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[edit]
Shiranthi Rajapaksa completed her primary and secondary education at Holy Family Convent, Colombo.
Family[edit]
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[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "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
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| 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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