Mahinda Rajapaksa (born 18 November 1945 as Percy Mahendra Rajapaksa) is a Sri Lankan politician.
From 2005 to 2015, he served as President of Sri Lanka, Prime Minister from 2004 to 2005 and 2019 to 2022, Leader of the Opposition from 2002 to 2004 and 2018 to 2019, and Minister of Finance from 2005 to 2015 and 2019 to 2021.
He has been the Kurunegala Member of Parliament (MP) since 2015.
How many siblings does Mahinda Rajapaksa have?
Mahinda Rajapaksa was the second oldest of nine children, six boys and three girls, in his family.
Meet Mahinda Rajapaksa siblings Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Basil Rajapaksa, Chamal Rajapaksa, Gandini Rajapaksa, Jayanthi Rajapaksa, Preethi Rajapaksa
Chamal and Jayanthi are his older siblings, while Tudor, Gotabaya, Basil, Preethi, Dudley, and Gandini are his younger siblings.
What happened to Gandini Rajapaksa?
Gandini Rajapaksa Ranawaka, the younger sister of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, died on May 8, 2017 while receiving treatment at a private hospital.
She died when she was 58 years old.
According to local media accounts, her remains were preserved at her home in Ebuldeniya, Nugegoda.
The Udahamulla burial place hosted her funeral.
