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.

Personal facts

Ranil Wickremasinghe
Birth dateMarch 24, 1949
Birth place
Sri Lanka , Dominion of Ceylon
Nationality
Sri Lanka
Religion
Theravada
Education
Royal College Colombo
University of Colombo
Spouse
Doctorate

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Politician

party
United National Party
region
Colombo District
successor

Prime minister

FromMay 07, 1993
ToAugust 19, 1994

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