Nandasena
* K. P. S. Kumarasiri
* Ishak Rahuman
* Rohana Bandara

|

Polonnaruwa (5)|

* Maithripala Sirisena
* Roshan Ranasinghe
* Siripala Gamalath
* Amarakeerthi Athukorala
* Jagath Samarawickrama
* Kins Nelson

North Western (24)|

| Kurunegala (15)|

* Mahinda Rajapaksa
* Johnston Fernando
* Gunapala Rathnasekara
* Dayasiri Jayasekara
* Asanka Navarathna
* Samanpriya Herath
* D. B. Herath
* Anura Priyadharshana Yapa
* Jayarathna Herath
* Shantha Bandara
* Sumith Udukumbura
* Nalin Bandara
* J. C. Alawathuwala
* Ashoka Abeysinghe
* Thushara Indunil

|

Puttalam (9)|

* Sanath Nishantha
* Jagath Priyankara
* Piyankara Jayaratne
* Arundika Fernando
* Chinthaka Mayadunne
* Ashoka Priyantha
* Hector Appuhamy
* Niroshan Nanayakkara
* Niroshan Perera
* Ali Sabri Raheem

Sabaragamuwa (20)|

| Kegalle (9)|

* Kanaka Herath
* Ranjith Siyambalapitiya
* Tharaka Balasuriya
* Rajika Wickramasinghe
* Dushmantha Mithrapala
* Udayakantha Gunathilaka
* Sudath Manjula
* Kabir Hashim
* Sujith Sanjaya Perera

|

Ratnapura (11)|

* Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi
* Premalal Jayasekara
* Janaka Wakkumbura
* Gamini Waleboda
* Akila Ellawala
* Vasudeva Nanayakkara
* Muditha Prishanthi
* John Seneviratne
* Hesha Withanage
* Priyantha Liyanage
* Thalatha Atukorale
* Karu Paranawithana

Southern (25)|

| Galle (9)|

* Ramesh Pathirana
* Chaminda Sampath
* Mohan Priyadarshana De Silva
* Chandima Weerakkody
* Isuru Dodangoda
* Shan Wijayalal De Silva
* Geetha Kumarasinghe
* Gayantha Karunathilaka
* Manusha Nanayakkara
* Bandula Lal Bandarigoda

|

Hambantota (7)|

* Namal Rajapaksa
* D. V. Chanaka
* Mahinda Amaraweera
* Chamal Rajapaksa
* Upul Galappaththi
* Ajith Rajapakse
* Dilip Wedaarachchi

Matara (7)|

* Nipuna Ranawaka
* Karunadasa Kodithuwakku
* Dullas Alahapperuma
* Kanchana Wijesekera
* Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena
* Weerasumana Weerasinghe
* Buddhika Pathirana

Uva (13)|

| Badulla (9)|

* Nimal Siripala de Silva
* Sudarshana Denipitiya
* Amith Thenuka Vidanagamage
* Chamara Sampath Dassanayake
* Dilan Perera
* Chaminda Thisakutti
* Vadivel Suresh
* A. Aravind Kumar
* Chaminda Wijesiri
* Nayana Wasalathilake

|

Monaragala (6)|

* Shasheendra Rajapaksa
* Kumarasiri Rathnayake
* Vijitha Berugoda
* Jagath Pushpakumara
* Gayashan Nawananda
* W. H. M. Dharmasena

Western (47)|

| Colombo (19)|

* Sarath Weerasekara
* Wimal Weerawansa
* Udaya Gammanpila
* Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe
* Bandula Gunawardane
* Predeep Saman Kumara
* Dinesh Gunawardena
* Madhura Withanage
* Premnath C. Dolawaththa
* Gamini Lokuge
* Susil Premajayantha
* Jagath Kumara
* Sajith Premadasa
* S. M. Marikkar
* Mujibur Rahman
* A. H. M. Fowzie
* Harsha de Silva
* Patali Champika Ranawaka
* M. Ganeshan
* Anura Kumara Dissanayake
* Lakshman Nipuna Arachchi

|

Gampaha (18)|

* Nalaka Godahewa
* Prasanna Ranatunga
* Indika Anuruddha
* Sisira Jayakody
* Nimal Lanza
* Sahan Pradeep Withana
* Sudarshani Fernandopulle
* Prasanna Ranaweera
* Harshani Gunawardhana
* Lasantha Alagiyawanna
* Nalin Ruwanjiwa Fernando
* Milan Sajith Jayathilake
* Upul Mahendra Rajapaksha
* Sarath Fonseka
* Ranjan Ramanayake
* Ajith Mannapperuma
* Harshana Rajakaruna
* Kavinda Jayawardena
* Vijitha Herath

