Keerthie Wickramaratne | |
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කීර්ති වික්රමරත්න
கீர்த்தி விக்கிரமரத்ன | |
Candidate for 9th President of Sri Lanka | |
Assumed office 21 Sep 2024 | |
Preceded by | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
Current | |
Chairman | Sakura Graphite (PVT) Ltd. |
Managing Partner | Blue Bay Minerals International (PVT) Ltd |
Chairman | Human to Human Foundation |
Chairman | Vijayagrahee Jathika Sanvidanaya |
Board Member | Public Service Commission-CP |
Personal details | |
Born | Rathnapura, Sri Lanka | 24 April 1963
Political party | Ape Janabala Party |
Other political affiliations | Lanka Sama Samaja Party |
Spouse | Thilini Wijerathne |
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Residence | Kandy |
Alma mater | Baptist College,Rathnapura Sivali College,Rathnapura Dharmapala Vidyalaya St. Peter's College, Colombo Technische Universität Berlin |
Profession | Engineer |
Keerthie Wickramaratne Born as the second male child of five siblings to late Mr. S. Wickramaratne and late Mrs. Ruby Sumana Attapattu, I was brought up in Ketandola, Rathnapura district in Sabaragamuwa province. My father late Mr. S. Wickramaratne was from a very prominent family in Waga, Avissawella. He worked as a civil servant at the Rubber Department and performed his service in the capacity of Chief Advisory Officer. My mother late Mrs. Ruby Sumana Attapattu was brought up in Weedagama, Bandaragama and hails from the historical Weedaagama Indigenous medical family.