Ranil Wickremasinghe
Prime minister
Ranil Shriyan Wickremesinghe, MP, (born March 24, 1949) is a Sri Lankan politician and current Leader of the Opposition in the Sri Lankan parliament. He was Prime Minister of Sri Lanka twice, from May 7, 1993 to August 19, 1994 and from December 9, 2001 to April 6, 2004. A member of the United National Party he was appointed party leader in November 1994. He is also the leader of the United National Front having been appointed head of the alliance in October 2009.
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Birth date | March 24, 1949 |
Birth place | Sri Lanka , Dominion of Ceylon |
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