Kalutara (10)|

* Vidura Wickremanayake
* Rohitha Abeygunawardena
* Sanjeeva Edirimanna
* Piyal Nishantha
* S.A. Jayantha
* Anupa Pasqual
* Lalith Ellawala
* Rajitha Senaratne
* Mahinda Samarasinghe
* Lalith Warnakumara
* Kumara Welgama

National List (29)|

| SLPFA (17)|

* G. L. Peiris
* Sagara Kariyawasam
* Ajith Nivard Cabraal
* Jayantha Ketagoda
* Ali Sabry
* Jayantha Weerasinghe
* Manjula Dissanayake
* Ranjith Bandara
* Charitha Herath
* Gevindu Kumaratunga
* A. J. M. Muzammil
* Tissa Vitharana
* Yadamini Gunawardena
* Suren Raghavan
* Tiran Alles
* Seetha Arambepola
* Jayantha Ketagoda
* Basil Rajapaksa
* Dhammika Perera
* Marjan Faleel

|

SJB (7)|

* Harin Fernando
* Tissa Attanayake
* Ranjith Madduma Bandara
* Mayantha Dissanayake
* Eran Wickramaratne
* Imthiaz Bakeer Markar
* Diana Gamage
* Mujibur Rahman

NPP (1)|

* Harini Amarasuriya

TNA (1)|

* T. Kalaiarasan

TNPF (1)|

* Selvarasa Gajenthiran

OPPP (1)|

* Athuraliye Rathana Thero

UNP (1)|

* Ranil Wickremesinghe
* Vajira Abeywardena

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Members of the Sri Lankan Parliament from Kurunegala

* Kurunegala Electoral District (1947–1989)
* Current District: Kurunegala Electoral District

One–member (1947 – 1989)|

* Herbert Sri Nissanka
* Dingiri Bandara Welagedara
* D. B. Monnekulama
* Dingiri Bandara Welagedara
* P. Wijesinghe
* Dingiri Bandara Welagedara

Multi–member (1989 – Present)|

* (1989 – 1994): G. M. Premachandra
* Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake
* Sarathchandra Bandara Welagedara
* Upali Mervin Senarath Dasanayaka
* Ariya Bandara Rekawa
* Ukkubanda Wijekoon
* Upali Piyasoma
* S. B. Nawinne
* Herath Banda Wanninayaka
* H. M. A. Loku Bandara
* A. M. Munidasa Premachandra
* Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Bandaranayake
* Diunugallage Peter Wickramasinghe
* Lionel Rajapaksa
* Jayasena Rajakaruna

* (1994 – 2000): S. B. Nawinne
* Gamini Jayawickrama Perera
* T. B. Ekanayake
* Munidasa Premachandra
* Salinda Dissanayake
* Anura Priyadharshana Yapa
* Bandula Basnayake
* Upali Piyasoma
* Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake
* A. H. M. Alavi
* Jayadeva Chandrawansha
* Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Bandaranayake
* H. M. A. Loku Bandara
* Diunugallage Peter Wickramasinghe
* Jayasena Rajakaruna

* (2000 – 2001): Gamini Jayawickrama Perera
* Johnston Fernando
* S. B. Nawinne
* Jayarathna Herath
* Anura Priyadharshana Yapa
* Upali Piyasoma
* Salinda Dissanayake
* Rohitha Bogollagama
* Sarath Munasinghe
* Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake
* Nimal Bandara Rathnayake
* Soma Kumari Tennakoon
* Ranjith Navaratne
* Munidasa Premachandra
* Nimal Herath

