Mahinda Rajapaksa was born in Weeraketiya in the southern rural district of Hambantota. He hails from a well-known political family in Sri Lanka. His father, D. A. Rajapaksa, was a prominent …

The Rajapaksa family (Sinhala: රාජපක්ෂ, romanized: Rājapakṣa) is a Sri Lankan family that is prominent in politics.

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Rajapaksa spent his formative years at his family home in Medamulana. At the age of six he was sent to his father's school, Richmond College in Galle. Initially, he and his elder brother …

A founding member of Sri Lanka Freedom Party and Cabinet Minister of Agriculture and Land in Wijeyananda Dahanayake 's government, he was the father of two Sri Lankan Presidents; …

Mar 6, 2025 · Mahinda Rajapaksa (born November 18, 1945, Weeraketiya, Sri Lanka) is a Sri Lankan politician who served as president of Sri Lanka from 2005 to 2015, during which time …

Jul 13, 2022 · The Rajapaksa family tree Mahinda & Gotabaya When Chandrika Kumaratunga inherited the leadership of the SLFP from Sirimavo Bandaranaike in 1994, Mahinda Rajapaksa …

Mahinda Rajapaksa belongs to a Sri Lankan Sinhalese family. [3] His father, D. A. Rajapaksa, was a freedom fighter and a politician. A photograph of Mahinda Rajapaksa’s father DA …

Dec 18, 2014 · Mahinda Rajapaksa has betrayed the people. He has put family before country. Instead of creating a merit based society with equal opportunities for all, he has handed-over …

He stepped down following the defeat of his brother, Mahinda Rajapaksa, in the 2015 presidential election. Rajapaksa emerged as the SLPP candidate for the 2019 presidential election, in …