Ranil Wickremesinghe is 77 years old as of October 2026. He was born on 24 March 1949.
Quick facts
Date of birth24 March 1949
Age77
NationalitySri Lankan
BirthplaceColombo, Sri Lanka
Editor's Take:
Wickremesinghe's career spans nearly five decades, making him one of Sri Lanka's most durable politicians. He is remembered for the 2002 ceasefire with the LTTE, which brought a period of calm after years of civil war. During the country's worst economic crisis, his government won IMF approval for a bailout and completed most of its debt restructuring. Yet he lost three presidential contests, saw the UNP win no seat outright in 2020, and drew criticism for the raid on protesters in 2022. His story combines skill at negotiation with a limited record of electoral success.
Key Milestones
1977: First elected to Parliament and soon made Minister of Youth Affairs and Employment
1993: Sworn in as prime minister for the first time
2002: Government signed a ceasefire agreement with the LTTE
2015: Appointed prime minister by President Maithripala Sirisena
2022: Chosen by Parliament as the country's new head of state
Ranil Wickremesinghe (Sinhala: රනිල් වික්රමසිංහ; Tamil: ரணில் விக்கிரமசிங்க; born 24 March 1949) is a Sri Lankan politician who served as the ninth president of Sri Lanka from 2022 to 2024. He has also served as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 1993–1994, 2001–2004, 2015–2018, 2018-2019 and in 2022.
Ranil Wickremesinghe's birthday is March 24. He was born on March 24, 1949 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
How old is Ranil Wickremesinghe?
Ranil Wickremesinghe is 77 years old, and turns 78 on his next birthday, March 24.
Who shares a birthday with Ranil Wickremesinghe?
Famous people who share Ranil Wickremesinghe's March 24 birthday include Rafael Orozco Maestre, Dario Fo, Harry Houdini, Nathalia Dill and Steve McQueen.
