Mahinda Rajapaksa Politician

Percy Mahendra "Mahinda" Rajapaksa (Sinhala: පසි මහේන්ද්‍ර "මහින්ද" රාජපක්ෂ, pronounced [maˈhində ˈraːɟəˌpakʂə], Tamil: மகிந்த ராசபக்ச; born 18 November 1945) was the 6th President of Sri Lanka and Commander in Chief of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces, who served 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 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 and left the office to Maithripala Sirisena on 9th January 2015 as he was defeated by the former in 2015 Presidential Elections.

Personal facts

Birth date	November 18, 1945
Birth place	Sri Lanka , Southern Province Sri Lanka , Hambantota , British Ceylon
Nationality	Sri Lanka
Religion	Theravada
Education	Richmond College (Sri Lanka) Nalanda College Colombo Sri Lanka Law College Thurstan College
Spouse	Shiranthi Rajapaksa
Children	Namal Rajapaksa

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Office holder

office	Leader of the Opposition Minister of Labour President of Sri Lanka Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources 11th Chairperson-in-office of the Commonwealth of Nations
party	Sri Lanka Freedom Party United People's Freedom Alliance
president	Chandrika Kumaratunga
prime minister	Ranil Wickremasinghe D. M. Jayaratne
region	Hambantota Electoral District
successor	Ranil Wickremasinghe Ratnasiri Wickremanayake