 |
Namal Rajapaksa | |
|---|---|
| ලක්ශ්මන් නාමල් රාජපක්ෂ நாமல் ராஜபக்ஷ | |
 Rajapaksa in 2010 | |
| Minister of Youth and Sports | |
| In office 12 August 2020 – 3 April 2022 | |
| President | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
| Prime Minister | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Preceded by | Dullas Alahapperuma |
| Succeeded by | Thenuka Vidanagamage |
| Member of Parliament for Hambantota District | |
| In office 22 April 2010 – 24 September 2024 | |
| Majority | 166,660 Preferential Votes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lakshman Namal Rajapaksa 10 April 1986 |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna |
| Spouse |
Limini Weerasinghe (m. 2019) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Mahinda Rajapaksa (father) Shiranthi Rajapaksa (mother) |
| Residence(s) | Colombo and Hambantota |
| Alma mater | S. Thomas' College City University London Sri Lanka Law College |
| Occupation | Lawyer, Politician |
Lakshman Namal Rajapaksa (Sinhala: ලක්ශ්මන් නාමල් රාජපක්ෂ, Tamil: நாமல் ராஜபக்ஷ; born 10 April 1986; known as Namal Rajapaksa) is a Sri Lankan lawyer and politician.[1] He is the eldest son of former President and former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and a member of parliament.[2][3][4][5] He was the Minister of Youth and Sports from 2020 to 2022.
- ^ "Two stories:Namal Rajapaksa took oaths as Attorney-at-Law and two students arrested for exam fraud". Colombo Telegraph. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "Namal Rajapaksa's law exam cheating case goes to Geneva". Colombo Telegraph. 30 October 2011.
- ^ "Namal Rajapaksa to open Mihin Lanka Airlines office in Jaffna". TamilNet. 10 September 2010.
- ^ "The son also rises". The Economist. 17 March 2011.
- ^ Sriskandarajah, Usha (29 October 2012). "Sri Lanka: A look at the Rajapaksas prior to the UPR". South Asia Analysis Group. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013.
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