Mahinda Rajapaksa (Sinhala: මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ; Tamil: மஹிந்த ராஜபக்ஷ; born Percy Mahendra Rajapaksa; 18 November 1945) is a Sri Lankan politician.

Dec 27, 2024 · 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 he oversaw the end of the country’s civil war (1983–2009), and later served as …

Mahinda Rajapaksa is a Sri Lankan politician and lawyer. He was the 6th President of Sri Lanka, who held the office from 2005 to 2015. He is also known to be the elder brother of Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled Sri Lanka during the Sri Lankan crisis in 2022.

Mahinda Rajapaksa (born 18 November 1945) [1] is a Sri Lankan politician. He was the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 21 November 2019 until 9 May 2022. Before, he was the disputed Prime Minister from 26 October to 15 December 2018. [2] He was also the 6th President of Sri Lanka. He was president from 19 November 2005 to 9 January 2015.

Mahinda Rajapaksa was given charge of the Ministry of Labour in 1994 after he won the Sri Lankan parliamentary elections. He remained the minister of labour till 1997. In 1994, Mahinda Rajapaksa appeared in a Sri Lankan film titled Nomiyena Minisun. The film was produced in the Sinhalese language.

May 9, 2022 · Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has resigned amid mass protests at the government's handling of a deepening economic crisis. The move came as the island was placed under curfew...

Jan 25, 2025 · Sri Lankan prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa (77) is at the helm of the current economic crisis in the island nation. In his long political career, he served as President of Sri Lanka from 2005 to 2015, as Leader of the Opposition from 2002 to 2004 and 2018 to 2019, and as Minister of Finance from 2005 to 2015 and 2019 to 2021.

May 9, 2022 · COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s prime minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa, resigned on Monday with his country in economic free fall, bowing to months of protests in a significant blow to the...

Sep 24, 2024 · Mahinda Rajapaksa is a Sri Lankan politician. He served as the sixth President of Sri Lanka from 2005 to 2015; the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 2004 to 2005...

May 10, 2022 · Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned on May 9, his office said, hours after his supporters brutally assaulted peaceful, anti-government protesters.