Anura Kumara Dissanayake

His Excellency Anura Kumara Dissanayake
අනුර කුමාර දිසානායක அநுர குமார திசாநாயக்க
Dissanayake in 2023
10th President of Sri Lanka
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 September 2024
Prime Minister	Harini Amarasuriya
Preceded by	Ranil Wickremesinghe
Cabinet positions Minister of Agriculture, Land and Livestock In office 10 April 2004 – 24 June 2005 President Chandrika Kumaratunga Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa Preceded by S. B. Dissanayake Succeeded by Ratnasiri Wickremanayake Incumbent Assumed office 23 September 2024 Preceded by Mahinda Amaraweera Succeeded by
Parliamentary positions Leader of the National People's Power Incumbent Assumed office 14 July 2019 Preceded by Position established Leader of Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna Incumbent Assumed office 29 September 2014 Preceded by Somawansa Amarasinghe Member of Parliament for Colombo district In office 1 September 2015 – 23 September 2024 Succeeded by Lakshman Nipuna Arachchi Chief Opposition Whip In office 3 September 2015 – 18 December 2018 Preceded by John Seneviratne Succeeded by Mahinda Amaraweera Member of Parliament for Kurunegala district In office 1 April 2004 – 8 April 2010 Member of Parliament for National List In office 22 April 2010 – 17 August 2015 In office 18 October 2000 – 7 February 2004
Personal details
Born	Dissanayaka Mudiyanselage Anura Kumara Dissanayake (1968-11-24) 24 November 1968 (age 55) Galewela, Matale District, Central Province, Dominion of Ceylon
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Political party	Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
Other political affiliations	National People's Power
Spouse	Mallika Dissanayake
Children	1
Alma mater	University of Kelaniya
Signature
Website	www.akd.lk

Anura Kumara Dissanayake^[a] (born 24 November 1968), commonly referred to by his initials AKD, is a Sri Lankan politician currently serving as the tenth and current president of Sri Lanka since 23 September 2024. Unlike most of Sri Lanka’s past presidents, Dissanayake was not born into a political background. He is the Sri Lanka's first president to be elected form a third party.^[1]

He was a member of parliament from 2000 to 2024, having either been appointed from the national list or elected. He previously served as Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation from 2004 to 2005 and Chief Opposition Whip from 2015 to 2018.

Dissanayake has been involved with the JVP since his school days and was active in student politics at university before joining the JVP politburo in 1995. He was named the leader of JVP at the 17th National Convention of the party, held on 2 February 2014,^[2] and has since served as party leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and the National People's Power (NPP).

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