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Mahinda Rajapaksa

Political · 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 · 18 more...				[sources]
Other name	Don Percy Mahendra Rajapaksa · MR · Mahendra Rājapakṣe · Mahinda · Mahinda Radzsapaksza · 41 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1945-11-18				[sources]
Place of birth	Weeraketiya				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Sri Lanka				[sources]
Country	Sri Lanka				[sources]
First name	Mahinda				[sources]
Keywords	National government				[sources]
Last name	RAJAPAKSA				[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]
Modified on	2024-02-22				[sources]
Last changed	2024-03-02	Last checked	2024-04-19	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Ex. President of Sri Lanka and Prime Minister of Sri Lanka

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Chamal Rajapaksa	sibling	-	-
Basil Rajapaksa	sibling	-	-
Gotabaya Rajapaksa	sibling	-	-
Namal Rajapaksa	child · father	-	-
Yoshitha Rajapaksa	child	-	-
Rohitha Rajapaksa	child	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Defence	2005-11-19	2015-01-08
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka	1989-02-15	2005-11-19
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka	2015-08-17	2020-03-03
President of Sri Lanka	2005-11-19	2015-01-09
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka	2004-04-06	2005-11-19
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka	2019-11-21	2022-05-09
Minister of Urban Development & Housing	2020-08-12	2022-05-12
Minister of Finance of Sri Lanka	2005-11-23	2015-01-09
Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious & Cultural Affairs	2020-08-12	2022-05-20
Member of Parliament	2015-09-01	-
Minister of Economic Policies & Plan Implementation	2020-08-12	2022-05-12
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka	2018-10-26	2018-11-14

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Shiranthi Rajapaksa	spouse	1983	-

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
Global Affairs Canada	Sri Lanka	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons183,399

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Every Politician59,039

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Canadian Special Economic Measures Act Sanctions4,240

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Canada · Global Affairs Canada

External databases

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Wikidata224,935

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: ca-sema-1-4-lk-mahinda-rajapaksa · us-cia-sri-lanka-mahinda-rajapaksa-min-of-buddhasasana-religious-and-cultural-affairs · us-cia-sri-lanka-mahinda-rajapaksa-min-of-finance · us-cia-sri-lanka-mahinda-rajapaksa-min-of-urban-development-housing · NK-3Z7uaFJ6rMvudHBhNrWQU7 · evpo-2ee4112c-ed43-4aa6-b298-8865208ee668 · us-cia-sri-lanka-mahinda-rajapaksa-prime-min

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Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Chamal Rajapaksa	sibling	-	-
Basil Rajapaksa	sibling	-	-
Gotabaya Rajapaksa	sibling	-	-
Namal Rajapaksa	child · father	-	-
Yoshitha Rajapaksa	child	-	-
Rohitha Rajapaksa	child	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Defence	2005-11-19	2015-01-08
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka	1989-02-15	2005-11-19
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka	2015-08-17	2020-03-03
President of Sri Lanka	2005-11-19	2015-01-09
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka	2004-04-06	2005-11-19
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka	2019-11-21	2022-05-09
Minister of Urban Development & Housing	2020-08-12	2022-05-12
Minister of Finance of Sri Lanka	2005-11-23	2015-01-09
Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious & Cultural Affairs	2020-08-12	2022-05-20
Member of Parliament	2015-09-01	-
Minister of Economic Policies & Plan Implementation	2020-08-12	2022-05-12
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka	2018-10-26	2018-11-14

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Shiranthi Rajapaksa	spouse	1983	-

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
Global Affairs Canada	Sri Lanka	-	-