* (2001 – 2004): Gamini Jayawickrama Perera
* Johnston Fernando
* S. B. Nawinne
* Salinda Dissanayake
* Indika Bandaranayake
* Anura Priyadharshana Yapa
* Rohitha Bogollagama
* Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Bandaranayake
* Upali Piyasoma
* Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake
* Anura Gopallawa
* Jayarathna Herath
* T. B. Ekanayake
* Soma Kumari Tennakoon
* Bimal Rathnayake

* (2004 – 2010): Anura Kumara Dissanayake
* Gamini Jayawickrama Perera
* Bimal Rathnayake
* M. D. Namal Karunaratne
* Johnston Fernando
* Akila Viraj Kariyawasam
* Anura Priyadharshana Yapa
* Indika Bandaranayake
* T. B. Ekanayake
* S. B. Nawinne
* Jayarathna Herath
* Dayasiri Jayasekara
* Salinda Dissanayake
* Bandula Basnayake
* Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake
* Rohitha Bogollagama

* (2010 – 2015): Johnston Fernando
* Dayasiri Jayasekara
* T. B. Ekanayake
* Anura Priyadharshana Yapa
* K. W. Shantha Bandara
* S. B. Nawinne
* Akila Viraj Kariyawasam
* Jayarathna Herath
* Salinda Dissanayake
* Neranjan Wickremasinghe
* Indika Bandaranayake
* Tharanath Basnayaka
* Gamini Jayawickrama Perera
* Ashoka Abeysinghe
* Nimal Wijesinghe

* (2015 – Present): Mahinda Rajapaksa
* Akila Viraj Kariyawasam
* Dayasiri Jayasekara
* J. C. Alawathuwala
* Gamini Jayawickrama Perera
* T. B. Ekanayake
* Nalin Bandara
* Anura Priyadharshana Yapa
* S. B. Nawinne
* Johnston Fernando
* Ashoka Abeysinghe
* Thushara Indunil
* Salinda Dissanayake
* Indika Bandaranayake
* Tharanath Basnayaka

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Members of the Sri Lankan Parliament from Hambantota

* Hambantota Electoral District (1947–1960)
* Current District: Hambantota Electoral District

One–member (1947 – 1960)|

* Lakshman Rajapaksa
* Charles Edirisuriya
* Lakshman Rajapaksa

Multi–member (1989 – Present)|

* (1989 – 1994): Mahinda Rajapaksa
* Ranjit Atapattu
* Chamal Rajapaksa
* Ananda Kularatne
* Cyril Madduma Baduge
* Hary Abeydheera
* Gunapala Tissakuttiarachchi

* (1994 – 2000): Mahinda Rajapaksa
* Chamal Rajapaksa
* Nirupama Rajapaksa
* Mahinda Amaraweera
* Ananda Kularatne
* Mervyn Silva
* J. P. V. Vipulaguna (Until 1994)
* Replaced by Nihal Galappaththi

* (2000 – 2001): Sajith Premadasa
* Mahinda Rajapaksa
* Chamal Rajapaksa
* Dilip Wedaarachchi
* Siri Andrahennady
* Ananda Kularatne
* Nihal Galappaththi

* (2001 – 2004): Sajith Premadasa
* Mahinda Rajapaksa
* Chamal Rajapaksa
* Dilip Wedaarachchi
* Siri Andrahennady
* Ananda Kularatne
* Nihal Galappaththi

* (2004 – 2010): Mahinda Rajapaksa (Until 2005)
* Replaced by Nirupama Rajapaksa
* Nihal Galappaththi
* Vijitha Ranaweera
* Sajith Premadasa
* Mahinda Amaraweera
* Chamal Rajapaksa
* Dilip Wedaarachchi

* (2010 – 2015): Namal Rajapaksa
* Mahinda Amaraweera
* Chamal Rajapaksa
* Sajith Premadasa
* Dilip Wedaarachchi
* Nirupama Rajapaksa
* V. K. Indika

* (2015 – Present): Namal Rajapaksa
* Sajith Premadasa
* Mahinda Amaraweera
* Chamal Rajapaksa
* Dilip Wedaarachchi
* D. V. Chanaka
* Nihal Galappaththi

