Mahinda Rajapaksa

Percy Mahendra Rajapaksa ( Sinhalese : පර්සි මහේන්ද්‍ර රාජපක්ෂ ; born 18 November 1945 [1] ), more commonly known as Mahinda Rajapaksa ( Sinhalese : මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ , Tamil : மஹிந்த ராஜபக்ஷ ; pronounced  [maˈhində ˈraːɟəˌpakʂə] ) is a Sri Lankan politician who was appointed as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka on 26 October 2018 until a court issued an interim order preventing him from functioning in the position. [2] He previously served as the sixth President of Sri Lanka from 19 November 2005 to 9 January 2015.

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2. Legislative career

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6. Investigations

7. Controversies and criticisms

8. Public image

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10. Notes

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Percy Mahendra Rajapaksa ( Sinhalese : පර්සි මහේන්ද්‍ර රාජපක්ෂ ; born 18 November 1945 [1] ), more commonly known as Mahinda Rajapaksa ( Sinhalese : මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ , Tamil : மஹிந்த ராஜபக்ஷ ; pronounced  [maˈhində ˈraːɟəˌpakʂə] ) is a Sri Lankan politician who was appointed as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka on 26 October 2018 until a court issued an interim order preventing him from functioning in the position. [2] He previously served as the sixth President of Sri Lanka from 19 November 2005 to 9 January 2015.

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Percy Mahendra Rajapaksa , MP ( Sinhalese : මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ (පර්සි මහේන්ද්‍ර රාජපක්ෂ) , pronounced  [maˈhində ˈraːɟəˌpakʂə] , Tamil : மகிந்த ராசபக்ச ; born 18 November 1945 [1] ) is a Sri Lankan politician who served as the sixth President of Sri Lanka from 19 November 2005 to 9 January 2015. A lawyer by profession, Rajapaksa was first elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka in 1970, and he served as prime minister from 6 April 2004 until his victory in the 2005 presidential election . He was sworn in for his first six-year term as president on 19 November 2005. He was re-elected for a second term on 27 January 2010. He was defeated in his bid for a third term in the 2015 presidential election by Maithripala Sirisena and left office on 9 January 2015. [2]

2016

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Percy Mahendra "Mahinda" Rajapaksa , MP ( Sinhalese : මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ (පර්සි මහේන්ද්‍ර රාජපක්ෂ) , pronounced  [maˈhində ˈraːɟəˌpakʂə] , Tamil : மகிந்த ராசபக்ச ; born 18 November 1945) is a Sri Lankan politician who served as the sixth President of Sri Lanka from 19 November 2005 to 9 January 2015. A lawyer by profession, Rajapaksa was first elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka in 1970, and he served as Prime Minister from 6 April 2004 until his victory in the 2005 presidential election . He was sworn in for his first six-year term as President on 19 November 2005. He was re-elected for a second term on 27 January 2010. He was defeated in his bid for a third term in the 2015 presidential election by Maithripala Sirisena and left office on 9 January 2015. [1]

2015

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Percy Mahendra "Mahinda" Rajapaksa , MP ( Sinhalese : මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ (පර්සි මහේන්ද්‍ර රාජපක්ෂ) , pronounced  [maˈhində ˈraːɟəˌpakʂə] , Tamil : மகிந்த ராசபக்ச ; born 18 November 1945) is a Sri Lankan politician who served as the sixth President of Sri Lanka from 19 November 2005 to 9 January 2015. A lawyer by profession, Rajapaksa was first elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka in 1970, and he served as Prime Minister from 6 April 2004 until his victory in the 2005 presidential election . He was sworn in for his first six-year term as President on 19 November 2005. He was re-elected for a second term on 27 January 2010. He was defeated in his bid for a third term in the 2015 presidential election by Maithripala Sirisena and left office on 9 January 2015. [1]

2014

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Percy Mahendra "Mahinda" Rajapaksa ( Sinhalese : මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ , pronounced  [maˈhində ˈraːɟəˌpakʂə] , Tamil : மகிந்த ராசபக்ச ; born 18 November 1945) is the 6th President of Sri Lanka and Commander in Chief of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces . A lawyer by profession, Rajapaksa was first elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka in 1970, and served as Prime Minister from 6 April 2004 until his victory in the 2005 Presidential election . He was sworn in for a six-year term as president on 19 November 2005. He was re-elected for a second term in office on 27 January 2010. [2]

2013

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Percy Mahendra "Mahinda" Rajapaksa ( Sinhalese : මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ , pronounced  [maˈhində ˈraːɟəˌpakʂə] , Tamil : மகிந்த ராசபக்ச ; born 18 November 1945) is the 6th President of Sri Lanka and Commander in Chief of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces . A lawyer by profession, Rajapaksa was first elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka in 1970, and served as Prime Minister from 6 April 2004 until his victory in the 2005 Presidential election . He was sworn in for a six-year term as president on 19 November 2005. He was re-elected for a second term in office on 27 January 2010. [2]

