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Sarath Fonseka

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Sarath Fonseka is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest, but have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka · Sarath Fonseka · Фонсека, Саратх · サラット・フォンセカ · 塞拉特·豐塞卡				[sources]
Other name	Fonseka · Gardihewa Sarath Chandralal Fonseka · Sarath Fonseka · Сарат Фонсека · Саратх Фонсека · 8 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1950-12-18				[sources]
Place of birth	Ambalangoda				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Sri Lanka				[sources]
Country	Sri Lanka				[sources]
Keywords	National government				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1395772				[sources]
Position	Chief of the Defence Staff (2009-2009) · Commander of the Army (2005-2009) · Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka (2010-2010) · Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka (2016-) · Ministry of Urban Development (2016-) · 1 more...				[sources]
Education	Ananda College · Dharmasoka College				[sources]
Religion	Buddhism				[sources]
Modified on	2023-10-07				[sources]
Last changed	2024-01-31	Last checked	2024-04-17	First seen	2019-05-21

Sri Lankan senior army officer

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Chief of the Defence Staff	2009-07-15	2009-11-30
Commander of the Army	2005-12-06	2009-07-15
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka	2016-02-09	2020-03-03
Member of Parliament	2015-09-01	-
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka	2010-04-22	2010-10-07
Ministry of Urban Development	2016-02-25	-

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