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Mahinda Rajapaksa

Politician · Sanctioned entity

Mahinda Rajapaksa is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below. They are also a politically exposed person.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Mahinda RAJAPAKSA · Mahinda Racapaksa · Mahinda Radzsapaksza · Mahinda Radžapaksa · Mahinda Rajapaksa · 19 more...				[sources]
Alias	Don Percy Mahendra Rajapaksa · Mahendra Rājapakṣe · Mahinda Radzsapaksza · Mahinda Radžapaksa · Mahinda Radžapakse · 31 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	MR · Mahinda · Rajapaksa · Rajapaska · Раджапаксе · 4 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1945-11-18				[sources]
Place of birth	Weeraketiya				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Sri Lanka				[sources]
Country	United Kingdom · Sri Lanka				[sources]
Citizenship	Sri Lanka				[sources]
Classification	International organization (past) · National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Mahinda				[sources]
Last name	RAJAPAKSA				[sources]
Political association	Sri Lanka Freedom Party · Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna · United People's Freedom Alliance				[sources]
Website	www.mahindarajapaksa.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q57338				[sources]
Position	Commonwealth Chairperson-in-Office (2013-2015) · Leader of the Opposition (2002-2004) · Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka (1970-1977) · Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka (1989-2005) · Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka (2015-) · 11 more...				[sources]
Education	Nalanda College · Richmond College				[sources]
Religion	Buddhism				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-18	Last processed	2026-02-06	First seen	2019-05-21

President of Sri Lanka from 2005 to 2015

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-09-30

Sanctions
Country	Authority	Program	Start date	End date
Canada	Global Affairs Canada		-	-

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Namal Rajapaksa Politician	child · father	-	-
Gotabaya Rajapaksa Politician ·

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka	2015-08-17	-

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Sanctions imposed by Canada on specific countries, organizations, or individuals under the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA) and JVCFOA

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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