2012

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Percy Mahendra "Mahinda" Rajapaksa ( Sinhalese : මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ , pronounced  [maˈhində ˈraːɟəˌpakʂə] , Tamil : மகிந்த ராசபக்ச ; born 18 November 1945) is the 6th President of Sri Lanka and Commander in Chief of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces . A lawyer by profession, Rajapaksa was first elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka in 1970, and served as Prime Minister from 6 April 2004 until his victory in the 2005 Presidential election . He was sworn in for a six-year term as president on 19 November 2005. He was re-elected for a second term in office on 27 January 2010. [2]

2011

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Percy Mahendra "Mahinda" Rajapaksa ( Sinhala මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ, pronounced  [maˈhində ˈraːɟəˌpakʂə] ); ( Tamil மகிந்த ராசபக்ச); born November 18, 1945) is the 6th and current President of Sri Lanka and Commander in Chief of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces. A lawyer by profession, Rajapaksa was first elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka in 1970, and served as prime minister from April 6, 2004 until his victory in the 2005 Presidential election . He was sworn in for a six-year term as president on November 19, 2005. He was re-elected for a second term in office on January 27, 2010. [2]

2010

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Percy Mahendra "Mahinda" Rajapaksa ( Sinhala මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ, pronounced  [maˈhində ˈraːɟəˌpakʂə] ; Tamil மகிந்த ராசபக்ச; born November 18, 1945) is the 6th and current President of Sri Lanka and Commander in Chief of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces. A lawyer by profession, Rajapaksa was first elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka in 1970, and served as prime minister from April 6, 2004 until his victory in the 2005 Presidential election . He was sworn in for a six-year term as president on November 19, 2005. He was re-elected for a second term in office on January 27, 2010. [1] He was conferred with two Honorary Doctorates . First one is a Doctor of Law by the University of Colombo on September 6, 2009. [2] Second degree was awarded by the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia on February 6, 2010 for his contribution for world peace and outstanding success in defeating terrorism. [3]

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Mahinda Rajapaksa ( Sinhala : මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ, pronounced  [maˈhində ˈraːɟəˌpakʂə] ; full name Percy Mahendra Rajapaksa ; born November 18, 1945) is the 6th and current executive President of Sri Lanka and Commander in Chief of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces. A lawyer by profession, Rajapaksa was first elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka in 1970, and served as prime minister from April 6, 2004 until his victory in the 2005 Presidential election . He was sworn in for a six-year term as president on November 19, 2005. He was conferred with Doctor of Law by the University of Colombo on September 06, 2009 [1]

2008

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Percy Mahinda Rajapaksa (commonly known as Mahinda Rajapaksa , Sinhala : මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ Tamil : மகிந்த ராஜபக்ச, [ta] error: {{transl}}: unrecognized language / script code: mahinda rājapakṣa ( help ) ; IPA:  [maˈhində ˈraːjəˌpakʂə] ; born November 18 , 1945 ) is the current President of Sri Lanka . A lawyer by profession, Rajapaksa previously served as the country's Prime Minister from April 6 , 2004 until his swearing in as President for a six-year term on November 19 , 2005 . He is the current Chairman of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC).

2007

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Don Percy Mahendra Rajapaksa [1] (commonly known as Mahinda Rajapaksa ; මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ; born November 18 , 1945 ) is the current President of the Sri Lanka . A lawyer by profession, Rajapaksa previously served as the country's Prime Minister from April 6 , 2004 until his swearing in as President for a six-year term on November 19 , 2005 . He is married to Shiranthi Rajapaksa, and is the father of three sons.

2006

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Percy Mahendra 'Mahinda' Rajapaksa (born November 18 , 1945 ) is the President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka , and a Sri Lankan politician . Rajapaksa was also the country's Prime Minister from April 06 , 2004 until November 21 , 2005 . He is married to Shiranthi Rajapaksa, and is the father of three sons.

2005

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Percy Mahendra 'Mahinda' Rajapakse (born November 18 , 1945 ) is the President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka , and a Sri Lankan politician . Rajapaksa was also the country's Prime Minister from April 06 , 2004 until November 21 , 2005 . He is married to Shiranthi Rajapaksa and is the father of three sons Namal , Yoshitha and Rohitha .

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Mahinda Rajapakse (born November 18 , 1945 ), Sri Lankan politician, became Prime Minister of Sri Lanka on April 6 2004 , following the victory of the United People's Freedom Alliance in the April 2 , 2004 Sri Lankan legislative elections .