Ranil Wickremesinghe: President of Sri Lanka since 2022
Ranil Wickremesinghe, MP (Sinhala: රනිල් වික්රමසිංහ, Tamil: ரணில் விக்ரமசிங்க; born 24 March 1949) is a Sri Lankan politician who is the 9th President of Sri Lanka since 13 July 2022 and his election on 20 July 2022.
He was the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 12 May 2022 until 20 July 2022. He was Prime Minister before from 1993 to 1994, 2001 to 2004 and 2015 to 2019.
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රනිල් වික්රමසිංහ ரணில் விக்கிரமசிங்க | |
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| 9th President of Sri Lanka | |
| Assumed office 21 July 2022 Acting: 13 July 2022 – 21 July 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Dinesh Gunawardena |
| Preceded by | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
| Prime Minister of Sri Lanka | |
| In office 12 May 2022 – 20 July 2022 | |
| President | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
| Preceded by | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Succeeded by | Dinesh Gunawardena |
| In office 15 December 2018 – 21 November 2019 | |
| President | Maithripala Sirisena Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
| Preceded by | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Succeeded by | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| In office 9 January 2015 – 26 October 2018 | |
| President | Maithripala Sirisena |
| Preceded by | D. M. Jayaratne |
| Succeeded by | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| In office 9 December 2001 – 6 April 2004 | |
| President | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
| Preceded by | Ratnasiri Wickremanayake |
| Succeeded by | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| In office 7 May 1993 – 18 August 1994 | |
| President | Dingiri Banda Wijetunga |
| Preceded by | Dingiri Banda Wijetunga |
| Succeeded by | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
| 10th Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 22 April 2004 – 9 January 2015 | |
| President | Chandrika Kumaratunga Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Prime Minister | Mahinda Rajapaksa Ratnasiri Wickremanayake D. M. Jayaratne |
| Preceded by | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Succeeded by | Nimal Siripala de Silva |
| In office 28 October 1994 – 10 October 2001 | |
| President | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
| Prime Minister | Sirimavo Bandaranaike Ratnasiri Wickremanayake |
| Preceded by | Gamini Dissanayake |
| Succeeded by | Ratnasiri Wickremanayake |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ranil Wickremesinghe 24 March 1949 Colombo, Dominion of Ceylon |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | United National Party |
| Spouse(s) | Maitree Wickremasinghe (m. 1994) |
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| Residence | 115 Fifth Lane |
| Alma mater | University of Ceylon |
| Profession | Attorney at law |
| Website | Official website |
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Before, he was Prime Minister of Sri Lanka two times, from 7 May 1993 to 19 August 1994 and from 9 December 2001 to 6 April 2004. A member of the United National Party he was nominated as party leader in November 1994. He is also the leader of the United National Front having been nominated head of the organization in October 2009.
On 9 July 2022, Wickremesinghe announced he was ready to resign to make way for an all-party government as protesters stormed and burned his residence that day. Later in the evening, protesters broke into the Wickremesinghe's private residence in Colombo and set it on fire.
On 15 July 2022, Wickremesinghe was nominated as the United National Party's presidential nominee for the 2022 presidential election. He was elected president on 20 July 2022 and was sworn-in the next day.
