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Namal Rajapaksa
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නාමල් රාජපක්ෂ
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| Minister of Youth and Sports | |
| Assumed office 12 August 2020 |
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| President | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
| Prime Minister | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Preceded by | Dullas Alahapperuma |
| Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament for Hambantota District |
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| Assumed office 22 April 2010 |
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| Majority | 166,660 Preferential Votes |
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| Born |
Lakshman Namal Rajapaksa
10 April 1986 |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna |
| Spouse(s) |
Limini Weerasinghe (m. 2019)
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| Children | 1 |
| Parents | Mahinda Rajapaksa (father) Shiranthi Rajapaksa (mother) |
| Alma mater | S. Thomas' College City University London Sri Lanka Law College |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Lakshman Namal Rajapaksa (Sinhala: ලක්ශ්මන් නාමල් රාජපක්ෂ; born 10 April 1986; known as Namal Rajapaksa) is a Sri Lankan politician. He is one of three sons of Sri Lankan former President and current Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and a member of parliament. It was widely believed that Rajapaksa was to be groomed to succeed his father. He is the current Minister of Youth and Sports since 2020.
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