Mahinda Rajapaksa facts for kids

Mahinda Rajapaksa
His Excellency ; Mahinda Rajapaksa
6th President of Sri Lanka
	In office; 19 November 2005 – 9 January 2015
Prime Minister	Ratnasiri Wickremanayake; D. M. Jayaratne
Preceded by	Chandrika Kumaratunga
Succeeded by	Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
	In office; 6 April 2004 – 19 November 2005
President	Chandrika Kumaratunga
Preceded by	Ranil Wickremasinghe
Succeeded by	Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
Leader of the Opposition
	In office; 6 February 2002 – 2 April 2004
President	Chandrika Kumaratunga
Prime Minister	Ranil Wickremasinghe
Preceded by	Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
Succeeded by	Ranil Wickremasinghe
Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
	In office; 1997–2001
Minister of Labour
	In office; 1994–1997
Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament; for Hambantota
	In office; 15 February 1989 – 19 November 2005
Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament; for Beliatta
	In office; 27 May 1970 – 21 July 1977
Preceded by	D.P. Atapattu
Succeeded by	Ranjit Atapattu
11th Chairperson-in-office of the Commonwealth of Nations
	Incumbent
	Assumed office; 15 November 2013
Head	Elizabeth II
Preceded by	Tony Abbott
Personal details
Born	Percy Mahendra Rajapaksa ; 18 November 1945 (age 74); Weerakatiya, Southern Province, British Ceylon; (now Sri Lanka)
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Political party	Sri Lanka Freedom Party
Other political; affiliations	United People's Freedom Alliance
Spouse(s)	Shiranthi Rajapaksa; (nee Wickremesinghe)
Children	Namal; Yoshitha; Rohitha
Alma mater	Richmond College; Nalanda College Colombo; Thurstan College; Sri Lanka Law College
Profession	Politician, Lawyer
Website	Official website

Mahinda Rajapaksa (born 18 November 1945) was the 6th President of Sri Lanka from 19 November 2005 to 9 January 2015.

Images for kids

Sri Lankan Presidential Election 2010 – Winners of Districts
Presidential Standard of Mahinda Rajapaksa
Star of Palestine