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Members of the Parliament of Sri Lanka from Beliatta

* D. A. Rajapaksa
* D. P. Atapattu
* D. A. Rajapaksa
* D. P. Atapattu
* Mahinda Rajapaksa
* Ranjit Atapattu

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Chairs-in-Office of the Commonwealth of Nations

* Mbeki
* Howard
* Obasanjo
* Gonzi
* Museveni
* Manning/Persad-Bissessar
* Gillard/Rudd/Abbott
* Rajapaksa/Sirisena
* Muscat
* May/Johnson
* Kagame
* Fiamē

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Sri Lanka Freedom Party

History|

* Sinhala Maha Sabha
* 1956–1959
* 1960–1977
* 1977–1994
* 1994–2005
* 2005–2015
* 2015–2024
* 2024

Leaders|

* S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
* C. P. de Silva
* Sirimavo Bandaranaike
* Chandrika Kumaratunga
* Mahinda Rajapaksa
* Maithripala Sirisena

General-Secretaries|

* Bernard Aluwihare
* Badi-ud-din Mahmud
* Patrick de Silva Kularatne
* Dharmasiri Senanayake
* S. B. Dissanayake
* Maithripala Sirisena
* Anura Priyadharshana Yapa
* Duminda Dissanayake
* Rohana Lakshman Piyadasa
* Dayasiri Jayasekara

Governments|

* 3rd Parliament
* 5th Parliament
* 7th Parliament
* 1st National State Assembly
* 10th Parliament
* 11th Parliament
* 13th Parliament
* 14th Parliament
* 15th Parliament
* 16th Parliament

Cabinets|

* S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
* Dahanayake
* Sirimavo Bandaranaike I
* Sirimavo Bandaranaike II
* Kumaratunga
* M. Rajapaksa
* Sirisena I
* Sirisena II
* Sirisena III
* G. Rajapaksa I
* G. Rajapaksa II

Party institutions|

* Sri Lanka Nidahas Bhikku Sanvidanaya
* Sri Lanka Nidahas Indigenous physicians Organization
* Sri Lanka Nidahas Teachers Union
* Sri Lanka Nidahas Farmers’ Organization
* Sri Lanka Nidahas Sewaka Sangamaya
* Sri Lanka Nidahas Medical Group
* Sri Lanka Nidahas Students’ Organization
* Sri Lanka Nidahas Fishermen and Domestic Industrialists organization
* Sri Lanka Nidahas Cultural Organization
* Sri Lanka Nidahas Lawyers Organization
* Sri Lanka Nidahas Provincial Council members’ Association
* Sri Lanka Nidahas Association of members of local authority
* Sri Lanka Nidahas Management Assistant Union
* Sri Lanka Freedom Graduates Association
* Sri Lanka Freedom development Officer Association
* Nil Balakaya

Alliances|

* Mahajana Eksath Peramuna
* United Front
* People's Alliance (PA)
* United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA)
* Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance (SLPFA)
* Freedom People's Alliance (FPA)
* New Democratic Front (NDF)

Factions & spin offs|

* Sri Lanka Freedom Socialist Party
* Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
* New Lanka Freedom Party

Related organisations|

* Sri Lanka Sama Samaja Party
* Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya

Related articles|

* List of MPs

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Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna

History|

* Sri Lanka National Front
* 2016–2022
* 2022–2024
* Sri Lankan economic crisis
* 2022 Sri Lankan protests
* 2022 Sri Lankan political crisis
* 2024

Leaders|

* Wimal Geeganage
* Mahinda Rajapaksa
* Dinesh Gunawardena
* Mahinda Rajapaksa

General Secretaries|

* Sagara Kariyawasam

Governments|

* 16th Parliament

Cabinets|

* Sirisena III
* G. Rajapaksa I
* G. Rajapaksa II
* G. Rajapaksa III
* G. Rajapaksa IV
* Wickremesinghe

Alliances|

* Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance (SLPFA)

Factions & spin offs|

* Freedom People's Congress

Related organisations|

* Sri Lanka Freedom Party
* Joint Opposition

Related articles|

* Rajapaksa family

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF
* FAST
* WorldCat

National|

* Germany
* United States

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