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අනුර කුමාර දිසානායක அநுர குமார திசாநாயக்க | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10th President of Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assumed office 23 September 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prime Minister | Harini Amarasuriya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Ranil Wickremesinghe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Dissanayaka Mudiyanselage Anura Kumara Dissanayake 24 November 1968 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Anura Kumara Dissanayake[a] (born 24 November 1968), commonly referred to by his initials AKD, is a Sri Lankan politician and 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 Sri Lanka's first president to be elected from 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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