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Mahinda Rajapaksa - President of Sri Lanka

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Percy Mahendra "Mahinda" Rajapaksa born 18 November 1945 is the 6th President of Sri Lanka and Commander in Chief of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces. A lawyer by profession, Rajapaksa was first elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka in 1970, and served as Prime Minister from 6 April 2004 until his victory in the 2005 Presidential election. He was sworn in for a six-year term as president on 19 November 2005. He was re-elected for a second term in office on 27 January 2010.

Born	Percy Mahendra Rajapaksa 18 November 1945 (age 68) Weerakatiya, Southern Province, British Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Political party	United People's Freedom Alliance Freedom Party
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
Religion	Theravada Buddhism
Website	Official website