Ranil Wickremesinghe
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Age | 75 |
| Date of birth | March 24,1949 |
| Zodiac sign | Aries |
| Born | Colombo |
| Sri Lanka | |
| Spouse | Maithree Wickremesinghe |
| Party | United National Party |
| Siblings | Shan Wickremesinghe |
| Kshanika Wickremesinghe | |
| Niraj Wickremesinghe | |
| Channa Wickremesinghe | |
| Shan Wickramasinghe | |
| Books | Deshapalanaya Saha Dharmaya |
| Education | Royal College |
| University of Ceylon | |
| Previous position | Acting President of Sri Lanka (2022–2022) |
| Parents | Esmond Wickremesinghe |
| Nalini Wickremesinghe | |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Position | Prime Minister of Sri Lanka since 2022 |
| President of Sri Lanka since 2022 | |
| Presidential term | July 15, 2022 – July 20, 2022, July 21, 2022 – |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 803711 |
Ranil Wickremesinghe Life story
Ranil Wickremesinghe is a Sri Lankan politician who is the 8th and current president of Sri Lanka. He also holds several ministerial positions, including the Minister of Finance, Minister of Defence, Minister of Technology and Minister of Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment.
Sri Lanka: The fate of a protest that toppled a president
... What happened? The crackdown After Mr Rajapaksa fled the country, veteran opposition politician, Ranil Wickremesinghe was elected as the new president in a parliamentary vote...
Sri Lanka's anti-government protests have gone silent - for now
... Mr Rajapaksa s parliament-appointed replacement, Ranil Wickremesinghe, has largely demurred, but local government elections are expected to take place next month after a one-year delay...
Joe Biden arrives in London for Queen's funeral
... Controversy surrounds some of the guests invited, As well as Canada s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Australia s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and New Zealand s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, other Commonwealth leaders expected to attend include Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe...
Queen's funeral guests: Who's coming and who's not?
... Long-serving Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe have also reportedly accepted invitations...
Sri Lanka: Gotabaya Rajapaksa expected to return to country, official says
... Mr Rajapaksa has been replaced as president by his close ally Ranil Wickremesinghe - he was voted in by lawmakers last week but is deeply unpopular among Sri Lankans...
Sri Lanka: Forces raid anti-government protest camp
... It comes after Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as president...
Sri Lanka: Ranil Wickremesinghe elected president by MPs
...Sri Lankan MPs have elected prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as the country s new president, despite his unpopularity with the public...
Sri Lanka's tea farmers struggling to survive
... Protesters have also indicated they won t accept Ranil Wickremesinghe, the politician looking most likely to be nominated by parliament as Mr Rajapaksa s successor...
Joe Biden arrives in London for Queen's funeral
US President Joe Biden has arrived in London ahead of The Funeral of Queen Elizabeth Ii on Monday.
Mr Biden is among some 500 heads of State and foreign dignitaries coming to London for a gathering of world leaders not seen for decades.
The Prime Ministers of Canada, Australia and New Zealand are already in the UK.
Controversy surrounds some of The Guests invited,
As well as Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau , Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and New Zealand 's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern , other Commonwealth leaders expected to attend include Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe . India will be represented by President Droupadi Murmu .
French President Emmanuel Macron , Irish Taoiseach Micheal Martin , German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Italian President Sergio Mattarella are among the Other World leaders expected to attend.
Members of royal families from across Europe will also be present.
Many of The Guests are expected to pay their respects to The Queen at her lying-in-State in Westminster Hall and sign a book of condolence at Lancaster House .
But the focus will be a formal State reception hosted by King Charles III at Buckingham Palace on Sunday.
For many leaders, it will be their only chance to meet collectively and engage in some diplomacy.
Some of The Guests invited to attend The Funeral have, however, raised eyebrows.
The extension of an invite to Saudi Arabia 's Crown Prince and De Facto ruler Mohammed Bin Salman (known as MBS) has proved controversial.
He is accused of ordering The Killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey in 2018 - an accusation the Crown Prince and his government deny.
The fiancée of Mr Khashoggi, Hatice Gengiz, said he should not be allowed to attend The Event and that it was a stain on The Memory of The Queen .
Another invite which has led to criticism is that for, due to levelled at the Chinese government.
But it will not be President Xi attending The Funeral . Instead, Vice President Wang Qishan will travel to the UK.
Representatives from Russia, Belarus, Myanmar, Syria, Venezuela and Afghanistan have not been invited.
Iran, North Korea (DPRK) and Nicaragua have only been invited to send ambassadors, rather than heads of State .
Source of news: bbc.com
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