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Ranil Wickremesinghe

9th President of Sri Lanka from July 2022 to September 2024 · Sri Lanka · On the map · Politicians · Born 1949 · age 77

Ranil Wickremesinghe 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.

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2022Named Minister of Finance of Sri LankaOffice26 May 2022 to 23 September 20242016“A priority for us is the creation of more jobs that will minimise poverty and provide for prosperity for all Sri Lankans.”In their words16 February 2016On reducing poverty in SL (Sri Lanka), quoted on World Finance (16 February 2016), "Sri Lanka has reduced poverty but challenges remain"

“Ranil Wickremesinghe: No, we are not ruling that out. I'm just going out with the flow, he has not ruled it out. The first prong of the people itself.”In their words26 January 2016Interview with Ranil Wickremesinghe

2015Named Prime Minister of Sri LankaOffice9 January 2015 to 26 October 20182004Named Leader of the OppositionOffice22 April 2004 to 9 January 20152001Named Prime Minister of Sri LankaOffice9 December 2001 to 6 April 20041994Named Leader of the OppositionOffice28 October 1994 to 10 October 2001Named List of leaders of the United National PartyOfficefrom 1 January 19941980Named Minister of EducationOffice14 February 1980 to 2 January 19891977Named Member of the Parliament of Sri LankaOffice22 July 1977 to 20 July 20221949Born24 March 1949

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  1. It was not clear how many of them were killed by the (Lankan) army or whether the LTTE had moved the people to the war zones which led to the death of some of them.

    Wickremesinghe on investigating war crimes in Sri Lanka, quoted on Times of India, "Sri Lanka willing for international probe on war crimes, Own words

  2. Interviewer: Prime Minister, it's 6 years, since the war, and there is still no investigation.

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  3. Ranil Wickremesinghe: We are putting together the mechanisms of accountability and reconciliation. By me or so, when we had to..

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Wickremesinghe has held several ministerial roles, including Minister of Finance, Minister of Defence, Minister of Technology and Minister of Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment. Wickremesinghe has led the United National Party (UNP) since 1994. He is also the eighth executive president of Sri Lanka, a role established by the 1977 constitutional amendment that expanded presidential powers.

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Country
Sri Lanka
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1949 · age 77

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