Shiranthi Rajapaksa
Shiranthi Rajapaksa ශිරන්ති රාජපක්ෂ | |
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| First Lady of Sri Lanka | |
| In role 19 November 2005 – 9 January 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Wimalawathi Kumarihami |
| Succeeded by | Jayanthi Pushpa Kumari |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Shiranthi Wickramasinghe 23 January 1953 Badulla, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Spouse(s) | Mahinda Rajapaksa (m. 1983) |
| Children | Namal Rajapaksa Yoshitha Rajapaksa Rohitha Rajapaksa |
| Alma mater | Holy Family Convent, Colombo |
| Occupation | Child Psychologist |
Shiranthi Wickremesinghe Rajapaksa (Sinhala: ශිරන්ති රාජපක්ෂ, Tamil: ஷிராந்தி விக்கிரமசிங்க ராஜபக்ஷ) (born 23 January 1953) is a Sri Lankan child psychologist,[1] who was the First Lady of Sri Lanka from 2005 to 2015. She is married to Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Education
Shiranthi Rajapaksa completed her primary and secondary education at Holy Family Convent, Colombo.
Family
In 1983, she married Mahinda Rajapaksa.[2] The couple has three sons: Namal, the current Member of Parliament for Hambantota District and the Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs from 2020 to 2022; Yoshitha was commissioned as an Acting Sub Lieutenant in the Sri Lanka Navy in March 2009 [3] appointed an Aide-de-camp to the President in 2006 and Rohitha Rajapaksa.
See also
References
- ↑ "An exclusive, one-on-one interview with Shiranthi Rajapaksa". Lanka Page. 2006-12-20. Retrieved 2022-04-12.[unreliable source?]
- ↑ "MAHINDA RAJAPAKSA: The most preferred and cherished politician of Sri Lanka". The Sunday Observer; Colombo [Colombo]. 9 August 2020 – via ProQuest.
- ↑ His Excellency the President Chief Guest at the Commissioning Parade held at the Naval and Maritime Academy Archived 2012-10-27 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- The Miss World 1973
- A gift from the First Lady Archived 2020-11-30 at the Wayback Machine
| Honorary titles | ||
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| Preceded by Wimalawathi Kumarihami |
First Lady of Sri Lanka 19 November 2005 – 9 January 2015 |
Succeeded by Jayanthi Pushpa Kumari |
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by Damayanthi Gunewardena |
Miss Universe Sri Lanka 1973 |
Succeeded by Melani Irene Wijendra |
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Miss World 1973 contestants | |
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