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Mahinda Rajapaksa

Former President of Sri Lanka who ended the country's civil war

Did you know?Before entering politics, he worked as an actor and appeared in several Sinhalese films.

Percy Mahendra Rajapaksa (born 18 November 1945) is a Sri Lankan politician who served as the sixth president of Sri Lanka from 2005 to 2015. He thrice served as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 2004 to 2005, 2018, and 2019 to 2022.

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Age: 80
Status: Living

Born: November 18, 1945 · Weeraketiya, Sri Lanka
Nationality: Sri Lankan
Known for: Politics, Law

Family

Father: D. A. Rajapaksa
Mother: Dandina Samarasinghe Dissanayake
Spouse: Shiranthi Rajapaksa
Children: Namal Rajapaksa, Rohitha Rajapaksa, Yoshitha Rajapaksa

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